startups

Startup or start up is a company or project initiated by an entrepreneur to seek, effectively develop, and validate a scalable business model. Hence, the concepts of startups and entrepreneurship are similar.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Nanopay CEO On How To Bank Sub-Saharan Africa
Nanopay CEO On How To Bank Sub-Saharan Africa
March 28, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

A digital fiat currency and government-issued mobile money platform could transform the Sub-Saharan African economy, according to nanopay CEO Laurence Cooke, who recently visited East Africa...

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Discover Phase: FitPay Adds Major Payment Network To Platform
Discover Phase: FitPay Adds Major Payment Network To Platform
March 27, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

FitPay, the startup technology platform that adds contactless payment capabilities to wearable and IoT devices, has announced a partnership with Discover. Co-founders Michael Orlando and...

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Regulatory Tracker: Blockchain At The State Level, FinTech Sandboxes Go Global — Maybe
Regulatory Tracker: Blockchain At The State Level, FinTech Sandboxes Go Global — Maybe
March 26, 2018  |  Regulation

Blockchain at the State Level In legislative news, a bipartisan bill is making its way through Congress that urges government agencies to look into using...

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Singaporean Startup Jewel Paymentech Cracks The Japanese Market
Singaporean Startup Jewel Paymentech Cracks The Japanese Market
March 23, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Jewel Paymentech has forged a capital alliance with Japan’s largest payment processor, GMO Japan, which will be leading the startup’s Series A+ funding round, along...

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Blockchain And Banking Grab $226 Million In Investments
Blockchain And Banking Grab $226 Million In Investments
March 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

B2B startups haven’t seen an investment week this busy in some time. Funders had a range of startup targets in mind, but blockchain and small...

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Tide Founder Departs One Year After Launching SMB Services
Tide Founder Departs One Year After Launching SMB Services
March 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

About a year after U.K. FinTech Tide officially launched, its CEO and founder is stepping down. Reports in TechCrunch on Thursday (March 22) said George...

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Modo Has Its Head In The Cloud
Modo Has Its Head In The Cloud
March 22, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

It’s the calm before the storm for Modo Payments, according to the startup’s Founder and CEO, Bruce Parker. It’s everything his startup friends and mentors...

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Foundation Is Laid, Momentum Kicks In For Amaryllis
Foundation Is Laid, Momentum Kicks In For Amaryllis
March 22, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

There comes a time in every startup’s life when momentum kicks in and everything becomes a whirlwind of activity. Or maybe that’s just startup life...

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France Wants To Create ICO Framework To Lure Startups Its Way
France Wants To Create ICO Framework To Lure Startups Its Way
March 22, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

In an effort to lure more FinTechs its way, France is working on a regulatory framework that would enable startups to raise funding via cryptocurrencies....

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