How did this tiny startup put live, moving, people into a full-blown 3D landscape, instantaneously?

par | Juil 28, 2022 | Bristol, distributed computing, Europe, futurism, ian hogarth, metaverse, player, Roblox, Simulation, songkick, TC, Tom Blomfield, United Kingdom, video games, video gaming, vrchat

Jumping into a flatpacked, chipboard room wasn’t my usual experience of the UK’s legendary Glastonbury Music Festival. But here I was, doing my best to dance around and test out this crazy new way of putting myself into the so-called Metaverse. It turned out to...

Digital bank Umba raises $15M, plans to expand into three new African markets

par | Avr 13, 2022 | Africa, Banking, canary, ceo, digital banking, Egypt, Finance, financial services, financial technology, Funding, Interswitch, Lagos, lux capital, monzo, Nigeria, nubank, Online lending, peer to peer, Recent Funding, Rwanda, Startups, TC, Tom Blomfield, Umba, Zynga

There’s no shortage of digital banks in Nigeria and, in general, in Africa. As the region continues to experience rapid growth in mobile usage and the corresponding growing young population, these fintechs think this is the right time to provide financial services to...

Digital bank Umba raises $15M, plans to expand into three new African markets

par | Avr 13, 2022 | Africa, Banking, canary, ceo, digital banking, Egypt, Finance, financial services, financial technology, Funding, Interswitch, Lagos, lux capital, monzo, Nigeria, nubank, Online lending, peer to peer, Recent Funding, Rwanda, Startups, TC, Tom Blomfield, Umba, Zynga

There’s no shortage of digital banks in Nigeria and, in general, in Africa. As the region continues to experience rapid growth in mobile usage and the corresponding growing young population, these fintechs think this is the right time to provide financial services to...