Each ecosystem is unique. How we stimulate local entrepreneurship in each community, and activate innovation with local businesses, is more like an art rather than a straightforward manuscript. COVID-19 will no doubt accelera...
How do we use technology to help more people? How can we get companies to collaborate more — so that we can advance technology faster and in more meaningful ways? How do we empower more people to voice their ideas …
The linguistic world is bewilderingly diverse, with roughly 7177 living languages worldwide, according to the Ethnologue. A language is more than a form of speech that groups of people use to communicate with each other. It e...
It was the best of times — then suddenly, it was the worst. Nothing quite like a global pandemic to recast the lives of billions. Yet the money wheel of the financial services industry keeps turning. Q1 2020 saw $10.6 …
Dolphins are often thought of as compassionate and loving marine animals. Unlike sharks, which are often depicted as hostile, dolphins are warmer and more enthusiastic. To guard against sharks, dolphins stay together in pods ...
Description: Everything that happens is connected to everything else. There are then, moments in time, that act as triggers toward a series of interconnected events that result in significant human progress. This occurs throu...
For all intents and purposes, the venture capital gender gap has improved. In 2019, history was made: 21 women-led companies emerged as unicorns — those earning valuations of $1 billion or more — the highest-ever in a one-yea...
Talent is equally distributed; opportunities are not. According to the latest Equal Pay Day Report from Women Who Code, while equal pay is an issue for all women, marginalized groups experience different levels of pay inequal...
Talent is equally distributed - opportunities are not. The onus is on all of us, in the innovation economy, to create opportunities for people, so more cities can thrive. The secret, according to Patrick Rivenbark, lies in no...
We all know the numbers and they are dismal: Even though female founders received a record $3.54 billion in funding in 2019, this represented only 2.7% of the total venture capital investments, according to PitchBook data. As...
Across the globe, nations are grappling with a crisis brought on by the Corona virus COVID-19. With many schools and businesses closed, daily lives have been disrupted; in so many aspects, our regular lives have ground to a h...
Children are our future. In today’s environment, how can we make knowledge more accessible while making learning fun? How can we ensure we are not leaving people behind as we are ushering in a new era? As citizens of the …
In the age of algorithms, how can we leverage data to truly engage with our customers and provide real value for them, be there at the right place, at the right time? How do financial institutions differentiate themselves bey...
Many Fintechs have emerged across the globe over the past two decades - from the U.S., U.K., and Africa, to China, India, Southeast Asia and beyond. From personal finance to payments; from banking infrastructure to fraud, sco...
As the digital age prospers, consumers increasingly turn to the Internet for information. While digital media provides readers with more personalized content, with social media overtaking TV and newspapers as a source for new...
The future of payments is as clear as disappearing ink. As each region embraces ubiquitous and embedded payments through superapps, QR codes, NFC, wearables, and voice, the rise of card-not-present and card-on-file payments o...
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