In this issue: Robotaxis in Beijing, Shell and electric vehicles, digital currency in Japan, social impact fintech in Australia, Pakistan and post-delivery payments, Filipino startup success…
Not content on resting on her laurels, she has managed to grow her Skin Magical startup into a Skye group of companies. Under the umbrella of her health and wellness organization were…
“It’s super easy for the user; they literally take the mold, throw in the cold metal powder or metal ingots, put it in the microwave, press the button and walk away” Moodie told TechCrunch. “It even…”
The test run will focus on the digital currency’s feasibility for low-cost business transactions, such as large payments between companies. The group aims to bring the currency into circulation as soon as the latter half…
This endeavor is made possible with a solution built on the blockchain, where nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are used to replace each ticket sold. As traditional characteristics of this technology state, tickets…
Customers will be able to hail one of the daily service’s 67 cars at more than 600 pick-up and drop-off points in both commercial and residential areas, it said. It will charge fares similar to the level of…
“…more than 90% of the country’s online shopping is done with post-delivery cash payments rather than electronic transactions, resulting in the funds of businesses being held up for weeks.”
A perhaps more consequential recent development was the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz’s Web3 lobbying push in Washington, D.C., in early October. The firm…
