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How Organizations Can Safeguard Against Deepfakes and Financial Fraud

Mike Weil
Imagine receiving a videoconference call from your company’s CFO. During the call, the CFO—appearing on camera—requests that you expedite a delayed $10 million payment to a vendor whose invoice has seemingly been misplaced. Trusting the CFO’s personal request, you process the payment, only to later discover that the vendor doesn’t......
FusionIQ and Novum Investment Management Partner to Democratize Listed Options Trading for Everyday Investors
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FusionIQ and Novum Investment Management Partner to Democratize Listed Options Trading for Everyday Investors

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Partnership is Latest Step in FusionIQ’s Mission to Deliver End-to-End Digital Wealth Management Offering FusionIQ, the leader in digital wealth management, announced a strategic partnership with Novum Investment Management to integrate Doris, Novum’s proprietary derivatives solution, into the FusionIQ platform. This partnership is the latest step in FusionIQ’s mission to democratize......
Tazapay Lands Strategic Investments from Ripple and Circle, Signaling a New Era for Cross-Border Payments
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Tazapay Lands Strategic Investments from Ripple and Circle, Signaling a New Era for Cross-Border Payments

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Tazapay, a leading global cross-border payments infrastructure platform, announced the successful close of its Series B funding round with investment from Peak XV Partners, Ripple (US), Circle Ventures, Norinchukin Capital (Japan), and GMO VenturePartners (Japan). Existing investor Peak XV Partners led the round and 2 other existing investors January Capital and ARC180 joined......
Thoma Bravo Acquires Verint to Join Forces with Calabrio to Create an AI-Driven Customer Experience Powerhouse
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Thoma Bravo Acquires Verint to Join Forces with Calabrio to Create an AI-Driven Customer Experience Powerhouse

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Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Verint Systems, Inc. (“Verint”) in an all-cash transaction reflecting an enterprise value of $2 billion for the company. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected......
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AI Without Guardrails: A Critical Risk for Financial Institutions

Asha Palmer
In finance, innovation is currency. But when it comes to artificial intelligence, innovation without governance is a liability. 90% of finance functions are expected to deploy at least one AI tool by 2026. Yet, many organizations, especially in the financial sector, are lagging in providing clear integration plans, formal policies,......
MetLife Investment Management Names Geert Henckens Global Head of Private Fixed Income
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MetLife Investment Management Names Geert Henckens Global Head of Private Fixed Income

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MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. announced that it has named Geert Henckens global head of Private Fixed Income. Read More on Fintech : Global Fintech Interview with Kevin Wall, Chief Financial Officer at Stax Henckens will expand his role to lead teams that originate and......
Nuro Closes $203 Million Series E Financing to Advance Its AI-First Self-Driving Technology and Commercial Partnerships
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Nuro Closes $203 Million Series E Financing to Advance Its AI-First Self-Driving Technology and Commercial Partnerships

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Nuro, Inc. (“Nuro”), a leader in autonomous driving technology, announced the closing of a $203M Series E funding round at a $6B valuation. The round includes Uber, returning investor Baillie Gifford, and new investors Icehouse Ventures, Kindred Ventures, NVIDIA, and Pledge Ventures. Read More on Fintech : Global Fintech Interview with Kevin......
Groundfloor Expands Mobile Investing Capabilities Amid Growing Demand for Alternative Assets
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Groundfloor Expands Mobile Investing Capabilities Amid Growing Demand for Alternative Assets

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Groundfloor’s 280,000 users can now seamlessly invest into its real estate debt products in a single transaction, entirely from their phones Groundfloor, the award-winning alternative investment platform, is announcing significant updates to its mobile apps, now offering users a seamless multi-product investing experience alongside more tools and reporting features to......
RSF Social Investment Fund Closes First Offering of CUSIP-Assigned Broker Social Investment Notes on the Bloomberg Platform
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RSF Social Investment Fund Closes First Offering of CUSIP-Assigned Broker Social Investment Notes on the Bloomberg Platform

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Scalable platform expands investor access to high-impact loan fund RSF Social Investment Fund, Inc. has closed the first offering of its CUSIP-assigned Broker Notes. Gross proceeds to RSF from the initial closing totaled $5,420,000. The Broker Notes are listed on Bloomberg through exclusive bookrunner Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC, a FINRA-registered......
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