Author: Akin Naphtal

Snapple®, the iconic beverage brand that delivers fun and flavorful teas and juice drinks, is proud to announce the launch of the Snapple fAIct Generator, an AI-powered tool that makes it easy to create facts about any topic. Now celebrating 20-years of Snapple Real Facts®, facts found under every Snapple bottle cap, the Snapple fAIct Generator puts fact-creation in the hands of the brand’s fans. To help share the news of this new tool, Snapple used ChatGPT to write this press release, with some light edits to make it more Snapple-y. READ ALSO: CrowdStrike Former CTO Michael Sentonas Promoted to…

New York-headquartered Alloy has launched in the UK, establishing the fintech company’s first physical location outside of its home market. Last September, Alloy raised $52m (£43.1m) in Series C capital at a $1.55bn (£1.3bn) valuation. The company has created a single API that conducts know your customer and business, anti-money laundering and compliance checking for banks and financial service companies. “The UK is one of the world’s most powerful fintech hubs, and we can’t wait to help innovative local firms unlock their potential abroad,” said Edwina Johnson, head of global for Alloy. “For too long, international expansion has involved trade-offs…

CrowdStrike announced the promotion of Michael Sentonas to president. Sentonas, who has served as CrowdStrike’s chief technology officer (CTO) since 2020, will be responsible for leading the company’s product and go-to-market functions, including its sales, marketing, product and engineering, threat intelligence, corporate development and CTO teams. The appointment comes as CrowdStrike, the recognized market leader in endpoint security, drives growth at scale as customers consolidate point products, including XDR, cloud security, identity protection and more, on its industry-leading cybersecurity platform. READ ALSO: Singapore-based fintech Tazapay raises $16.9m in Series A funding round Stelo in New Release of a Fresh Version…

A leading Singapore-based fintech company specialising in cross-border payments, Tazapay has secured $16.9 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia. The round also saw participation from new investors EscapeVelocity, PayPal Alumni Fund and angel investor Gokul Rajaram, as well as existing investors Foundamental, January Capital, RTP Global and Saison Capital. The Series A brings Tazapay’s total capital raised to $18.9 million. Founded in 2020 by former executives of Stripe, PayPal, Grab and Standard Chartered, Tazapay provides a digital payment platform for companies engaging in cross-border transactions. With the fresh funds, the company intends to…

VisionTrack, the leading AI video telematics and connected fleet data specialist, is transforming commercial fleet safety with the launch of a sophisticated AI-powered post-analysis solution. NARA (Notification, Analysis and Risk Assessment) will revolutionise how vehicle camera footage is assessed and help vehicle operators to dramatically reduce road deaths and injuries. “Our cloud-based NARA software is a true game changer in the world of video telematics as it will help save time, costs and most importantly lives, by providing proactive risk intervention and accurate incident validation,” explains Richard Kent, President of Global Sales at VisionTrack. “NARA proactively removes false positives and…

Pipe Technologies, a platform that allows firms to turn their recurring revenue into up-front capital, has appointed Luke Voiles as its new CEO. The firm, which was seeking a veteran CEO to take over at the firm amid a restructuring of its leadership team, has also appointed Zilch USA CEO Albert Periu to its board of directors. Voiles joins Pipe from Square, where he served as general manager of Square Banking, where he was responsible for scaling and managing Square Loans, instant transfer, Square Checking, and Square Savings globally. Prior to Square, he held roles at Intuit, including CEO and…

The popular Q&A platform, Quora has unveiled public access to its new AI -supported chatbot app, Poe which stands for “Platform for Open Exploration”, that will let users ask questions and get answers from a range of AI-powered chatbots. This was announced by the company’s CEO, Adam D’Angelo in a recent tweet. The Poe app is launched as a standalone product that’s independent of Quora itself and is currently powered by models from OpenAI and Anthropic. It offers users an easy-to-use chat interface with AI-powered bots. First announced in December last year, with only limited access, it is now widely…

UK clearing bank, The Bank of London has bagged $40 million in a Series C extension round at a sustained valuation of $1.1 billion. The funding round was co-led by Mangrove Capital Partners and 14W Venture Capital, with follow-on investment from ForgeLight. The extension follows the company’s $90 million Series C funding round held in Q4 2021 and brings its total capital raised to date to $160 million. “With the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority lifting the mobilisation restrictions to our licence, The Bank of London is now officially the sixth principal clearing bank of the United Kingdom and…

Surf Internet, a leading fiber-optic high-speed internet service provider in the Great Lakes region, has announced that it has raised $100 million of debt financing from DigitalBridge Credit, a division of DigitalBridge Group, Inc. Surf Internet secured the new debt capital to support the Company’s mission to transform broadband in the Great Lakes region by expanding its dense fiber networks into more communities. The debt raise comes alongside significant equity investment from the Company’s existing sponsors Bain Capital and Post Road Group, and management team. READ ALSO: Stelo in New Release of a Fresh Version of Data Replication Software Infosys…

TECNO, an innovative technology brand with operations in over 70 markets globally, continues to rack up more accolades as the 16th annual International Design Awards which recently unveiled its full list of winners, where among those celebrated is the impeccable design team behind TECNO’s newest flagship product under its premium sub-brand, the PHANTOM X2 Pro 5G Eco-Friendly Edition, winning the Gold Award in Media And Home Electronics-Phone and Other Communications Technology, and the Bronze Award in Design for Society-Eco-Sustainable-Design. Founded in 2007, the IDA was created to appreciate, celebrate and promote the work of visionaries in the field of design.…