The latest abbreviation in finance and crypto-world is ‘ICO’. A word that gives both local and global financial authorities like the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nightmares for several reasons. Not to be confused with Initial Public Offering (IPO) which is used by firms to raise cash through the issuing of shares to the […]
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The Impact of AI, Machine Learning & Automation on Businesses
We are living in exciting and innovative times with futuristic technology literally at our fingertips. But for the longest time, small to medium-sized businesses were not serviced by the latest tech trends enterprises have been able to benefit from. That is, until now. This piece explores these technology trends and how they will impact business […]
Already GDPR-ed Out?
Well it didn’t take long – less than a full week in fact, for the first GDPR-related court cases to surface against none other than the biggest social tech giants Facebook and Google. It was as if lawyers were just waiting to pounce on the tech giants for their apparent failure to protect their users’ […]
Criminal mindedness
One fundamental and often ignored view within economics is that humans have the propensity to display irrational behaviour in the decision-making processes. Based on this notion, one can conclude that we have a fundamental tendency to act corruptly and be generally criminally-inclined except maybe the virtuous few. One can further infer that how advanced an […]
For investment gains or for purpose?
As much as institutions, risk-averse, or simply skeptical people have downplayed the new digital currency revolution – it still, a decade after coming to public light, remained resilient and now ever so prevalent in our society. Bitcoin now gets a regular mention in daily news and stock market reports. It is also being traded by […]
The fuss about trade disputes
What does a small-scale farm-holding, two presidents, some tech companies and their respective local currencies all have in common? Well, the answer might be obvious if you have been paying attention to the so-called trade war between China and the US in the news lately. But why is it of concern and what are the […]
