FinTech

Law Regulating Online Shopping Activities Enforced In China

The e-commerce law newly enforced in China on Jan 1, 2019, aims to improve regulation over vast online markets that have... Read more

DBS Banks On Data To Know What Customers Want Before They Themselves Know

DBS Bank is hoping to be more pre-emptive in meeting its customers' needs as the Singaporean bank focuses its attention ... Read more

​KT Unveils Airship Drone For Use In 5G Emergency Network

The telco's Skyship Platform features an airship drone that will scan for mobile signals of those in need of rescue. Read more

​LG Uplus To Deploy Home IoT To Wooshin Apartments

LG Uplus' IoT@home app will control heating, lights, and gas and allow users to check energy usage and parking space ava... Read more

Xiaomi Eyes $6b In Hong Kong IPO, Pulls Mainland China Share Offers

Xiaomi had postponed its mainland share offering but only to pursue an initial public offering in Hong Kong scheduled fo... Read more

PayPal Touts Global Reach As Mobile Wallets Pop Up In APAC

Banks, telcos, and e-commerce players in the region now offer their own payment platforms, but PayPal believes its globa... Read more

Arlan Hamilton On Backstage Capitals Banner Year

As the second day of Inspirefest (22 June) rolled on, a familiar face to the event made a welcome appearance on the ma... Read more

Honest Eats Mini Hack Top Prize Goes To Tap-dancing Vending Machine

Earlier this month, some of the country’s most innovative designers, entrepreneurs and creators were tasked with crea... Read more

Researchfest 2018 Winner Using CRISPR To Delete Huntingtons Disease

Now in its third year, Researchfest is Inspirefest’s research pitch competition, and it sees some of Ireland’s bes... Read more

EY-Serens Yvonne Kiely: Digital Is An Ecosystem Of Enablement

In October, Siliconrepublic.com reported how consulting giant EY expanded its digital design and consultancy business ... Read more

Listen, Watch, Wait, Observe: Art In The Digital Age

The crowd at Inspirefest 2018 was hushed as renowned cartoonist Liza Donnelly took her time, silently drawing the front... Read more

The Future Of Money Might Mean We Dont Take Cash

On the second morning of Inspirefest (22 June), Karen Contet Farzam catapulted the audience into the future and explain... Read more

Key Start-up Tips From A Social Impact Investor

Larissa Best is president of Luxembourg Business Angel Network (LBAN). After studying banking in Switzerland, she start... Read more

What Can You Expect From Inspirefest 2019?

Inspirefest 2018 is in full swing, with thousands of attendees flocking to the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre Dublin for two... Read more