AI’s Power Paradox: Balance Innovation and Sustainability for a Promising Future
When I was CIO at a construction industry data, analytics, and media company, I was deeply interested in how technology and sustainability would drive the industry’s future. Could a new smart building technology or a green innovation lead to funding new construction that improves people’s experiences and enables a more
Read more7 Key Insights for Succeeding in the Insurtech World
Insurtech, a blend of innovative technologies that’s disrupting traditional insurance processes, is reshaping the insurance industry. The digitization of insurance services is now termed – insurtech. Businesses can benefit from offering personalised policies, streamlining claims processes, and ultimately reducing costs. A study by Mckinsey shows that 63% of insurtech companies
Read moreEcentric Payment Systems Bolsters Retail Payments with Thumbzup Acquisition
Ecentric Payment Systems, a retail payment processor across South Africa has announced its acquisition of innovative technology payment solutions company Thumbzup. This move benefits both companies’ customers and advances Ecentric’s goal of dominating omnichannel retail on a national scale. Ecentric is renowned for its best-of-breed technology, primarily serving Tier One
Read moreA green hydrogen unicorn is born, more problems for Cruise and inside aviation’s buzzy startup summit
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from
Read moreWanda Fish navigates VC waters to catch $7M for production of cultivated bluefin tuna
The company aims to create whole-cut cultivated fish filets, starting with bluefin tuna, using muscle and fat cells.
Read moreFNB Stokvel Savers Reach Soaring Heights
Stokvel customers are making remarkable progress in their saving efforts. Since November 2019, FNB stokvel customers have significantly increased their savings, surpassing the R8.3 billion mark in total member contributions. FNB revealed that its customers’ stokvel net deposits have increased by 42%, indicating the resilience and dedication of South African
Read moreAccel leads $21M investment in UK care home marketplace Lottie
The U.K. care home sector was pegged as £7.7 billion market in 2021, according to most recent estimates, yet capacity is shrinking at a time when the average age of the general population continues to grow. Throw into the mix a lack of transparency over pricing and service availability, and
Read moreSingapore’s tech subscription service Circular wants to keep devices out of the landfill
Circular, backed by Y Combinator, is a service that offers consumers in Singapore and Australia subscriptions to high-end electronics, like iPhones, Samsung Galaxy, iPad Pros and MacBook Pros. Not only does it want help people get devices at lower prices, but also keep them in circulation for as long as
Read moreWorld Bank’s IFC backs Indian insurtech startup Onsurity in $24M funding
Onsurity, an Indian startup that offers monthly subscription-based insurance solutions to micro, small and medium enterprises, startups and growing businesses, has raised $24 million in a funding round led by the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC). The Series B round also saw the participation from existing investors Nexus Venture
Read moreTech group calls India’s proposed guidelines against dark patterns ‘regulatory overlap’
An industry group representing several major U.S. tech companies has opposed the Indian government’s proposal against dark patterns, which are used to deceive online users, and said the move would adversely affect the state promise of enabling “ease of doing business” in the economy and bring “regulatory overlap” with existing
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