Several companies – Avride, Qventus, Kantar, Givex, Lumin Digital — have announced key technology partnerships aimed at enhancing their services and driving growth.
Uber & Avride
Uber Technologies has partnered with Avride to deploy Avride’s autonomous delivery robots and vehicles across its Uber and Uber Eats platforms. Starting with sidewalk robots in Austin, the program will expand to other cities such as Dallas and Jersey City later this year, with a mobility partnership for riders in Dallas slated for next year.
Ardent Health & Qventus
Ardent Health, a prominent healthcare services provider, has partnered with Qventus, an AI-based software company, to utilize its Perioperative Solution. This collaboration is set to optimize Ardent’s robotics surgery program by intelligently allocating operating room time to surgeons. The strategic approach is expected to drive surgical growth, improve access, and increase robot utilization, delivering a 7x annualized return on investment (ROI).
Affectiva & Kantar
Affectiva, a Smart Eye company specializing in Emotion AI, has renewed its partnership with Kantar, a marketing data company. The collaboration, now extending over a decade, focuses on delivering emotional and attention insights for advertising and media. This renewal reinforces the demand for facial coding technology in market research and media analysis.
Lumin Digital & Rego Payment Architectures
Lumin Digital, a digital banking solutions provider, has announced a partnership with Rego Payment Architectures to offer digital wallet solution. Financial institutions using Lumin’s platform will be able to provide a youth banking product under their own brand.
Givex & Bridge
Givex, a leader in gift card processing solutions, has partnered with Bridge to digitize physical gift cards through digital wallets such as Apple Wallet and Google Pay. This collaboration allows merchants to modernize their gift card programs and tap into billions in unredeemed funds.
The integration enables targeted promotions and customer engagement via push notifications, with up to 25 percent of digital wallet users converting on offers. The solution is available in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia.
