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Experian Launches Credit Score App in ChatGPT, Enhancing Financial Access
New tool enables users to check credit scores effortlessly via ChatGPT.Highlights: Experian's app allows users to check credit scores through ChatGPT.Users access personalized credit insights and tips.The launch aims...
FinTech
US Senate Passes Bill Banning Issuance of CBDCs
Legislation aims to restrict the development of digital currencies by the Federal Reserve.Highlights: The US Senate approved a...
FinTech
Truist Expands Open Banking Offerings with Plaid Partnership
Collaboration aims to enhance customer access to financial services.Highlights: Truist collaborates with Plaid for open banking expansion.The partnership...
FinTech
UK’s National Fraud Database Reports 444,000 Fraud Cases in 2025
Cifas reveals a significant rise in reported fraud incidents across the UK.Highlights: Cifas reported 444,000 fraud cases in...
FinTech
Zelle and BofA Accelerate Charitable Disbursements
New partnership aims to streamline donations through Zelle's platform.Highlights: Zelle partners with Bank of America for charitable donations.New...
Automotive lending platform GoFi taps Provenir for credit risk decisioning
GoFi, a US consumer automotive financing provider, has partnered with London-based risk decisioning software provider Provenir to enhance its credit risk assessment in the...
Inworld, a generative AI platform for creating NPCs, lands fresh investment
For a recovering gamer like me, one of the most exciting applications of generative AI is dynamic dialogue. I’m not suggesting AI replace writers...
Worldcoin’s official launch triggers swift privacy scrutiny in Europe
Worldcoin, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s bid to sew up the market for verifying humanness by convincing enough mobile meatsacks to have their eyeballs scanned...
Steg.AI puts deep learning on the job in a clever evolution of watermarking
Watermarking an image to mark is one’s own is something that has value across countless domains, but these days it’s more difficult than just...
US fintech start-up Croissant launches with $24m funding
New US-based fintech start-up Croissant has launched with $24 million in seed funding to offer a platform that integrates with merchants' shopping experiences, providing...
South Korea’s Finda bags $37m Series C funding
South Korean fintech Finda, a loan comparison platform, raised $37 million in Series C funding from JB Financial Group and 500 Global, with JB...
Vanquis Banking Group buys UK smart money app Snoop
Vanquis Banking Group has acquired UK fintech Snoop, a money-saving app leveraging AI and open banking technology, allowing users to track spending habits and...
Protect AI raises $35M to build a suite of AI-defending tools
Protect AI, a startup building tools to harden the security around AI systems, today announced that it raised $35 million in a Series A...
In AI-enabled drug discovery, there might be more than one winner
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