3 FinTech Startups That Can Disrupt Banking & Payments
If there was one location on Earth that should be referred to as the ‘Startup Capital of the World’ it would be Israel. Sure, when it comes to raw numbers, Silicon Valley is king. But on a per capita basis, Israel, with only 8 million people, boasts more startups, more venture capital, more scientists and […]
The Ghost in the Blockchain: 5 Reasons It Will Revolutionize Financial Services
I’m writing this post from the comfort of my Airbnb apartment in Tel Aviv where the news has just broken of Intel’s purchase of MobileEye, an Israeli firm that has developed chips for cameras that allow cars to ‘see’ the road ahead of them. The $15 billion Intel is spending is another validation of the […]
What If RoboAdvisors Gave Away Financial Planning?
Bill Gates made a splash recently with a controversial statement about how to deal with the impact of technology on the job market. He proposed a new tax on companies that install robots to replace human workers. His logic is that a tax will reduce the pace of automation and the money raised would be used for retraining […]
