IBM (NYSE: IBM) recently announced a new blockchain banking solution designed to speed global transactions and decrease the cost of universal cross-border payments. The collaboration is intended for banks to both clear and settle payment transactions on a single network in near real time. Usually these transactions take days or weeks to complete. Typically, international payments can…
IBM and Salesforce recently announced a global strategic partnership that will help companies make smarter decisions with the assistance of artificial intelligence joint solutions. Essentially the partnership will entail both “IBM Watson, the leading AI platform for business, and Salesforce Einstein, AI that powers the world’s #1 CRM, will seamlessly connect to enable an entirely new level…
H&R Block is uniting with IBM’s Watson* to produce “a new, exclusive, consumer-facing experience,” altering the current 60 year old category. The move “represents the first time Watson will be applied to tax preparation, enabling millions of filers to benefit from the industry-leading expertise of H&R Block’s tax professionals, who will now partner with Watson to…
Weather Clouds, Image/Tech Mainstream In a recent study by ForecastWatch, “the nation’s premier authority in meteorological accuracy validation” determined consumer brands the Weather Channel and Weather Underground (both part of the Weather Company, an IBM Business (NYSE: IBM) ) “as the most accurate forecasters overall across diverse geographic regions and time periods covered.” Three geographical areas were…
With Cyber Monday coming up shortly with 36 percent of consumers shopping online for the event, the need for secure and safe shopping is of utmost importance. IBM Security offers safety tips for navigating the online shopping maze. “Beware of Unexpected Package Tracking Emails” for instance, fake emails masquerading as retailers but instead contain malware, such as…