Monthly Archives: July 2018


Trade finance has long been ripe for digitization, and electronic trade documents are already in use by some supply chain participants. Blockchain technology has the potential to take this digitization to the next level, by providing a shared, tamper-proof ledger of digital records. Recent news concerning HSBC and ING underpins […]

Blockchain in Trade Finance: Breakthroughs on the Horizon


Indian digital payment giant, Paytm, is reportedly planning to acquire the last-minute hotel booking app, NightStay Travels Pvt. Ltd for around $20 Mn. According to sources, SoftBank and Alibaba backed e-commerce giant is all set to acquire the Delhi based company. NightStay was founded by Khan and Deepak Negi in […]

Paytm acquires Hotel Booking Startup NightStay


Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 8th July 2018 News you can use We’ve got to become a start-up nation again,’ says former Cisco CEO –Cisco’s former CEO says that while tax reform has created a friendlier environment for start-ups, regulations need to […]

Startup news roundup for week ending 8th July 2018



We all like convenience. You will note that the nature of our jobs have made it difficult to be at home all the time. This is the reason why most homeowners have preferred to automate their homes. Nowadays, you can readily control your home remotely. You can actually do this […]

Smart Home and startup opportunities


Here are some of the prominent startups that announced shutdown in June of 2018 Twitter Shuts down Online Safety Company Smyte after acquiring it – Social media giant, Twitter, announced that it had acquired Smyte, a startup focused on delivering online safety and anti-spam solutions. Interestingly, a day after the […]

RIP: Startup shutdown in June 2018


Roundup of news and ideas from the world of startups – Week ending 1 July 2018 News you can use We’ve got to become a start-up nation again,’ says former Cisco CEO –Cisco’s former CEO says that while tax reform has created a friendlier environment for start-ups, regulations need to […]

Startup news roundup for week ending 1st July 2018