digital transformation

Banking, with Artificial (and Real) Intelligence
Banking, with Artificial (and Real) Intelligence
August 29, 2017  |  Banking

Can traditional banking get a lift from conversation – specifically, chatbots?  One firm, Kasisto, thinks so, with its KAI Banking, a  conversational AI platform acting as a...

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The Start-Up Secret Sauce
The Start-Up Secret Sauce
August 25, 2017  |  Startup Roundup

For all the wonderful things to be said for entrepreneurship, there remains this fact: It is extremely hard work that carries with it no guarantee...

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AI/BOTS: AI Bank Tech And Millennials
AI/BOTS: AI Bank Tech And Millennials
August 23, 2017  |  Retail

Being connected via modern technology is something that’s becoming an expectation among consumers. From groceries to home buying, back-to-school shopping and more, there doesn’t seem...

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Fiserv Acquires Dovetail Group To Reinvent Payments Infrastructure Worldwide
Fiserv Acquires Dovetail Group To Reinvent Payments Infrastructure Worldwide
August 22, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Fiserv, a financial services technology solutions provider, announced the acquisition of Dovetail Group Limited to further enable it to help financial institutions around the world transform their...

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Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Empathy
Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Empathy
August 18, 2017  |  Voice Activation

Paging Dr. Alexa: How are you feeling? It may not be long before virtual, voice-controlled assistants can tell and answer accordingly. Mattersight VP of Product...

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ThoughtSpot Raises $60M To Take On AI In Data Analytics
ThoughtSpot Raises $60M To Take On AI In Data Analytics
August 18, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) is all around us in today’s technology-driven society. From smartphones to digital assistants like Alexa and Bixby as well as Facebook’s branded...

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Will Finally Going Online Be An eField Of Dreams For Hibbett Sports?
Will Finally Going Online Be An eField Of Dreams For Hibbett Sports?
August 18, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

While in-store sales at sporting goods companies are taking a hit, Hibbett Sports finally took its business online last month after decades of being a...

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The Buyers: Teen Retail Engagement
The Buyers: Teen Retail Engagement
August 17, 2017  |  Retail

It can be argued that some of the toughest buyers to keep in mind when planning out retail strategies are teenagers. With each passing decade,...

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Tencent To Increase Investments In Payments
Tencent To Increase Investments In Payments
August 17, 2017  |  International

Tencent, the Chinese mobile games and social media company, is gearing up to increase its investments in online payments, cloud services and artificial intelligence. According...

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