Africa: Tech Giants in the Making
Emboldened by the success of its home-grown M-PESA mobile payment framework, Kenya is now set to become Africa’s tech giant with even Google taking...
Tata Steel: Perseverance & Excellence
Blame it on Ayn Rand. She – of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead fame – provided Sajid Savid with an ideological backbone. Secretary for...
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AI writing tool ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. What exactly is it? What’s its potential, for good or ill? BV editor HAL...
SME: Engineering Perfection
Perfection is often the outcome of fortuitous circumstance – not necessarily of a carefully traced design process. That’s how a West Sussex precision engineering...
Jan Koum: He Won’t Stop
“We want to know as little about our users as possible,” Jan Koum claims. Mr Koum is cofounder of instant messaging app WhatsApp. It...
‘Commission-free’ investment platform expected in Q3 2021
FINTECH start-up Lightyear is offering Europe’s first commission-free investment platform.
Set to start rolling out in Q3 2021, Lightyear marries multi-currency accounts with unlimited access...
UN head backs new watchdog body for AI
UN SECRETARY-General Antonio Guterres is backing proposals for the creation of an international AI watchdog body.
The rapid advance of generative AI like ChatGPT —...
Achieving a shared vision with a well-disciplined team
Q&A with Banco Ripley Perú CEO René Emilio Jaime Farach
BV: How do you evaluate Banco Ripley's performance in banking?
René Jaime: Our bank is growing...
Financing the Future: Leveraging the Power of Investment
Projected growth rates for emerging economies are slowing down. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects their convergence with more advanced economies to take place...
Uber über alles? Ride-hailing firm damaged by leaked files
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
DISTURBING details have surfaced surrounding ride-hailing service Uber’s chaotic global expansion period.
Uber was founded in the US in 2009; within three...




































