Tiny African start-ups draw interest after slow start
African high-tech startups are minuscule compared with their US and European peers but they are finally gaining momentum and attention in some of the world's most promising economies.
African high-tech startups are minuscule compared with their US and European peers but they are finally gaining momentum and attention in some of the world's most promising economies.
Business
May 23, 2018
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Japan's biggest messaging app Line said Wednesday it was launching a financial services spinoff to allow users to exchange and trade virtual currencies.
Internet
Jan 31, 2018
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It only took a few drinks—and a much-younger Iqram Magdon-Ismail forgetting his wallet at home one night—for him and his friends to come up with one of the most popular ways of splitting a bill: Venmo.
Business
Apr 20, 2017
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Apple is making it easier for people to give to charities by expanding its Apple Pay payments service to nonprofits.
Business
Nov 14, 2016
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Samsung Electronics has agreed to buy a U.S. cloud service startup to boost its software and internet services.
Business
Jun 16, 2016
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Have you ever been dissatisfied with a restaurant experience because the customer-service technology you had to use to reserve a table, order your food or pay for the meal wasn't up to par?
Economics & Business
Sep 24, 2015
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Before the advent of the internet, the greatest gain in customer convenience within retail banking came from the creation of automated teller machines (ATMs).
Other
Jun 17, 2015
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There is a rapidly growing momentum driving the development of mobile payment systems. New research has shown systems, such as the Bristol Pound, can have a positive effect on the local community by encouraging consumers ...
Business
Mar 11, 2015
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Research by two of the UK's leading experts on the social impact of technology shows that slick smartphone payment systems may boomerang on retailers.
Business
Mar 11, 2015
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(AP)—Aiming to undercut Apple's latest hit service, Google is teaming up with three major U.S. wireless carriers to prod more people into using its mobile wallet.
Business
Feb 23, 2015
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