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Category Archives: Future

Dropbox banking: The backbone for Fintechs and a probable model for banking in the future

The argument about if Fintechs and Banks are frenemies would never end. And it’s justifiably so. Retail banks have a model of providing checking, savings, investment account services. Of course, they layer that with credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, etc. Fintech showing up on the scene means one thing, banks would be losers. There isn’t any […]

Posted 27 June 2017 † dejiolowe § Mobile § Payment § Piscalux ‡ Comments (1) °

mCash would change the future of payments in Nigeria

The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), along with numerous banks, have launched mCash as an alternative payment system in the populous country in Africa. mCash rides on USSD and anyone can easily use the code to make payments at large stores, corner shops, etc. The mCash payment system, which is automatically available to over 28 […]

Posted 07 November 2016 † dejiolowe § Business § Cards § Mobile § Nigeria § Payment § Piscalux ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: ,

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Challenge

I’ve been on the AI train for quite a while. Sounds like the next thing humans will do but you never know it may end up like the disappointment genetics ended up being despite the promises of 1990s. Google AI recently spanked someone at the game of Go, considering that “someone” is one of the […]

Posted 27 March 2016 † dejiolowe § Piscalux ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Mum, AI took my job

Recently jobless, I took to trolling the internet for good inspiring stories and I fortunate to bump into a long form on George Hotz inventing a self-driving car. George is of internet fame when he was the first to successfully hack an iPhone and then made a mess of Sony. That’s then. There are many ways to […]

Posted 21 December 2015 † dejiolowe § Business § Piscalux ‡ Comments (1) °

Goodbye Hard drives but I won’t miss you

I just read an article where experts said price of SSD will continue to fall. Sincerely that’s the most stupid statement I have read in months. It’s like saying the sun will rise tomorrow morning. SSD, which is an acronym for Solid State Drive, is basically a bigger USB drive shoehorned into the size of […]

Posted 31 October 2015 † dejiolowe § ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,