Bill and Melinda Gates’ to-do list will probably put yours to shame. This year, in the Gates Foundation annual letter, the duo outlined their long-term, 15-year roadmap for the challenges that… Read more »
Four years since its launch, Kik is positioning itself as America’s version of WeChat, the messaging behemoth of China. It believes it has the right product (text messaging, the old-fashioned kind)… Read more »
Fresh off a recent $40 million funding round, cloud darling Docker just bought a small startup that the company feels fits in nicely with its focus on making application development easier… Read more »
Circle, one of the giants of the bitcoin world, is finally allowing the general public to try out the service. Its offering is tailored to the global market. Read more »
As Myanmar opens up to the outside world and will soon get 3G cellular networks, how is the use of money and savings changing? A new report from a group that… Read more »
After an initial pilot program, Square is taking the wraps off its new lending program. Square is offering money upfront and deducting repayments directly from merchants’ credit card transactions. Read more »
A new report from Accenture finds that our finances move into the virtual world, the younger set is growing more inclined to trust internet and retail brands with their money than… Read more »
Visa and Mastercard are bypassing the smart card in NFC phones used to verify transactions, moving those credentials into the cloud. The result will be a lot more apps that can… Read more »
Few industries face more regulatory tangles, legacy systems, and transformational new technology than the banking sector. “Banks set the stage for customer acquisition”, an article in the February issue of Bank… Read more »
How does a small bank—and a relative startup at that—innovate with technology in a market where the big players spend billions? American Banker’s profile of First Virginia Community Bank spotlights a… Read more »