Fast Company: President Obama has quietly recruited top tech talent from the likes of Google and

TECHCRUNCH: Azimo, a mobile money transfer startup out of London that was once feted by Facebook, is jumping

BUSINESS INSIDER: Stripe, the £3.2 billion ($5 billion) US online payments start-up, is rolling out

WIRED Money: After 20 years of experience in the money transfer industry, Ahmed founded WorldRemit — a

Fast Company: You won’t truly be happy until a company knows everything about you. Where you

Business Insider: Twitter announced Thursday that current CEO Dick Costolo will be stepping down from his

Fastcompany: Many millennials want to make the world a better place, and the future of

Coindesk: Two of Australia’s ‘big four’ banks, Westpac Banking Corporation and the Australia and New

TECHINASIA: When we decided to relocate the Life.SREDA fund from Russia, a number of countries

FAST COMPANY: Tuk-tuks might be everyday, ubiquitous transportation in Nairobi or Phnom Penh, but can these

Wired: Countless people already use Pinterest to discover and share things they like, from recipes and

TECH IN ASIA:  Japan’s GMO Internet is often in the news as an investor, but today the Japanese

TECHCRUNCH: In the rush of companies crowding into the mobile payment space, a startup out of

TECHCRUNCH: As PayPal moves closer to its spinoff from parent eBay, the company continues to expand the services it will have to

The Financial Brand: Banks are often ridiculed for their lack of innovation, but some seem

WIRED: Apple Pay, the payments service that allows for contactless payments in stores and one-touch payments

Fastcompany: South Korean Team Takes $2 Million Top Prize At DARPA Robotics Challenge. DARPA wants

E27.CO: From payment gateways to microbusiness, these Indonesian startups have shown enormous growth – both in

TECHCRUNCH: Fintech, the home of the fabled unicorn, is hot. There are now 36 fintech unicorns in

TECHCRUNCH: Brazil is one of the world’s fastest growing mobile markets, with 90 million smartphones in circulation

The Economist: Crowdfunding is just one of a number of ways in which European SMEs,

TECHCRUNCH: While remittances open the door for growth, that possibility pales in comparison to the larger

DEALSTREETASIA: Singapore-state fund Temasek-owned Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd, a non-banking financial company is planning to establish a

Mashable: South Korean messaging company Daum Kakao has acquired social networking apps Path and Path Talk for an

REUTERS:  Airbus Group announced the creation of a $150 million venture capital fund and said it

TECHINASIA: Singapore-based TradeHero today announced it has partnered with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to organize the StockWhiz 2015

E27.CO: Here’s everything you want to know about Singapore’s startup scene. Take a look at some of

TECHCRUNCH:  At its I/O developer conference today, Google announced Android Pay, a new payments solution

The Economist: Paying for a taxi ride using your mobile phone is easier in Nairobi

The Finanser:  I just visited with Roberto Ferrari at CheBanca! in Italy.  For those who don’t know CheBanca!,