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February 27, 2018

Artificial Intelligence

Is AI’s Next Evolution To Digital Humans?

What would you say to a digital human? NatWest Bank is about to find out as Cora becomes its virtual face to a limited set of banking functions. Soul Machines is Cora’s creator, and chief business officer Greg Cross told Karen Webster that people like actually looking at someone when they are talking, even if that someone is an AI avatar.

 

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Data Drivers

In The Gig Economy, (Payments) Speed Thrills, But Added Fees Chill

In the latest Data Drivers, Hyperwallet SVP Michael Ting weighs in on the evolving landscape for gig workers — and the fact that when it comes to getting paid, time is of the essence. Eighty-four percent of workers would do more if they got paid faster — but fees to get funds at speed are hurting their bottom lines.

 

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Alt Lending

Honcker’s New Lease On Auto-Leasing

There’s an aggregator for everything and now that includes leasing a car. Not actually picking out the car, but financing it. Honcker CEO Nathan Hecht, told PYMNTS why $15M and three taps is all that’s required to give automobiles a new lease on, well, leases.

 

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Digital Identity Tracker™

NEW REPORT: Mueller Indictments Prompt Calls For National ID System

Special counselor Robert Mueller recently indicted 13 Russians for using stolen identities to illegally open U.S. bank accounts and meddle in the 2016 election. Given SSNs’ history of vulnerability and compromise, they have “outlived their usefulness,” says Ross Rustici, senior director of intelligence services for cybersecurity firm Cybereason. Rustici explains why a national ID system based on a cryptograph-based alternative makes sense, in the latest Digital Identity Tracker.

 

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