It is wrong to assume that remote work should be incorporated into company strategy only in crises, says an entrepreneur, who believes that a work-from-home policy should become an integral part of businesses regardless of the situation. In comments to Via News, Pedro Oliveira, co-founder of Landing.jobs, said the fact that the coronavirus outbreak triggered a…
Gone are the days when the word ‘loan’ existed only in the dictionary of banks and shylocks. Today, technology is revolutionizing global finance such that people can access credit outside the strict bounds of the financial industry. Notably, the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry is one of these mediums. The global P2P lending platforms industry is…
Small businesses are rapidly growing because of technology which has enabled several marketing options. Technology is changing how small businesses operate, leading to the advent of new trends in the marketplace. The emerging trends can be in marketing, finance, tech or even public policy and thus entrepreneurs should be aware of how the trends are going to…
Banco Agrícola, a leading bank in El Salvador, recently launched “Cuenta Fácil”, the first 100% digital product that allows the complete opening of a bank account through their App Banca Móvil. After the acquisition in 2007 by Grupo Bancolombia, Banco Agrícola becomes a benchmark bank in most of Central America and Latin America, in a…
LAGOS, Nigeria (ViaNews) – Nigerians have gone full-on in what using social networks for business is about. Most businesses, entrepreneurs, and salesperson in the country are now using Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google, and YouTube to help create brand awareness, improve sales, and market their goods and services. 17 years of GSM technology in Nigeria The…
LISBON (VIANews) – Right at the heart of the Web Summit, we met with Mobbeel, a company who develops cutting-edge multibiometric authentication, digital onboarding, and biometric signature solutions for digital environments. “The Cybersecurity industry is becoming crucial, taking into account that new sectors are emerging every day increasingly demanding technological solutions” Mobbeel’s CEO & Co-Founder,…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (ViaNews) – The colossal South American country, featuring a population of more than 210 million inhabitants, is having businesses of all kinds (from restaurants to more recently a real estate construction and development company) willing to accept payments with cryptocurrencies, particularly, bitcoin but ethereum, dash, monero, and Iota as well. According to CoinMap.org,…
NEW YORK (ViaNews) – According tot the Federal Trade Commission (FDC), criminals use ingenious schemes to deceive “millions of people every year”. Old and new tricks are used to get people to send money or give out personal information. The FDC warns about two things that never change, crooks follow: headlines and the money. According…
WASHINGTON (ViaNews) – On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines – 3-2 – to repeal its net neutrality protections, setting the wheels in motion to deregulate the U.S. broadband industry. The meeting came with a degree of drama as the hearing room was evacuated temporarily as police K-9 units were brought in…
WASHINGTON (ViaNews) – The era of gaming began in the early 1970s with the introduction of arcade video game Computer Space by Nutting Associates. This game was later followed by the better known Pong by Atari in 1972. Initially, video games were thought to be solely for children but the audience of gamers has greatly…
