More Big News For FinTech London As Revolut Raises $250 Million At $1.7...
Revolut raises $250 million and increases valuation by 500% in a year to $1.7 billion and is now one of the fastest tech companies in Europe to reach unicorn status. It is targeting 100 million...
View ArticlePepsi Drives Into The Grocery World With A Prototype Cart For The Future
Pepsi has launched a prototype to demonstrate the future of grocery retail using a mix of on-demand technology, autonomous technology and artificial intelligence.
View ArticleFinTech: Q&A With Simon Taylor, 11:FS Co-Founder
The London FinTech scene is accelerating at a rapid rate. After recent seismic news from Revolut and TransferWise, Simon Taylor, Co-Founder of fellow FinTech 11:FS talks exclusively about what this all...
View ArticleApple's Steve Wozniak Dumps Facebook And Thinks Ethereum Could Be The New Apple
Steve Wozniak only holds one bitcoin and two Ether, but he believes that Ethereum as a platform may emulate the success of Apple.
View ArticleUncloak Unites Blockchain And Cybersecurity For A Safer Future
The future of cybersecurity, like many other things in technology, rest on the implementation of blockchain. UK company Uncloak is hoping that by merging these two technologies, the online world will...
View ArticleBlockchain Q&A: Dr. Omri Ross, Copenhagen University
To this point, the energy about blockchain's potential has come from commercial interests. Dr. Ross is Assistant Professor in Blockchain Technology at the University of Copenhagen and gives his...
View ArticleBlockchain Finally Means More Exposure For Photography As A Business
Wemark is a blockchain-based distribution and exchange system for digital content that now has exclusive content partnerships with Caia Image and Cavan Images.
View ArticleOpening Up Envilope - The World's First Blockchain-Based Postal Service
Envilope is revolutionizing the idea of an actual envelope and applying it to blockchain tech. The company allows senders to instantly lock and send emails, digital files, or secure messages containing...
View ArticleMoney20/20 Round-Up: Barges, Not Yachts, Maketh The FinTechs In Amsterdam
This year's Money 2020 conference in Amsterdam showed how the balance between traditional banks and FinTech disruptors has been transformed by the confidence of the new and the concern of the old.
View ArticleGlobal SMEs Set To Benefit From Blockchain-Based Financial Services Marketplace
Bright, a blockchain-based financial service marketplace founded by AMPP Group, is on a mission to assist small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging markets by providing credit and loans...
View ArticleGlobal Digital Finance Launches New Global Code of Conduct For Cryptoassets
Industry body Global Digital Finance is working with global regulators in mission to drive global standards of cryptoassets.
View ArticleMobile Meets Blockchain And The World Moves Again On Its Axis
Mobilechain is a blockchain platform that ;ets developers and publishers integrate blockchain- and cryptocurrency-based services into mobile apps.
View ArticleBlockchain And Smart Marketplaces Herald A New World For Travel
From hotel deals and airline tickets to passes to Disneyland, Nustay.com says it offers its users personalized, individual offers for all areas of travel with up to 72% discount.
View Article2018 Is The Year Of Artificial Intelligence Transformation From RPA To SMEs
All businesses are turning to AI to match people with products, match inventory with opportunity, match price with propensity and use RPA to streamline costs, thus overhauling how they target their...
View ArticleIt's Taken Time But The African Crypto Revolution Is About To Get Started
Africans stand to benefit the most from the potential of cryptocurrencies, yet, the current crop of exchanges overlook Africa and its unique complexities. A new Africa-focused cryptocurrency exchange...
View ArticleZen And The Further Art Of Blockchain Mainnet
Peer-to-Peer finance company Zen Protocol has launched the first block on its blockchain, the Mainnet Genesis Block, to mark the beginning of its single global ledger.
View ArticlePassenger Drones Are Landing Soon As The Race To The Skies Heats Up
Astro Aerospace has teamed up with carbon composite manufacturer Paterson Composites, to build its passenger drone as companies around the world vie to be the first to hit the heights of passenger...
