Tagged: iot

July 13, 2024 @ 8:56 am By Michael Wong  |  

Exein, a Rome, Italy-based company specializing in embedded IoT cybersecurity, announced it has secured €15 million (about $16.4 million) in a Series B funding round led by 33N, a firm focused on cybersecurity and infrastructure software investments. The round also included contributions from Partech and… Read More

January 3, 2024 @ 9:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: WKEY), a global firm focused on cybersecurity, digital identity, and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions operating as a holding company, through its subsidiary WISe.ART, a key player in the field of digital art and luxury collectibles, is pleased to announce… Read More

September 4, 2023 @ 9:24 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Utimaco, a global provider of IT security solutions, has released new consumer research that indicates a low level of trust around Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This has highlighted the need for more education from the industry into how smart devices are secured with the… Read More

December 28, 2021 @ 9:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

JCB, a Japanese international payment brand and Singaporean Fintech Keychain GK have implemented offline payments using near-field communication (NFC), self-sovereign identity, and blockchain technology, the companies recently announced With the spread of 5G and the development of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, machine-to-machine payments will… Read More

September 20, 2021 @ 6:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Insurtech firm Concirrus has introduced its next-gen platform for the (Internet of Things) IoT-enabled insurance sector. This new modular tech offering, which aims to leverage Concirrus’ extensive investment expertise and experience of working within the insurance market, will “allow insurers to accelerate their transition to… Read More

September 3, 2021 @ 3:03 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The MULTOS Consortium, a group of organizations that are focused on the promotion and development of the MULTOS specifications, revealed that McLEAR, a technology firm supplying smart payment rings has joined as a Partner Member. MULTOS is a security technology for all-digital devices offering a… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 10:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ThycoticCentrify, a provider of Cloud identity security services established via the merger of privileged access management (PAM) leaders Thycotic and Centrify, recently revealed that it has made updates to its PAM solution for DevOps, Thycotic DevOps Secrets Vault. The updated version provides certificate-based authentication and… Read More

August 1, 2021 @ 7:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Jacobo Toll-Messia, the Founder and CEO at Nahmii AS, which is focused on providing layer-2 scalability solutions for Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest smart contract platform. Jacobo talked about the different approaches taken to effectively scale enterprise-grade blockchain or distributed… Read More

June 29, 2021 @ 9:23 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Internet of Things (IoT) communications network provider iWire this week announced a $34 million Series A funding round led by Noor Capital. France’s sovereign fund BPI France participated by offering a long-term equipment purchase option to iWire. That brings the company’s total raise to more… Read More

May 28, 2021 @ 6:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bison Trails, a blockchain infrastructure platform-as-a-service company that was acquired by Coinbase, revealed on May 28, 2021 that it will be supporting the Helium Network’s blockchain upgrade to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus algorithm. This shift to PoS is being carried out to increase network reliability…. Read More

May 20, 2021 @ 11:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bosch, Ocean Protocol represented by BigchainDB, and Fetch.ai have all joined Catena-X, in order to bring their “collective expertise” in market, mechanism, and token-based incentive design Catena-X is described as an “agile” ecosystem with automotive industry stakeholders. All firms taking part in Catena-X are working… Read More

February 27, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

  Are you stuck somewhere in outer space with utility bills to settle? Then you need not worry, because the satellites may be able to take care of them. JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) reportedly been testing blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DTL)-powered payments between… Read More

February 15, 2021 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Dr. Joshua Ellul, the Chairman of Malta Digital Innovation Authority and Director of Centre for DLTs, University of Malta. Dr. Ellul discussed how blockchain-based smart contracts are streamlining routine business processes. He also talked about his research interests which include… Read More

October 31, 2020 @ 12:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bill Scannell, President, Global Sales & Customer Operations, Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL), explains how companies across the globe are adjusting to working in the “new normal” environment following the COVID-19 outbreak. He writes in a blog post that Brazil-based retailer Grupo Boticario had to address a… Read More

October 25, 2020 @ 8:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital commerce platforms with experience-centric models are attractive to investors because of their focus on “long-term value creation,” according to a report from KPMG. Other businesses are also taking advantage of the benefits of experience-centric models, including ridesharing apps, media channels, Edtech companies, healthcare service… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global internet of things (IoT) security market is expected to be valued at around $20.77 billion by 2027, which means that it’s expanding at a very significant compounded annual growth rate  (CAGR) of 32.3 %. As noted in a release, the rise in the… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 8:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The developers of Ocean Protocol, which allows software engineers to build marketplaces and other apps to privately and securely publish, exchange, and consume data, will be creating a “bridge” between the Energy Web Decentralized Operating System (EW-DOS) and Ocean’s data marketplaces. As mentioned in a… Read More

August 22, 2020 @ 7:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hangzhou’s Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun), a Chinese cloud computing company that operates as a subsidiary of the e-commerce giant, Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA), has partnered with the Fintech Academy in Singapore and Pfizer, an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. Through the partnership, the two companies and the Fintech Academy… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan needs to work on its economic development strategy. The country has a population of over 210 million, but its GDP hasn’t grown nearly as fast. The country’s GDP is around $300 billion and the average income is about $1,500 per year which is significantly… Read More

April 2, 2020 @ 12:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Push Technology, a provider of real-time intelligent data streaming and messaging services, will offer a cloud-powered platform for API management, called Diffusion Cloud. The platform will be available at no extra cost for the company’s new and existing clients. Push Technology notes that it… Read More