Sweden leads the race to become cashless society (by cnn money)
The first European country to print paper money (1661), might now be the first to do away with it completely.
read moreThe first European country to print paper money (1661), might now be the first to do away with it completely.
read moreYou’re mad. You’ve just heard some of your employees have done something you’ve told them not to do.
What do you do?
Deutsche Post DHL (DPWGn.DE) is buying independent British postal operator UK Mail Group (UKM.L) for 243 million pounds ($316 million) to cement its foothold in Europe’s three largest e-commerce markets, Britain, Germany and France.
read moreSmartphone penetration is approaching a peak, just nine years after the launch of the first full touchscreen smartphone.
No other personal device has had the same commercial and societal impact as the smartphone, and no other device seems likely to. However, as the base nears a plateau, relentless innovation continues at device and network levels, leading to exciting times.
We usually associate an industry’s transformation with the adoption of a new technology. But although new technologies are often major factors, they have never transformed an industry on their own. What does achieve such a transformation is a business model that can link a new technology to an emerging market need.
read moreMobility has disrupted a number of industries, but the marriage of new technology to the financial sector, in particular, is extraordinarily innovative. Though the financial market is evolving through the use of mobile devices and mobile applications that offer full banking services, these innovations extend far beyond mobile banking.
read moreMarketing is at the interface of the firm and its present and prospective markets. How will the activities, responsibilities and design of the marketing organisation evolve in the future?
read moreYour fridge is getting so smart, security-software maker Kaspersky Lab thinks you probably shouldn’t trust it.
read moreMore evidence has arrived that digital transformation is a top concern for businesses. But, a new report also shows that fragmented implementations and inability to experiment are roadblocks.
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