View ArticleQ&A With Olga Feldmeier, Cryptoqueen And CEO, Smart Valor
In the crypto community, Olga Feldmeier is known as the 'queen of crypto valley', the so-called emulator of Silicon Valley based in Zug, Switzerland. She talks exclusively to Forbes about her evolution...
View ArticleSteve Jobs Was Right When He Said Podcasts Were The Future Of Audio
The podcast revolution is under way. Every walk of life is now covered and while podcasts are relatively new, it is difficult to find quality content amid the noise. Curio is a London podcast startup...
View ArticleFive Really Interesting Innovations And Products In Global FinTech
To say the global FinTech ecosystem is booming is an understatement. Here we try to find the five most innovative products and companies that are changing the world now and in the future.
View ArticleThe Silent Disco Audience At Berlin's EIC Innovators' Summit Is The Future Of...
Too many conferences suffer from terrible audio, competing sound systems and easy distraction. Berlin's EIC Innovators' Summit and its 'Silent Disco' headphones may just be the future of conferences.
View ArticleCalling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft Space Camp Startups
Space Camp’s mission is to make seed and pre-Series A SpaceTech companies 'investment-ready' and to facilitate corporate relationships with leading space corporates and agencies.
View ArticleFuture Of Cars: Q&A With Lars Klawitter, InMotion Ventures
Carpe is a new, all-inclusive car subscription service offering customers hassle-free access to brand new Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles.
View ArticlePetal Set To Flourish With $34 Million Funding As US FinTech Finally Blossoms
Petal says it is a new kind of credit card company established to help people build credit, not debt, by providing a credit card with no fees.
View ArticleBell Integrator's Neuton Is A New Neural Network Framework For AI And Machine...
Technology company Bell Integrator says it is taking human intelligence to a new level with Neuton, its disruptive neural network framework.
View ArticleWill Baku, Ekaterinburg or Osaka Win Expo 25 Next Month?
The cities of Baku, Ektateringburg and Osaka are vying to the EXPO 2025 city before the vote on November 23rd. It's set to be a close race with technology likely to be the vote-swinger.
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence - Enemy Of The People Or Friend Of The Lazy And Inept?
Artificial Intelligence, or its better-known AI diminutive, is frightening a lot of people about their future, especially their children's, but is this fear justified or are the worried just another...
View ArticleSingapore Is An Expanding Tech Hub For Expats Who Could Make It Anywhere
Expats are seen as the 3% changing the world. But freedom of movement hinders progress. Expatland is a new Not-for-Profit that has been developed to realise the full potential of 244 million Expats who...
View ArticlePitch@Palace 10.0 Brings New Power Of Best Entrepreneurs to Buckingham Palace
Pitch@Palace announced a triple victory at a milestone event at Buckingham Palace. BioSURE, Stasher and Lilypads all impressed the Audience and Judges, beating thirty nine other finalists Following a...
View ArticleThe Immutability Of Blockchain Is Useless When It Comes To Easy Crypto Thefts...
The lack of transparency and security between crypto wallets and exchanges, as well as blurry law enforcement, is making it easy for hackers and thieves to steal cryptocurrencies.
View ArticleMate X In The Saddle As E-Bikes Ride New Investment Cycle
MATE.BIKE, the company behind Scandinavia’s largest-grossing crowdfunding campaign, has launched Mate X, an e-bike bringing an affordable, foldable and smart e-bike to the masses.
View ArticleFinTech/Blockchain Q&A: Jack Nikogosian, CEO Aryze
Danish FinTech company Aryze has a target to work towards solving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 10 where the target is to reduce inequality by lowering the global average cost...
View ArticleChallenger Banks Pass The Road Test From Cape Town To Swakopmund
2018 was all about challenger banks disrupting the old model of banks' inflated charges to customers, not least those travelling. But how do their products stand up when put to the test?
