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BalkanID brings AI to identity governance and administration to take on SailPoint

Identity governance and administration (IGA) — that’s probably not something you think of every waking hour of your day, but somebody on your IT team probably is. In a modern company, the number of identities in use has expanded rapidly in recent years and with that, the challenge to manage, audit and control all of these different identities and the access they have — and maybe even tie them to…

Cushion wants to negotiate bank service fees on your behalf

Out-of-network ATM fees. Monthly service fees. Card replacement fees. Foreign exchange fees. Wire transfer fees. Overdraft fees. Check fees. Fees, fees, fees, fees, fees.

Oh and interest, of course.

Banking used to be built on an uncomplicated economic premise: tuck money away from customers into deposit accounts that pay interest, and then lend that money back out as loans at a higher interest…

Unpacking Pinterest’s IPO expectations

For seven years, Pinterest has been considered a “unicorn,” boasting a valuation larger than $1 billion since its 2012 successions C funding circular. Before that, it was considered an underdog, puzzling some investors with its “digital pinboard” and decision for “standard growth.”

Now, as the company takes its final stride toward its Thursday NYSE initial public gifting , it’s being named an…