FinTech

Full List Of Winners Revealed For KTI Research Innovation Awards

Each year, the Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) organisation holds its Impact Awards as part of its remit to help busin... Read more

Genealogy Websites Helped Track Down Elusive Golden State Killer

The man suspected to be the Golden State Killer (also known as the East Area Rapist and the Original Night Stalker), Jo... Read more

​Korean Food-tech Firm Puts $2 Million Into Bear Robotics

South Korean food-tech firm Woowa Brothers, which runs the Baedal Minjok delivery app, has invested $2 million into US r... Read more

​Samsung's Memory Business Leads Record Q1 Profits

Samsung Electronics' semiconductor business has propelled the company to a record 15.64 trillion won operating profit fo... Read more

Contrary To Popular Belief - Theranos Fraud Holds No Lessons For ICOs, But Why They Should Still Be Weary

Once the darling of Silicon Valley, Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes convinced investors that she could accomplish the (cur... Read more

​SK Telecom To Adopt Blockchain For Authentication

South Korean telco SK Telecom will adopt blockchain into subscriptions and payments from consumers. Read more

​SoftBank Ventures Invests $4.2 Million In Used Goods Trading App

SoftBank Ventures Korea has invested 4.5 billion won ($4.2 million) in startup Daangn Market that specialises in localis... Read more

​SK Hynix Sees Profit Rise 77 Percent Over The Year

SK Hynix has posted 4.3673 trillion won in operating profits for the first quarter of 2018, its second strongest ever. Read more

​China's IC Industry Grew 21 Percent Per Year Since 2013

China's integrated circuit (IC) industry grew 21 percent per year from 2013 to 2017, the Ministry of Industry and Inform... Read more

Razer Makes Bid To Acquire Malaysian E-payments Firm

Game accessories maker says it plans to buy up the remaining 65.1 percent shares in MOL Global for US$61 million and mer... Read more

​South Korea To Invest Over $620 Million In Nanotech R&D

South Korea will invest 669.3 billion won, or $626 million, into R&D and commercialisation of nanotech this year, th... Read more

​Infosys Charts New Course, But Can It Catch Up With Accenture And Deloitte?

New CEO Parekh's latest moves -- that are part of his overall strategy of providing comprehensive end-to-end digital sol... Read more

Weekend Takeaway: Design Your Tomorrow

How Fire’s Colm Lyon ignited Europe’s fintech revolution Fire CEO and Realex founder Colm Lyon. Image: Fire John ... Read more

How Fires Colm Lyon Ignited Europes Fintech Revolution

Before people talked about fintech in Europe, there was Colm Lyon and the company he founded, Realex Payments. And befo... Read more

Satellite Snaps Image Of Uninhabited Pacific Island Covered In Plastic

We may have reached a turning point when it comes to the recycling of plastic waste, but there’s a sense that it will... Read more