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Building High IQ Bots

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Ever since Facebook made its big bot announcement in 2016, conversational AI (or chatbots) are all of a sudden everywhere — along with their promise to enable a smoother and more conversational way for a consumer to interact with a business. Emphasis on the word “promise.”. So what would?

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Digit Launches New Savings Bot

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Digit announced the launch its savings bot, which will live on Facebook’s Messenger platform. To date, the Digit app — operating on SMS and mobile — has saved users more than $350 million. After a pilot of the bot in 2015, Digit is moving forward with hopes to save customers more money and expand the conversation around saving.

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Laos and Brunei Joins ASEAN’s Initiative for Real-Time Cross Border Payments

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Following this integration, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the BOL had unveiled another major stride in regional economic collaboration – the initiation of the cross-border QR payment linkage between both countries.

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Behavior could improve Bank of Thailand’s new security protocols

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The Bank of Thailand (BoT) reportedly plans to overhaul how the countrys financial institutions protect digital banking sessions.

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ING Says Most People Wouldn’t Trust A Bot With Their Money

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ING released the results of its latest international survey on mobile banking, finding that while people are using their smartphones and tablets to perform banking tasks, they aren’t comfortable with giving up control of their finances to their computers.

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Who Are The Applicants for Thailand’s Virtual Banking License?

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Thailand is moving closer to welcoming its first virtual banks, with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) currently accepting applications for the virtual banking license. With the deadline looming on the 19th of September 2024, speculations are rife for Thailand’s virtual banking license applicants.

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Banking Chatbot Val Introduced by Kasisto, Varo Money

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More banking bots are popping up each week. Russian chatbot TalkBank launched last week , and back in November, at Money20/20, Mastercard launched its KAI chatbot and Bank of America launched Erica. Now, a new banking app named Val has been introduced to the world.

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