This Startup Is Using AI in Call Centers To Catch Crooks

This article first appeared in Data Sheet, Fortune's daily newsletter on the top tech news. Sign up here. I was in Atlanta Thursday, and for the second time in two weeks I was reminded that Silicon Valley has no monopoly on innovation. I visited a company adjacent to Georgia Tech University called
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Entrepreneur and venture capitalist Steven Nerayoff has joined the RCN global lending project as a lead advisor. Through his venture capital firms Maple Ventures and Alchemist Ventures, Nerayoff founded several blockchain-based companies. However, he is perhaps best known as the co-creator and
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Investors sentiment decreased to 1.33 in Q2 2017. Its down 0.10, from 1.43 in 2017Q1. It dived, as 11 investors sold Logitech International S.A. shares while 34 reduced holdings. 22 funds opened positions while 38 raised stakes. 58.97 million shares or 4.67% more from 56.34 million shares in 2017Q1
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It can account for an aging voice, for example. Customers include banks, insurers, and retailers. He's targeting automakers next, so drivers can speak commands to their car. (Chinese startup iFLYTEK talked about similar ambitions at the Fortune Global Forum last week in Guangzhou.) It's an exciting
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In the 2016 report, FSOC mentioned financial institutions' commercial real estate investments briefly. The agency gave more attention to the possible effects of low interest rates on insurance companies, but it said low rates had not caused a significant shift in insurers' investment allocations.
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What's the number one way to crush it in real estate? Build a scalable business. Utilize a system that helps you manage a large number of contacts without dropping the ball — that's your CRM. Optimize platforms that allow you to generate leads without having to buy each one — that's your website and
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Five fabulous signals recently flashed for the housing sector, and specifically for the new home segment. The news is especially good for homebuilders and other relative housing shares. Fabulous data in the most recently reported: Housing Market Index; Housing Starts data; New Home Sales;
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Banc of California has hired James Wiegandt as managing director, commercial real estate and multifamily banking. Wiegandt joins Banc of California from Luther Burbank Savings, where he most recently served as director of retail income property lending. Additionally, the company hired Warren
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Specifically, it is cyber threats, housing markets and household debt, and the state of youth employment that generate restless nights for the governor. However, in each case, Poloz made the point [in a speech Thursday] that progress is being made. Indeed, despite the speech ostensibly being about the
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SINGAPORE — A young scion of a murdered multi-millionaire has succeeded in voiding a legal document he was tricked by his wife into signing, which gave away his fortune to their firstborn. High Court judge Valerie Thean ruled that the document, called a declaration of trust, cannot stand because the
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National Australia Bank announced Thursday it will no longer provide financing for new thermal coal projects. “While we will continue to support our existing customers across the mining and energy sectors, including those with existing coal assets, NAB will no longer finance new thermal coal mining
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NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Longfin Corp. (NASDAQ: LFIN), a leading global FinTech company, announces the acquisition of Ziddu.com, a Blockchain-empowered solutions provider that offers Microfinance Lending against Collateralized Warehouse Receipts in the form of Ziddu
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“By working with GreenPath, we can provide people with innovative tools to improve their financial health.” The Simple Payment Plan is currently free for the first year thanks to a sponsorship from Freddie Mac. Consumers can sign up for the Simple Payment Plan by calling GreenPath Financial Wellness
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J.P. Morgan and Citi are the first two banks to join truePTS's automated derivatives processing network. The platform uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automate office tasks that aims to reduce errors and cut the cost of the administrative. The system offers solutions such as proprietary matching, validation
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Court challenges, allegations of vote rigging and outbreaks of violence — South Africa's ruling party is in disarray less than three weeks before it's
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Nov 29 (Reuters) – Casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp said on Wednesday it would sell the real estate assets of the Harrah's Las Vegas
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Government announces it will pursue a royal commission following pressure from National party MPs and an extraordinary joint letter from the banks
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And in an article on today's Seeking Alpha called the “The World's Cheapest Stock Market,” Rob Marstrand makes an excellent case that buying cheap
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After the shock of several mass-shootings in recent months, including the Oct. 1 massacre of 58 people in Las Vegas and the killing of 26 people in a
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U.S. home prices are predicted to grow at a slower pace in 2018 as … The report didn't separately break down the forecasts for luxury prices and sales
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