Digital wallets: Business model

Digital wallets: Business model. Now that we have suddenly realized the importance of going cashless, fintechs have started to feel the customer demand for their services. @Venmo, @Paypal, and @Chime in the US have begun to feel the surge in new regi...

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Oct 14, 2020
Can motor insurance be stopped on Demand?

Admiral Insurance UKAdmiral insurance, UK, recently announced that it would refund 110 million pounds of premium to its customers. That comes to around 25 pounds per customer. During the #covid19 lock-down, drivers stayed at home along with their car...

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Oct 14, 2020
Rise of the micro-influencers:

Who knew that my e-commerce assignment would lead to a rich vein of learning? Most of us know about influencers- individuals with a sizeable international following on Instagram and recommendations from whom serve as social proof for your brands.Pic:...

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Oct 14, 2020
Five key e-commerce metrics

I recently got the chance to do a consulting job for an e-commerce company to help with the to-be customer journey design. This was my first experience with an e-commerce business, and I gladly took this up as a learning opportunity. Here are the met...

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Oct 14, 2020
Blockchain: Basic building blocks

I happen to believe that Blockchain is one of the most game-changing human inventions since the Internet. At the same time, I have come to understand that it is not a panacea for all that ails the Internet as we know it. To understand the business i...

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Oct 14, 2020
I recently took Liv. for a test drive!

Liv. bank Emirates ID scanLiv. Bank was set up to entice the young population in the UAE. Today's digital natives expect a Netflix/Uber/Instagram style User Experience from their mobiles. Liv. gives you a checking account with a 2% rate of interest...

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Oct 14, 2020
Price comparison Websites / Motor Insurance

Price comparison Websites started in the UK around 20 years back. It began as a great way to compare insurance and bring down prices for consumers. Image from confused.com websiteThings started to change after a while. Insurers on the top of the list...

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Oct 14, 2020
Privacy vs. creepy Ads

Now, anyone who knows me, knows that I am a pro-privacy geek. I was not always like this. It started with a simple Google search for a flight ticket. After that, I realized that there were travel ads following me on Facebook and Instagram. It was spo...

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Oct 14, 2020
GPT3: is the Hype justified?

I started observing exciting news about GPT3 two weeks back on the twitter-sphere when Sharif Shameem figured out a new way to write code. He used an AI system created by research Lab OpenAI (Early founder Elon Musk (he is no longer involved), and su...

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Oct 14, 2020