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Elisa finds growth through digital services

TM Forum

The telco, which operates fixed and mobile networks in Finland and Estonia, develops and sells an eclectic mix of digital services, including specialized manufacturing software and IT services for manufacturers worldwide; network operations center (NOC) automation for other telcos; and a content production company, which in 2021 won an award for.

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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

Nigeria’s mobile money landscape, however, has been dominated by banks and other financial services companies. It was only late last year that Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN), gave the green light for telcos to acquire mobile money licenses. With the new licenses, banks are set to face some challenges from the telecommunications sector.

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Peer-to-peer banking - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

The principle is simple – you lend to individuals at interest rates based on their credit rating, and since you’re cutting out the bank as middleman, both lender and depositer get more attractive interest rates than they can get commercially. Banks are the archetypical intermediary, in this case between depositers and lenders.

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Crowdfunding creates a new layer of capital markets and new layers of value

Trends in the Living Networks

In 2006 BRW quoted me : There will also be a growth in companies that are less capital intensive. As the bank spokesperson noted, crowdfunding is unlikely to impact in any significant way the existing loan portfolio of banks. Almost no projects on crowdfunding platforms would have any chance of getting bank lending.

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The GeekWire Summit returns next week: Agenda released featuring Andy Jassy, Ciara and others

GeekWire

The former Hotwire and Expedia exec has not slowed down since leaving Zillow, bankrolling a handful of new ventures, launching a SPAC that acquired real estate service Opendoor, and even starting a new food-oriented social networking startup with his teenage daughter. Where will Andy Jassy take Amazon?

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Tech Moves: Accolade’s new board member; Adaptive Biotechnologies names a COO; and more

GeekWire

— Longtime F5 Networks board members Gary Ames and Deborah Bevier will be retiring from the board of directors effective March 11, when the company hosts its annual meeting. Bevier joined the F5 board in 2006. Adams was previously a managing director at SVB Leerink, an investment bank specializing in healthcare and life sciences.

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Sell-side banks become consultants - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

As such, the emerging domain of algorithmic trading – which largely automates trade execution – is in fact providing new ways for investment banks to create high-value relationships with the clients. However even greater value can be created by adding explicit value to clients’ decision-making processes.

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