WTF is BNPL?
Consumers have always wanted to buy now and pay on their own terms. Often that meant ‘pay later.’ The credit card companies ushered in a revolution when they began offering…
Why are Stripe and Patrick Collison investing in Pakistan?
With a population teetering around nearly 200 million people (depending on which census is to be taken on authority), Pakistan is amongst one of the largest consumer markets in the…
Tesla
Musk Bets Big on Bitcoin
The success of Bitcoin as a viable form of currency has been the subject of debate for several years now and it appears that those who believe in the power…
Robin Hood or Revolut, it’s the Broker-Dealers dummy!
While some of the backlash against Robin Hood, the trading application, seems to be well deserved given what appears to be misrepresentations made by the founders on other media outlets…
WTF is a Bitcoin Wallet?
For the uninitiated, the cryptocurrency ecosystem can seem a land of mystery with few recognisable landmarks and where the locals speak a foreign language. Perhaps the most accessible entry point…
Protected: OVO could become a casualty in the Tokopedia and Gojek merger
Some time back OVO, a darling of the Indonesian and South East Asian payments scene seemed to be on a rip. It had significant backers such as Grab, the Softbank…
Cowrywise mobile app
Fund fairy tales: Fintech rising in Nigeria
Papers around the world have for some time been reporting the GDP of Nigeria beating that of South Africa. By March, 2020 a Bloomberg report placed the West African country's…
Black Unicorns
Protected: The Rise of the Colourful Unicorn and its Impact on Diversity in Tech
Just as there have been calls for and celebration of greater diversity in all spheres of professional life, particularly at senior levels, the need for diversity in tech and the…
Source: Seedrs and crowdcube sites
Regulators eye Seedrs acquisition offer by Crowdcube
It was the 5th of October, 2020 and John Lake, the CCO at Seedrs (a leading equity crowdfunding player in the UK) pressed the "send" button on an important email. Seedrs was announcing that it had agreed in principle to merge with Crowdcube.
Barclays Accelerator London
Barclays Techstars goes virtual, whats the experience like?
One way to look at the period in time after the Pandemic is to divide it into two parts, BC and AC. BC as in Before Corona. And then there…