by BillMalloy | Apr 18, 2022 | Startups
Boston ranked fifth in last year’s Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report. Unsurprisingly, Silicon Valley came first, with New York and London tying for second place and Beijing claiming fourth place. These cities have consistently maintained the top five...
by BillMalloy | Sep 1, 2021 | Business, Finance, Fintech, Startups
FranShares, a Chicago-based fintech startup, has filed with the SEC to make fractional franchise ownership accessible to global retail investors with as little as $500. According to the FranShares website, there are over 770,000 franchise establishments in America....
by BillMalloy | Jul 20, 2021 | Cryptocurrency, Finance, Fintech, Startups, Technology
Imagined by John Q. Public to be little more than an online bookstore at its launch in the mid-1990s, Amazon is now one of the “Big Five” (i.e., the five largest information technology companies in the United States). Its website describes it as focusing on...
by BillMalloy | Nov 19, 2020 | Business, Computing, Finance, Fintech, Startups, Technology
Due to the digitalization of the entertainment industry on the consumer end, streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu now offer customers thousands of movies and TV shows. Moreover, services such as Apple Music and Spotify provide people with access...
by BillMalloy | Aug 27, 2020 | Business, Communications, Cryptocurrency, Finance, Fintech, Startups, Technology
Even prior to 2020, the fintech industry was moving forward at a rapid pace thanks to an increasing reliance on digital platforms, both for professional and personal use. However, following the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, financial...
by BillMalloy | Jan 2, 2020 | Business, Finance, Fintech, Startups, Technology
Banks and financial institutions have been among the slowest companies to adopt new technologies and trends. However, with the advent of new technologies in the fintech industry, that is starting to change. Banks are starting to work with fintech startups and apply...