Category: Financial Services

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What are the disadvantages of cryptocurrencies?

– Much time has been spent lauding blockchain and cryptocurrencies in this series.  However, cryptocurrencies suffer...
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Open Innovation: Definition and Future Trends

– In today’s digitized world, information is spread vastly across the web. Due to the quantity...
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Smoke signals: Tobacco industry in transition

– As British American Tobacco (BAT) unveiled its plans to bring its upgraded tobacco heating product...
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Artificial Intelligence for Everyone

– To the average person, artificial intelligence (AI) is more science fiction than science fact. While...
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Will Bitcoin be the world’s single currency in 10 years?

– Bitcoin burst into the media spotlight with soaring valuations in late 2017. Not only was...
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How insurtech startups are challenging the legacy players

– Millennials have become strangers to insurance. A 2017 Insurance Barometer Study found that only 52%...
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How technologies rewrite the lending process

– Most Americans are in debt, according to the average U.S. debt portfolio from Comet. And...
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Can outsourcing R&D balance myopic business management?

– In April 2018, Ford Motor Co.’s CEO, Jim Hacket, announced plans to reduce spending by...
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Combating insurance fraud with AI

– Fraud affects every industry, and insurance is no exception. False declarations to the subscription, false...
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PreScouter Case Study: Evaluating Longevity Risk

– The following is a case study of the work that was carried out by PreScouter...
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3 ways blockchain will revolutionize market research

– The use of blockchain technology outside cryptocurrency is expected to rise by over 60% according...
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The Best Tools to Maximize Sales Revenue from Your Existing Leads

– What tools can help automate your email outreach, find more qualified leads (like decision makers...
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PreScouter Journal 2017 Roundup & 10 Most Read Articles

– It has been quite a year for the PreScouter Journal. Thanks to our great team...
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PreScouter Case Study: Late-Stage Technologies that Minimize Financial Risk

– The following is a case study report of the work that was carried out by...
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What is the next generation of cryptocurrencies?

– Today’s major cryptocurrencies have finally entered the mainstream. BitCoin, Ethereum, LiteCoin, and many others are...
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What are the top 5 cryptocurrencies and blockchain-enabled technologies on the market?

– An exploration of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology would not be complete without looking at...
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Cryptocurrencies, the Fintech Sector and Millennials

– The potential impact of cryptocurrencies on the financial sector is immense. This technology is designed...
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An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies

– In the next series of articles, we will be focusing on cryptocurrencies, an type of...
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Bitcoin Fork Pushes Bitcoin to All-Time High

– On August 1st, at 18:24:41 UTC, the blockchain for bitcoin “forked” into two cryptocurrencies –...
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FinTech: Focus on China in 2017

– China has quickly become a powerhouse in FinTech, thanks to its strong technological and digital...
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