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Financial Services
Investment app targets millennials with shares in trending items
Otis allows users to invest in a curated selection of artworks and other pricy items that include rare sneakers and comic books.
Financial Services
Fintech startup automates financial services for freelancers
Hnry uses predictive software to help the self-employed better handle taxes and other finances.
Computing & Tech
7 innovative ideas for protecting data privacy
Technological innovations that increase data privacy, both online and in stores.
Financial Services
A rewards program for sustainable shoppers
The Koin Rewards app automatically rewards shoppers upon completing a responsible purchase.
Financial Services
Startup turns your carbon footprint into a worthwhile investment
Project Wren’s subscription-based service makes it easy for people to invest in projects that offset carbon footprints.
Travel & Tourism
WeChat mini-program helps Chinese tourists in Finland
The city of Helsinki has developed a custom WeChat app to make travel in Finland easier for Chinese tourists.
Computing & Tech
Alipay launches guide to Shanghai recycling
An Alipay mini-program helps Shanghai residents avoid fines with advice on recycling.
Financial Services
AI-driven program uses selfies to verify IDs
Onfido matches a government-issued ID with a selfie to confirm an individual’s identity.
Financial Services
Startup allows people to earn stock when they shop
Bumped is an investment app that gives clients a fraction of stocks in participating businesses when they purchase goods there.
Financial Services
Startup eases burden of admin work with a single form
Pencil has created an easy process for small businesses to apply for supply credit with vendors, simplifying how SMEs manage supplier relations.
Financial Services
App makes a worker’s wages available on any day of the month
The app allows staff to collect a percentage of their wages any day of the month for a flat fee.
Financial Services
Credit card tracks carbon emissions of each purchase
A new credit card comes with a carbon-emission spending limit and is made out of sustainable materials.
Financial Services
French startup promises cheaper and easier banking for freelancers
Qonto is cheaper and faster than traditional banks, and clients can perform all banking transactions online.
Telecommunications
Fintech startup builds a smart cash register for Polish businesses
The cash registers make it cheap and simple for Polish small businesses to accept credit card payments and track sales in real time.
Financial Services
Apple has made a credit card that doesn’t really exist
The new Apple credit card can be used without a physical card.
Financial Services
Startup allows anyone to own a Picasso
A New York startup lets anyone invest and trade in great works of art.
Financial Services
Belgian startup helps companies manage messy trade compliance post Brexit
A single platform helps companies manage customs and trade compliance in-house.
Financial Services
Peer-to-peer lending platform moves one step closer to replacing traditional banks
Latvian fintech is redefining what peer-to-peer lending looks like.
Financial Services
UK bank pilots fingerprint-sensitive bank cards for contactless payments
NatWest is piloting using customers’ fingerprints to approve bank card purchases over £30.
Financial Services
Swiss bank UBS develops digital clone of its top economist
A digital clone could cut costs and still provide personalised service.
Financial Services
UK bank card miaows when you make a purchase
A fintech makes a clever play for creative types.
Travel & Tourism
UK’s Royal Mint uses AR to celebrate 50th anniversary of 50p coin
The Royal Mint embraces the wonders of AR to celebrate a coin.
Financial Services
US startup pilots a new way to evaluate credit history
A US startup looks beyond a client’s credit history to determine credit-worthiness.