As the chart above shows, the biggest names in crypto all got 2018 horribly wrong. Why were they so wrong? I think they’re all smart guys and I applaud their work and the important contribution they’re making to the ecosystem. I think there are two main reasons why they’re so bad. 1. Accurately Predicting The […]
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MYPINPAD Raises £15M to Define The Future of Secure Transactions
Security in the digital age is more important than ever, especially since our mobile devices store valuable information: like bank account and credit card info. MYPINPAD has taken upon itself to ensure security in financial and non-financial transactions through its proprietary touchscreen technology. This payment and authentication software solution enables bank-grade, multi-factor authentication. London TechWatch […]
Here’s Why You Need to Attend DATAx New York’s AI & Big Data for Banking Summit
Ahead of DATAx New York’s AI & Big Data for Banking Summit, we speak to Poulomi Damany, vice-president of data product management at Credit Karma, about the how the personal finance company utilizes AI and analytics to enhance its customer service
This is Why Investing in Art is Providing Unparalleled Returns
If you’re thinking about investing in non-traditional asset classes, fine art should be high on your list of options to explore. Over a span of several decades, fine art’s favorable investment characteristics, such as its ability to act as a store of wealth to hedge against inflation and currency devaluation, have made it an increasingly […]
Next Generation FP&A Tools in the Age of Digital Transformation
When business students look back at the first decade of this millennium, they’ll think of it as the age of digital transformation. It will widely be considered as the time when the vast majority of industrial sectors went completely digital. And they wouldn’t be wrong: Digital Transformation is a top priority for many large companies. […]
The 10 Stupidest Things Nouriel Roubini Said In His Testimony To The US Senate Committee on Banking
I assume Nouriel Roubini is a smart guy. So is Warren Buffet. It doesn’t mean I’d want them to do heart surgery on me, because it’s not their thing. My guess is, they’d have no interest in performing heart surgery because they know it’s not their thing. So, just because someone’s smart, doesn’t mean they understand crypto. […]
This London Startup Just Raised Another £8M So That Online Merchants Will Not Need to Worry About Fraud
If a superhero were a company it might very well be in the form of Ravelin, which is an award-winning fraud detection and prevention platform for online merchants and the payment industry. This security company uses a combination of machine learning and human insight to intercept attacks before they happen. LondonTechWatch spoke with COO Nick […]
From College to Crypto: My Advice For Entrepreneurs Wanting to Start a Business
I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was 19, a broke college student at the University of Washington. My parents were having a difficult time financially and I made the choice to drop out. I found a full-time job as a bank teller making minimum wage – yet, I still didn’t make enough […]
The Coming Epic Battle Between Crypto & FAMGA (aka Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google, & Amazon)
Crypto is a new computing paradigm, poised to create more disruption and wealth creation in the next 20 years, than the internet has in the last 20. The question I face as a VC is who is going to capture that massive wealth creation? The wealth creation can either go largely to the five incumbents […]
Can Blockchain Improve the Gaming Industry?
Many of those my age will remember Magic: The Gathering. Part of the joy of physical card collecting was unwrapping a card that you had no idea how many other people had access to in the world. It’s possible that those cards might not ever be manufactured after a limited run, and therefore your card […]