Disinformation news and trends

How the World’s Most Urgent Risks Could Impact Payments
Safety and Security // January 11, 2024

Systemic shifts are taking place across the global economy, bringing with them new, urgent risks. But importantly, within the many era-defining changes underway, including the double-edged sword of generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, exists an emergence of unique opportunities — particularly for the payments industry....

Fake News Has Real Business Impact in Today’s Cyberthreat Landscape
Security & Fraud // June 29, 2023

The internet, as businesses commonly knew and used it, ended in 2022. The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has reshaped the information ecosystem that firms previously operated within, creating a wealth of new opportunities — but also opening up the door to more threats...

Blackbird.AI Raises $20 Million to Fight Market Manipulation
Security & Fraud // June 15, 2023

Blackbird.AI, a narrative and risk intelligence firm driven by artificial intelligence (AI), has secured $20 million in Series B funding to ramp up its sales and marketing efforts, extend its offering to more customers and raise awareness around disinformation in key industries. In a press...

Interviews & Exclusives
Cybersecurity Concerns Test Paris Olympics Preparations

June 19, 2024
The opening ceremonies of the Paris Olympics are set for just over a month from now, and the event is starting to look a lot like the banking and payments industries: Expect a lot of data, a big dose of AI and the ever-present concern around cybersecurity. Because while the rest of the world is […]

Fake News Has Real Business Impact in Today’s Cyberthreat Landscape

June 29, 2023
The internet, as businesses commonly knew and used it, ended in 2022. The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has reshaped the information ecosystem that firms previously operated within, creating...

Quick Reads
Blackbird.AI Raises $20 Million to Fight Market Manipulation

June 15, 2023
Blackbird.AI, a narrative and risk intelligence firm driven by artificial intelligence (AI), has secured $20 million in Series B funding to ramp up its sales and marketing efforts, extend its offering to more customers and raise awareness around disinformation in key industries. In a press release announcing the raise on Thursday (June 15), the company said publicly […]