FinTech

BMW And Daimler Link Up To Rival Silicon Valley Ride-sharing Giants

German auto manufacturers BMW and Daimler are to merge their respective car-sharing businesses in an effort to boost th... Read more

Trump Accuses Amazon Of Not Paying Enough Tax And Exploiting US Postal Service

US president Donald Trump has long expressed negativity towards Amazon and its founder, Jeff Bezos. According to The Ne... Read more

Heres Why The Customer Is The Nucleus Of Digital Transformation

There currently exists a surfeit of self-proclaimed digital transformation experts in management consultancies, digital... Read more

March Madness: More Than 1,700 Jobs Landed On Irish Shores This Month

Welcome back to the latest edition of the newest recurring feature to land in the Careers section: the monthly jobs ro... Read more

FCC Green-lights SpaceXs 1Gbps Satellite Broadband Plan

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US has given the go-ahead for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch 4,425 i... Read more

Women Entrepreneurs: Solving Problems And Supporting Peers

What do women entrepreneurs need? A problem to solve and a solid network of supportive peers combine to make a good sta... Read more

Chinas AWOL Tiangong-1 Space Lab Set To Fall To Earth Any Day Now

No object in Earth’s orbit has been so closely tracked as the defunct space lab Tiangong-1, which has spent the past ... Read more

Airbnb To Share Host And Guest Information With Chinese Government

The home-sharing company has sent emails to hosts in China, saying it will share their personal information with Chinese... Read more

​Kakao Adds Voice Calls To AI Speaker

Those who own AI speaker Kakao Mini can now make mVoIP calls to friends in chat app KakaoTalk. Read more

Saudi Arabia Set To Revolutionise The Fintech Industry Using Blockchain Technology

The global financial system comprises of transactions that involve trillions of dollars a day, not to forget billions of... Read more

​Samsung Begins Building $7 Billion Chip Line In China

Samsung Electronics' second line in Xi'an, China, will make V-NANDs to meet high demand in the world's second-largest ec... Read more

​Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Reveals Firm's Shady Dealings In Indian Politics

It isn't so surprising that India, with its multitude of political parties, was a perfect place for the UK firm to thriv... Read more

Turning The Banking Business Model Upside Down

We talked to Finxact co-founder Dan McKinney about the changing service industry, the ever-growing importance of custome... Read more

Alternative Payment Methods Are Taking Over Global Online Businesses

When was the last time you pulled out a wad of cash to pay for dinner or a stack of dollar bills to cover your rent?  I... Read more

​Kakao To Unveil Blockchain Platform Within The Year

South Korean chat giant Kakao's blockchain subsidiary, dubbed Ground X, will unveil its own platform within the year. Read more