A recent roundtable featuring Morgan Stanley leaders highlighted the extraordinary pace of AI innovation and the vast potential it holds for both businesses and investors. As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves, it is driving a new wave of investment and transformation across industries. Experts estimate AI could unlock up to $40 trillion in global operational efficiencies,
Spinwheel, a prominent leader in real-time consumer credit data and AI-powered payments, has formally announced a strategic partnership with Algebrik AI Inc., a Delaware-based business based in New York City that is credited with creating the first cloud-native, AI-driven, digital-age Loan Origination System (LOS) in history. This partnership is a major step in changing the
Wealthbox, the #1-rated CRM software platform for financial advisors, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement for a $200 million strategic majority investment from Sixth Street Growth, the growth investing business of leading global investment firm Sixth Street. The partnership marks a major milestone in Wealthbox’s evolution and positions the company to further scale
Parametrix, a pioneer in digital business interruption insurance, has launched a new embedded coverage programme aimed at safeguarding businesses from disruptions triggered by endpoint security failures. The introduction of this new insurance product comes in the wake of rising demand for improved risk mitigation following high-profile outages. Notably, the global CrowdStrike incident in July 2024
Kennedys IQ, the client-facing technology division of global law firm Kennedys, has introduced SmartRisk, the first fully explainable neuro-symbolic AI risk analysis solution for the insurance sector. This latest addition to its data-driven IQ Platform aims to revolutionise policy review, liability, and coverage analysis by enhancing decision-making speed, accuracy, and consistency. The launch of SmartRisk
Peak3, a global InsurTech company specialising in cloud-based insurance solutions, has raised $35m in a Series A funding round to accelerate its expansion across the UK and European markets. The funding round, which will support Peak3’s ambitious growth plans, was backed by investors keen to drive digital transformation in the insurance sector. The company has
AI-powered credit investment platform CredCore, which specialises in transforming debt capital markets for lenders and borrowers, has secured $16m in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Avataar Ventures, with additional backing from Inspired Capital, Fitch Group, BellTower Partners, and senior executives from asset management and financial services. CredCore is tackling inefficiencies in
WiseAlpha has introduced the UK’s first-ever dedicated High-Yield Corporate Bond Innovative Finance ISA (IF ISA), providing retail investors with unprecedented access to corporate bonds. This move allows individuals to invest in high-yield corporate bonds within a tax-efficient ISA framework, a market previously exclusive to institutional investors. The corporate bond market has historically been inaccessible to
Validis, a leader in financial data collection and standardisation, has received strategic investments from Citi and Barclays. The funding aims to enhance Validis’ platform, which focuses on automating and standardising data processes across business lending, including corporate, commercial, and working capital finance. Validis provides technology that automates financial monitoring and delivers underwriting-ready data quickly. This
Sep 15 2022, 6:30pm
Sep 15 2022, 6:30pm The Investor Agenda is hosting a webinar around investor momentum on climate policy to publicly mark the launch of the 2022 Global Investor Statement. Taking place within the context of high-level climate policy discussions at the UN General Assembly’s 77th meeting, and ahead of New York Climate Week, the webinar will
How to Manage Your Money Wisely? An Overview Money management is a life skill that will assist you in reaching your financial objectives. No matter how much money you make, if you don’t know how to handle it, you won’t be able to build wealth in the long run. To attain your financial objectives, you
The majority of job postings for positions in finance specify “an ability to deal with numbers” or “like working with numbers” as requirements for candidates. So it makes sense to think that those in the financial and accounting fields would also possess some degree of data literacy—the capacity to read, work with, evaluate, and communicate
