Sun.May 04, 2025

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Revolutionizing Compliance: UGR-NextGen’s Approach to Turning Challenges into Opportunities

Jason Malki

Hourad Afsar I had the pleasure of interviewing Hourad Afsar (known as Howard to many clients), Founder and CEO of UGRNextGen Compliance, a company redefining how Fintechs and financial institutions meet todays complex regulatory demands through agile, tech-forward solutions. With over 20 years of experience across regulatory compliance, risk management, and financial innovation, Hourad has become a leading voice in turning compliance from a burdensome cost center into a powerful enabler of trus

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Malaysia’s Krenovator Raises Seed Round to Accelerate AI-Driven Talent Matching

AsiaTechDaily

Malaysia-based Krenovator Technology, which uses artificial intelligence to connect tech professionals with enterprise needs, has raised seed funding from Ignite Asia, a venture capital and private equity firm operating in […]

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No Asterisk Needed

Tomasz Tunguz

Election night struck the regulatory asterisk from web3. But it did more than that. It triggered a broader shift of application investing versus infrastructure. The last few years of crypto & Web3 investing have focused predominantly on infrastructure, the databases (called Layer 1s/L1s & Layer 2s/L2s), security, analytics, & decentralized finance or DeFi (typically lending products).

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Scaling Global Startups: Ankita Vashistha on Arise Ventures and the Future of VC

AsiaTechDaily

Ankita Vashistha, founder and managing partner of Arise Ventures, has expanded her investment portfolio with the launch of a new venture capital platform.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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What are the best candy AI alternatives in 2025

Founder Bounty

For unrestricted AI images or for AI companions Candy AI is huge and does them all. But what are good alternatives that provide real value and are just as effective, some even giving the ability to pay in both crypto and in fiat. For unrestricted images: EDITORS CHOICE:  SEDUCED SEDUCED : A fantastic choice and gives you the ability to pay in both crypto and in fiat.

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