View ArticleFinancial Innovation Q&A: Faizan Anees, CEO ThinkMarkets
Founded in 2010, ThinkMarkets is a financial broker with head offices in London and Melbourne and is licensed by two highly trusted financial regulatory bodies (FCA & ASIC). It offers access to a...
View ArticleBlockchain-For-Good And Blockchain Innovation Set The Scene For 2019
After the hype of 2018, blockchain is slowly, but surely, moving into the mainstream. This augurs well for projects in 2019, not least blockchain-for-good.
View ArticlePhilip Morris Hates Combustion Cigarettes But Loves Motorcycle Combustion...
Tobacco smoking is bad for you, but Philip Morris says it has developed a 'modified-risk smoking' product that takes the burn and it is '90% less harmful'.
View ArticleCannabis And Coin Q&A: Jeff Doctor, CEO Turtle Island
The original name for America was Turtle Island based on the First Nations myth of the sky-woman. Now a First Nations coalition is using technology to bring together the 634 First Nations tribes in...
View Article$21 Million From Investing Car Manufacturers Suggest Urgent.ly Is The Uber Of...
Major car manufacturers BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Porsche have invested $21 million in the Urgent.ly, the so-called Uber of roadside assistance.
View ArticleOpportunity Network Is Connecting CEOs And Investors And Addressing Brexit
Brian Pallas is the youthful CEO of the Opportunity Network and he is connecting people with his job title to investors through his high-level social network.
View ArticleMash Checks Out As The Third Way To Pay At Stores
Mash offers a so-called third way for customers to pay later at a store checkout. Within 14 days, customers receive an invoice to pay the balance in full or choose to convert the payment into a monthly...
View ArticleInnovation Q&A: Adityo Prakash, Verseon CEO
BlockRules is addressing the way innovation in drug development and other fields can be shared with a global investor base.
View ArticleAfrican Farmers Look Beyond Blockchain As Drones Look Set To Take Off
Acacia gum is the most important food ingredient nobody has heard of, but people eat it every day. Technology is beginning to have a big influence on its production, but in very unexpected ways.
View ArticleMalta Stakes A Claim As Tech Hub For Medical Cannabis
As medical cannabis legislation and regulation loosen, a tranche of evangelists, entrepreneurs and investors are rapidly forming an ecosystem that countries such as Malta are welcoming.
View ArticleInnovation And Coding For Girls Q&A: Dee Saigal, Founder Erase All Kittens
Erase All Kittens is a game that is encouraging young girls to code with a goal to inspire one million girls to code by 2022.
View ArticleAdara Academy Is Training The Blockchain Kids Of The Future
Adara Academy is a free knowledge platform that helps people master risk management, analysis and overall personal finance including blockchain. Its learning platform lets every student learn at their...
View ArticleAfrican Innovation Q&A: Karanvir Singh, CEO Yego
The estimated 25 million taxis in Africa generate $180 billion a year. Virtually none of this money generates any tax revenue, so it does not contribute to building infrastructure that the countries so...
View ArticleNoodoe Is A Cloud Operating System That Could Transform Electric Vehicle...
Noodoe EV OS is an advanced cloud operating system that orchestrates the operation of smart EV charging stations with the intention of making the world greener by accelerating the world’s transition to...
View ArticleCybersecurity Fears Drive CISOs To Drink Amid Serious Mental Health Concerns
A quarter of CISOs worldwide suffer from physical or mental health issues due to cybersecurity stress, with just under one-in-five turning to alcohol or medication, and more than half failing to switch...
View ArticleGames And Blockchain Innovation Q&A: Vincent Chen, CEO Baer Chain
Baer Chain says it is the pioneer of a global game public chain and wants to craft the first blockchain game industrial ecology that is driven by technology.
View ArticleInnovation And Blockchain Q&A: Maryanne Morrow, CEO 9th Gear
9th Gear Technologies has launched an institutional marketplace that utilizes blockchain to deconstruct the $5.1 trillion FX market and enable same-day trading and settlement. CEO Marilyn Morrow speaks...
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