A specific vertical of BNPL products is gaining traction: one targeted toward small and medium enterprises (SMEs), also known as “SME BNPL.”
Have ‘The Privacy Talk’ with your business partners
Unless you hear it firsthand, it can be hard to discern if a partner is thinking about privacy, if they are committed to data ethics and how compliance is woven into their organization’s culture.
Why do the media always pit labor against capital?
There are abusive corporations, and we do need a better social safety net so that people aren’t at the mercy of the doctrine of shareholder primacy, but that truth disguises a more complicated reality.
What China’s new data privacy law means for US tech firms
Modeled after the EU’s GDPR, China’s PIPL imposes protections and restrictions on data collection and transfer that companies both inside and outside of China will need to address.
Investors are doubling down on Southeast Asia’s digital economy
Southeast Asian tech companies are drawing the attention of investors around the world. In 2020, startups in the region raised over $8.2 billion, about four times more than they did in 2015.
Laser-initiated fusion leads the way to safe, affordable clean energy
Fusion power plants will eventually replace most conventional power plants and related large-scale energy infrastructure that are still so dominant today. There will be no need for coal or gas.
The Marvel Unlimited comics app just got a major overhaul
Marvel is rolling out a brand new version of its Marvel Unlimited comics subscription app. Among the updates are exclusive Infinity Comics: high-res vertical comics designed for phones and tablets.
Fintech is transforming the world’s oldest asset class: Farmland
While farmland is among the oldest investment classes around, the average investor hasn’t had access to farmland the way that billionaires and institutional investors have. That’s changing.
Debt versus equity: When do non-traditional funding strategies make sense?
How can debt be stable and reliable? Seems like an oxymoron, but the reality is that while equity investors are looking for growth, debt investors just want to get paid back with interest.
We must subsidize and regulate space exploration
Space can and should be about much more than giving the 1% another Instagrammable moment and increasing the wealth of the billionaires who provide the service.