digital transformation

Square Debuts AI Features for Conversational Commerce Platform
Square Debuts AI Features for Conversational Commerce Platform
October 06, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

Square has launched AI features within its Square Messages platform, allowing merchants to communicate with customers using suggested replies and actions, a company blog noted....

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FinTechs Foster Digital Transformation in Smaller, Overlooked African Markets
FinTechs Foster Digital Transformation in Smaller, Overlooked African Markets
October 06, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

In the technological transformation of payments, it is often the smallest economies that are the last to modernize. At the same time, international payment rails...

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Walmart to Acquire Robotics Automation Firm Alert Innovation
Walmart to Acquire Robotics Automation Firm Alert Innovation
October 06, 2022  |  Walmart

Further refining its omnichannel fulfillment capabilities, Walmart has agreed to acquire robotics automation company Alert Innovation. Walmart has been working with Alert over the past...

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White House Outlines Consumer Protections for Banks’ AI-Based Programs
White House Outlines Consumer Protections for Banks’ AI-Based Programs
October 05, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

The White House has introduced a blueprint for a Bill of Rights for artificial intelligence (AI), which includes information for banks and other providers of...

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Over 90% Smartphone Penetration Creates Different Results in Spain, Italy
Over 90% Smartphone Penetration Creates Different Results in Spain, Italy
October 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Despite topping the PYMNTS ranking for smartphone ownership, the state of digital transformation in Italy and Spain diverges significantly. Drawing on data collected from over...

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EU Watchdog Mulls Regulation of AI-Cybersecurity Firms
EU Watchdog Mulls Regulation of AI-Cybersecurity Firms
October 05, 2022  |  Regulation

In what’s been called the fourth industrial revolution, artificial intelligence (AI) is radically transforming global economies at a pace that has regulators scrambling to keep...

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Today in B2B Payments: 2 Firms Add New Services for SMBs
Today in B2B Payments: 2 Firms Add New Services for SMBs
October 04, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Mastercard announces new and expanded benefits available to its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) cardholders, while U.S. Bank adds a cash...

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Streamlined Corporate Cargo and Financial Flows Boost Trucker’s Profits
Streamlined Corporate Cargo and Financial Flows Boost Trucker’s Profits
October 04, 2022  |  CFO

Flock Freight Chief Financial Officer Pat Dillon is all too familiar with the inefficiency plaguing the freight business: shipments getting delivered in semi-empty trucks are...

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Lemonade Launches AI-Powered Contents Insurance in UK
Lemonade Launches AI-Powered Contents Insurance in UK
October 03, 2022  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered insurance company Lemonade has launched in the United Kingdom and now offers contents insurance to residents across the U.K. Lemonade now operates...

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