Simon Data is putting customer data to work with $54M Series D
The customer data platform (CDP) has become a standard way to collect first party customer data and put it to work. Simon Data, which was founded in 2015, has always had a vision of being more than purely a customer data repository. It also offers applications out of the box
Read moreGreenlight’s new credit card helps teens, their parents build credit together
Greenlight Financial Technology has long provided financial education and debit cards to its child and teen customers since 2014; however, today the company launched the Greenlight Family Cash Mastercard to help those same customers build their credit before they reach adulthood. Parents add their teens as authorized users of the
Read moreCatch+Release raises $8M to help brands discover and license user-generated content
Companies seeking images or videos for their materials materials will typically commission a shoot, or scour stock media catalogs. Catch+Release, however, wants to help marketers license existing user-generated content, and the eight-year-old startup is setting out to build an AI-powered search engine to help brands do just that. Catch+Release —
Read moreFlower lands $3.6M to grow its platform for federated learning
The reliance on public data — mostly web data — to train AI is holding back the AI field. That’s according to Daniel Beutel, a tech entrepreneur and researcher at the University of Cambridge, who co-founded a startup, Flower, to solve what he sees as a growing problem in AI
Read moreChargeflow, which taps AI to fight chargebacks, raises $14M
Chargeflow, a startup using AI to fight chargeback fraud, today announced that it raised $11 million in a seed round led by the VC firm OpenView Venture Partners. The tranche builds on Chargeflow’s previously undisclosed $3 million seed round closed several months ago, bringing the startup’s total raised to $14
Read morePhishing Test Reveals Top Malicious Email Subjects are HR Related
KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced the results of its Q2 2023 top-clicked phishing report. The results include the top email subjects clicked on in phishing tests and reflect the use of HR business-related messages that pique interest from employees
Read moreCelebrating The Voices of Women Who Power the Fintech World
As we commemorate National Women’s Day in South Africa, it remains crucial to continue striving for a gender-equal workplace in the financial technology sector. Verto, a global fintech firm, proudly celebrates the voices of women powering the fintech industry this August. In a series of interviews, the women at Verto
Read moreThe truth: Exploring Kenya’s Decision to Suspend Worldcoin Operations
Over the last few days there has been a lot of noise about Kenya’s decision to suspend its operations of newly launched blockchain, eyeball scanning cryptocurrency project Worldcoin. The project that is being branded as a “digital passport” aims to use identity verification iris biometric technology to differentiate humans from
Read moreAI Voice Cloning Introduces New Risks for Companies and Individuals
Using artificial intelligence tools to clone voices has introduced an entirely novel realm of risk for both companies and individuals. Generative AI (GAI) has become a catalyst for change, introducing new ways of conducting business, managing data, gathering insights, and collating content. As an intelligent and highly capable technology, it
Read moreAbsa and Women in Tech Africa Champion Positive Strides in Technology
Absa has collaborated with Women in Tech (WiT) to shine a spotlight on remarkable women from Africa who innovate, inspire, and transform the technology industry. This joint effort culminates in the upcoming Women in Tech Africa Awards, scheduled for Thursday, October 5, 2023, in Cape Town. The awards program aims
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