Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has revolutionized numerous industries in recent years, and finance is no exception. With its scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness, SaaS has become a game-changer for financial institutions, enabling them to streamline operations, enhance data security, and improve customer experiences. Moving forward, SaaS in the finance industry will likely significantly impact existing financial infrastructure and [...]
Decentralized finance has long been viewed as an avenue for the world’s two billion unbanked people to access a financial system and consummate transactions securely. To illustrate the point the website Cointelegraph in May 2022 related the tale of a man identified only as Jorge, who lives in the Southern African nation of Mozambique. According [...]
When Bitcoin slid from a record-high valuation of $69,000 in November 2021 to under $33,000 in January 2022, there was genuine concern in the cryptocurrency community that it was an indication that dire things were ahead. In the parlance, there were those who wondered aloud whether a “crypto winter” was at hand. David Marcus, former [...]
While there is considerable hype surrounding autonomous vehicles, there are still miles to go before widespread deployment of this technology. A 2020 MIT study concluded, in fact, that Level 4 implementation -- i.e., the appearance of self-driving vehicles that can handle complex situations, albeit with human monitoring -- will likely not be seen until at [...]
While the implications of the Internet of Things (IoT) have been felt in the home through the use of things like smart appliances, doorbells and virtual assistants, its potential is limitless. In fact, it’s not too much of a stretch to say that it might save the planet. There are countless examples. Consider, for instance, [...]