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SVMN: MicroRate, Damian von Stauffenberg (April 11, 2007)
The April 11, 2007 meeting of the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network featured Damian von Stauffenberg from MicroRate, a rating agency that specializes in microfinance institutions. I ended up missing the first half of the talk, but was interested in what he had to say. After much cheerleading from the press, and the increased attention from…
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Two Social Entrepreneurs Who Are in a Mission to Change the Education Sector
Entrepreneurship is not an easy road. Though it is easy in recent days, several people working on a routine job tend to fail once or twice. The passion of the entrepreneur changes the path he/she is traveling. In simple terms, if you love the work you do, you can never feel your work as a…
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A Bioadhesive Device Bringing Breakthrough In Cancer
Technology and advancements in science have made living a longer and healthier life easy. Conditions and diseases that were once fatal can be either prevented or cured thanks to breakthroughs made by researchers and scientists. A discovery by scientists from three eminent colleges: Waseda University, the National Defense Medical College, and the Japan Science and…
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A Heart Monitor That Fits On Your Finger
Riken Centre for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo have collaborated to produce disruptive technology- a heart monitor that powered by solar and ambient light and is small enough to fit on a single finger. The scientists made the device look similar to a bandage that is entirely transparent making it aesthetically pleasing…
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Diagnosing Diseases Using A Sugar Run Cell
A team of researchers from the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at WSU developed one of the most amazing sensors. With Sudhanshu Gupta, an assistant professor, as the leader, the team made a biofuel cell that can be implanted in the body. The cell that runs on power supplied by sugar in the…
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Trends A Financier Should Keep Up With This Year
This year saw a great many innovations in the field of financial technology. From the new cloud to artificial intelligence, the technology is mind-boggling. Any financial service company that wants to offer better customer service and keeps perfect control needs to leverage every one of the high-end innovations. To be faster cheaper and more powerful,…
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The World Of Finance In The Next 5 Years
In the next half decade, the world of finance will alter so drastically that few can imagine it right now. The change in the landscape is already happening at a furious pace. Let’s take a look at how people are going to handle money and the data related to it in the next five years.…
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Financial Technology Trends in 2018
2018 has been a promising year with various technologies like intelligent AI, blockchain, the cloud technology,and design thinking. Some of the latest financial technology trends that have impressed the world are as follows. 1. Massive savings in digital transformation: Communications and retail are non-banking industries that have retained customer’s expectations from credit unions and banks.…
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Coding Bootcamp by the University of Oregon
Trilogy Education and the University of Oregon have collaborated to launch a program- coding boot camp in part time basis for working professionals and adult learners. Students and professionals who have interests in web development can make use of the program. It is a non-crediteducation program that is organized for 24 weeks. The name of…
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