Over 50 financial and blockchain professionals gathered at “Financial Inclusion and FinTech Adoption in Emerging Markets” for the latest fintech development of Africa held in Eaton Club, Central. The event commenced with the sharing of Elliott Hoffman, Growth Specialist of Paxful on the adoption of M-Pesa in Kenya and Paxful’s educational efforts to students in … Continue reading How to Leverage FinTech Opportunities in Africa
The Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture recently published a statement that the Iranian Economic Commission has approved a mechanism for digital coin mining. This is in line with Iranian internal laws that facilitate the growth of mining firms across the country. Crypto mining in Iran is gaining popularity with its cheap electricity … Continue reading Heaven for Bitcoin Miners? Iran Officially Legalizes Crypto Mining
Nigeria’s Unity Bank has entered into a collaboration with Binkabi, a commodity trading structure that is blockchain-based. The primary objective of this partnership is to propel lending to Nigeria’s agriculture sector. Expressly, Binkabi will avail blockchain-based agricultural solutions, whereby value addition will be availed to SMEs and farmers by propelling quality storage for farm produces … Continue reading Nigeria’s Unity Bank Collaborates with Binkabi for Blockchain-Based Agricultural Solutions
Beyond the hype of its potential, does blockchain technology really have the power to drive social impact? The distributed ledger technology is proven to increase efficiency, reduce costs promote transparency and by all accounts is and should have significant implications for sectors that are dedicated to driving social impact. A recent study from Stanford University, … Continue reading Stanford Study Findings—Is Blockchain Hype or Hope for Social Impact?
Agriculture is a very critical factor when it comes to economic growth and development, as acknowledged by the Worldbank. Projections from the Open Access Government website, providing up-to-date analyses of different fields say that based on the rate of our current population growth, estimated that by 2050, the agricultural sector will have to produce 70% … Continue reading How Blockchain Technology is Improving the Agricultural Sector
Indonesia has been a victim of unreliable crop data, and this has hindered the optimality of its agricultural sector. This nation has been grappling with the lack of accurate data when it comes to issues, such as crop output. HARA, a Jakarta-based startup, seeks to address this challenge by deploying blockchain technology. According to Bloomberg, … Continue reading Indonesia’s Chronic Crop Data Problem Solved by Blockchain
KPMG, a Big Four audit firm, announced on Nov. 28 that it has rolled out a blockchain-enabled track and trace platform dubbed KPMG Origins in Australia, China, and Japan. The platform leverages emerging technological innovations, such as blockchain and internet of things sensors (IoT), as well as data analytics tools. Its primary function is to … Continue reading KPMG Launches Blockchain-Integrated Supply Chain Platform in Australia, China & Japan
Dr. Ben Goertzel is the founder and CEO of SingularityNET, a decentralized blockchain-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) marketplace project. He has described the project as a medium for the creation and the emergence of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) as well as a way to roll out superior AI-as-a-service to every vertical market and enable everyone in … Continue reading Dr. Ben Goertzel—Striving towards an Autonomous Decentralized and Compassionate Artificial Super Intelligence
Our population is growing, with data showing over 7 billion people living on Earth. This number is expected to grow further, reaching just under 10 billion in 2050. Following this expected growth, we must consider what technology, data, and information will need to be handled, making processes more efficient and sustainable to maintain our numbers. … Continue reading Blockchain, Our Growing Global Population, and Food Resources
Ant Financial, the parent company of AliPay, has launched OpenChain, a new blockchain platform that gives developers and small and micro enterprises (SMEs) the power to leverage the Chinese blockchain giant’s proprietary blockchain consortium and efficiently and cost effectively deploy smart contracts and create decentralized apps (DApps). Ant Financial Blockchain is the largest productivity blockchain … Continue reading Ant Financial Launches OpenChain for China's Small Businesses to Leverage its Enterprise Blockchain Consortium