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.

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FinTech Startup Is Toppling Cash King In South Africa With mPOS

FinTech Startup Is Toppling Cash King In South Africa With mPOS
FinTech Startup Is Toppling Cash King In South Africa With mPOS
October 16, 2017  |  Retail

In South Africa, where cash still reigns and there are few signs of merchants and consumers moving away from paper and coin payments, small- and medium-sized...

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Emailage Braces For Holiday Fraud Uptick
Emailage Braces For Holiday Fraud Uptick
October 13, 2017  |  Startup Check-In

It’s no surprise that the holidays mean increased eCommerce traffic – and therefore, increased instances of fraud. The fraudsters often get away with it, too,...

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Dimon’s Bitcoin Diss Used In Cryptocurrency Startup’s Ad
Dimon’s Bitcoin Diss Used In Cryptocurrency Startup’s Ad
October 12, 2017  |  Bitcoin

JPMorgan chief executive officer Jamie Dimon’s recent comments that Bitcoin is a “fraud” have prompted outrage by one cryptocurrency startup. The firm is using Dimon’s...

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Robot-Powered Pizza Maker Zume Raises ~$50M
Robot-Powered Pizza Maker Zume Raises ~$50M
October 09, 2017  |  Delivery

Zume Pizza, a robotics startup that designed a robot to make pizza, has raised close to $50 million in venture funding. Get the Full Story...

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Startup Roundup: The Name Of The Game Is Speed
Startup Roundup: The Name Of The Game Is Speed
October 06, 2017  |  Startup Roundup

While all startups are doing their own thing and trying to solve different problems, many of those problems boil down to the same core issue:...

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FitPay And NXT-ID Forge Ahead On Wearable, IoT Payments
FitPay And NXT-ID Forge Ahead On Wearable, IoT Payments
October 05, 2017  |  Startup Check-In

Paying with your smartphone is OK, but having the option to pay with any device you want — phone, smartwatch, fitness tracker, key fob — all while...

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TaskRabbit Acquisition Is Latest Move In Ikea’s Digital Strategy
TaskRabbit Acquisition Is Latest Move In Ikea’s Digital Strategy
September 29, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

TaskRabbit, the contract labor marketplace startup known and loved within the gig economy, has been purchased by Swedish home goods giant Ikea. TaskRabbit will become...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: AI Soars, Toys R Us Sinks And Start-Ups Struggle
Sizzle/Fizzle: AI Soars, Toys R Us Sinks And Start-Ups Struggle
September 22, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

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Jewel Paymentech Puts Banks On Par With FinTechs
Jewel Paymentech Puts Banks On Par With FinTechs
September 19, 2017  |  Startup Check-In

There’s one thing banks and FinTechs can agree on: Those old-fashioned merchant onboarding processes take way too long. But nimble FinTechs have been able to...

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