Every adult has a debit card. Cash seems to becoming almost obsolete. The average age in America to open a bank account is 18. What is a teenager supposed to do, when mom or dad don’t have any cash on them and can’t swing by an ATM? A new start-up is now...
Your best friend and you are hanging out, and you say, “Well, I have to get going; I have some errands I have to run.” Your friend says, “I’m bored; mind if I tag along?” In your mind, this is totally fine, because you are so close with your friend that you can do...
The intersection of finance and technology, known as fintech, has been the hottest sector in terms of business innovation over the last couple of years. Expectations are very high for finance startups from now until 2020; to get an idea of what the future holds for...
An Indonesian mobile financial technology company has won top honors at Her Startup, a tech startup competition looking to bring diversity into the startup scene. The trans-Pacific competition welcomes companies with at least one female CEO, and the participants show...
One year after Jack Dorsey returned as CEO’s Twitter, the company is entertaining a sale to a larger entity, according to a recent Bloomberg feature. Growth has stagnated as the company has struggled to attract new users, despite new broadcasting rights for popular...
For some, it’s hard to believe there was a time when Yahoo was the Emperor of the Internet. But for those of us who remember its former importance, the news of its sale to Verizon was shocking. Or was it? Yahoo’s rise preceded a slow fall that was almost painful...