Yext, Inc., a digital presence company, is acquiring Hearsay Systems, a compliance provider for digital communications, for $125 million and will add Hearsay’s offerings to its own, officials say. Yext will also augment the combined offerings with artificial intelligence (A.I.) technologies, officials add. Yext applies A.I. and machine learning technologies to customer engagement, automated workflows… Read More >>
Avoiding Scams That Steal Your Heart & Money
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the CFTC has issued a Customer Advisory that is meant to serve as a warning for people who use online dating and social media platforms but get pulled into scams where they send money to “fraudulent websites that claim to trade foreign currency exchange (forex) contracts, precious metals contracts,… Read More >>
Time to Ramp Up Social Media Risk Management?
Financial services firms may want to up their social media compliance training say industry experts reacting to the news that a federal grand jury in San Francisco and the SEC are charging James Alan Craig, who lives in Scotland, with securities fraud via an alleged scheme involving Twitter accounts and damaging messages. In fact, to… Read More >>
