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By Jon D. Markman On September 24, 201802:27 PM Eastern
Banks and credit unions are in a fight for their lives. A financial technology revolution is underway. The old world order is dying.
In early September, Bloomberg reported Mastercard (MA) and...
On January 24, 2018, the first Weiss Cryptocurrency Ratings were released. Bitcoin got a C+ (“fair”). And many in the crypto community fiercely denounced the grade as overly punishing.
Charles...
By Juan M. Villaverde On September 19, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Last week, I demonstrated how highly successful distributed applications (killer dApps) will be the driving force behind mass adoption of cryptocurrencies and distributed ledger technology.
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By Jon D. Markman On August 24, 201803:34 PM Eastern
Financial technology has reached an inflection point. We can already see a new set of winners emerging in the payment industry.
Costco (COST) is reportedly set to start rolling out contactless...
By Gavin Magor On August 23, 201805:30 PM Eastern
They're all beating the S&P 500 this year and poised to keep outrunning the bull This run-up is remarkable. Wall Street barely blinks an eye at news from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue that would...
By Jon D. Markman On August 22, 201801:55 PM Eastern
The world’s most-populous country is embracing the robot revolution, and all that goes with it.
Last week, 533,000 visitors packed the World Robot Conference in Beijing. The western media...
By Jon D. Markman On August 6, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Imagine a world without wires. Messaging, phone calls and media all streaming magically to all of your screens, anywhere. It is a cord-cutter’s dream.
Amazon.com (AMZN) announced on Thursday...
By Jon D. Markman On August 3, 201802:52 PM Eastern
It is Economics 101. The best business model involves strong sales and high profit margins. Sadly, the combination almost never happens.
Apple (AAPL) almost got there in the past quarter. The...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On July 23, 201807:55 AM Eastern
We began warning about the rising danger of war over four years ago: Trade wars, cyberwars, currency wars, civil wars, regional wars or worse.
Since then, we’ve seen Russia’s annexation of...
By Jon D. Markman On July 18, 201802:36 PM Eastern
Modern telemedicine was born in 2001 when NASA engineers were given the task of providing extended healthcare to astronauts flying 220 miles above the Earth’s surface.
The challenge was...