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Have the Banks already been Disrupted?

Matthew Griffin

Banks were once the corner stone of the community but today their industry is being disrupted and disintermediated. There were two quotes that stood out for me and they were “My children don’t see Banks as a brand any longer” and “ We’re at risk of being turned into dumb pipes”. No, I just can’t be bothered.

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The Banks Guide to scouting Fintech

Matthew Griffin

“Four of Europe’s largest banks reveal their Fintech scouting strategies and with one exception their approach won’t come as a surprise. As an Entrepreneur you’ve worked 247 365 and seen your bank balance dwindle. When Accor and Hilton were reviewing the market do you think they investigated the rental market?

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Wazoku Secures New Funding from Barclays

Wazoku

Wazoku also plans to continue its expansion through core European markets and North America. This will include the strengthening of its global alliances network which allows it to forge strong, partnerships spreading the message of EveryDay innovation through events and roadshows.

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How hackathons can help you get started with blockchain

hackerearth

An open, decentralized database that keeps a record of all digital transactions across a peer-to-peer network—that’s blockchain. All members with access to the network can view and validate the transactions using cryptographic keys, without a third party, such as a bank. The computers in the network are called nodes.

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How hackathons can help you get started with blockchain

hackerearth

An open, decentralized database that keeps a record of all digital transactions across a peer-to-peer network—that’s blockchain. All members with access to the network can view and validate the transactions using cryptographic keys, without a third party, such as a bank. The computers in the network are called nodes.

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Disruptive Energy.

100%Open

According to the World Bank, Costa Rica used 1370 watts per capita in 2013. Bulb is a new energy supplier in the UK that’s disrupting the energy supplier market. In March 2018, Portugal created all of its energy requirements from renewables and had some spare. Both countries are beautiful, in their own respective ways.

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How China Creates the Strongest Innovation System

The BMI Lab Blog

(This is the first in a series of two articles about innovation in China, where we share the insights gained from the research trip we made to China with some of BMI Lab’s clients in August 2017). Massive investments, a huge market and the hiring of worldwide talent has boosted the Chinese innovative ecosystem.

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