ModulTrade and Yangting Internet Technology Announce Strategic Partnership to Allow SMEs to Expand Their Global Reach
LONDON – January 29th, 2018 – On Friday 26th January 2018, ModulTrade a blockchain-based B2B global trade platform and Yangting Internet Technology, an investment vehicle for Alibaba, announced a strategic partnership to support SME customers ...
WhatsApp launches ‘Business’ app for SMEs
January 18th, 2018 – Popular messaging platform WhatsApp unveiled a new ‘WhatsApp Business’ app, aimed at small and medium enterprises. The free-to-download Android app will make it easier for companies to connect with customers, as well as its ...
Cross-Border e-Commerce presents new business opportunities
January 16th, 2018 – e-Commerce has changed the way the world conducts business, and the rise in technology has made it easier to interact with customers quickly and across borders. With economies becoming more interconnected, companies large and sm...
Ferratum expands SME lending to Australia
January 15th, 2018 – Small and medium-sized Enterprises in Australia can look forward to securing business loans faster and easier, as Ferratum Oyj, an international provider of mobile banking and digital lending services, launches Ferratum Business...
International Funding for Financial Inclusion
January 15th, 2018 – Conducted annually since 2008 and in partnership with MIX since 2012, the CGAP Funders Survey is the most comprehensive source of analysis on primary sources of international funding for microfinance and financial inclusion. Thi...
Global Economy to Edge Up to 3.1 percent in 2018 but Future Potential Growth a Concern
WASHINGTON – January 9th, 2018 – The World Bank forecasts global economic growth to edge up to 3.1 percent in 2018 after a much stronger-than-expected 2017, as the recovery in investment, manufacturing, and trade continues, and as commodity-ex...
Australian Fintech & Challenger Bank Tyro to Launch New Financial Solutions for SME
December 27th, 2017 – Australian fintech and challenger bank Tyro is set to launch a new set of financial solutions for small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Founded in 2001, Tyro describes itself as Australia’s largest independent EFTPOS provider, ...
WTO ropes in Alibaba’s Jack Ma to promote e-commerce talks
BUENOS AIRES – December 12th, 2017 – In a first of its initiative, the 164 nation World Trade Organization (WTO) has officially partnered with Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-retail major Alibaba and the World Economic Forum to promote opening c...
Business opportunities in India: the industrial corridors
December 19th, 2017 – Today, India presents interesting business opportunities for companies worldwide. The exponential growth of the Indian economy, particularly in recent time, has produced a significant development of this market. In fact, the st...
How to Buy Bitcoin in Australia?
December 5th, 2017 – Australia is a smaller Bitcoin market when compared with the U.S, Europe, and Asia, though it expands rapidly. How to Buy Bitcoin in Australia? There are a number of ways acquiring Bitcoin, the most common method to purchase Bit...
