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Innovation
June 10, 2019
Delawareans know the greatest way to drive a growing innovation economy, is to make sure everyone is present at the table. -
Banking
June 27, 2018
“Fintech” means, simply, “financial services that are delivered through technology.” It includes online banking, machine learning and artificial intelligence in financial settings, even cryptocurrency. For investors, innovators and consumers, it spells not just easier access to capital but it is, many say, also lowering the barriers to entry for new businesses. As America’s credit card […] -
Banking
June 27, 2018
John Collins has been a radio reporter, a staffer in the U.S. Senate and a policy and external affairs expert at Coinbase and the American Bankers Association. Now, he runs the U.S. office for Red Flag Consulting, helps lead the digital finance center at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center and – along with Meghan Wallace, a […] -
Innovation
June 27, 2018
Jim Kelly is a pioneer of internet banking. In 2000, he arrived in Wilmington to start ING Direct; after 12 years, Capital One bought ING, with Kelly staying on as executive vice president for direct banking. In 2016, he retired from Capital One, and since then, he’s been advising and investing in startup companies. Q: […] -
Innovation
June 27, 2018
In early February, when the stock market hit a brick wall, University of Delaware graduate students Anthony Rossi and Duanyi Wei watched to see how their model would respond. Built on robotics engineering principles – a new field, when applied to financial markets – the model worked: the output shifted from bull to bear, accurately […] -
Banking
June 27, 2018
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is the biggest bank in America, and it employs 10,000 people here in Delaware – more than 2,400 of them at the Delaware Technology Center just north of Wilmington. The thoroughly modern center, with its sleek spaces and massive array of rooftop solar panels, explains JPMorgan’s Tom Horne, helps the bank […] -
Banking
June 27, 2018
The Delaware Board of Trade (DBOT), based at Hercules Plaza in Wilmington, operates as a fully automated, auto-execution online trading platform. Founded in part on a $3 million loan from the New Castle County government, the firm is bringing new technologies, like blockchain and crowdfunding, to an existing market. “We’re specifically focused on equities in […] -
Agribusiness
June 19, 2018
The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) is a global trade association representing the fresh produce and floral supply chains. Founded in 1949, the organization is based in Newark (55 of its 87 employees are in Delaware), but it has a truly global footprint, with members in more than 40 countries, including China, Chile, South Africa, Brazil […] -
Agribusiness
June 19, 2018
Back in 2011, Allen Family Foods went through bankruptcy and was purchased by the Harim Group, based in South Korea. In 2014, the firm rebranded as Allen Harim Foods. In 2016, Joe Moran became CEO. And this year, the nearly 100-year-old poultry producer is making more moves. “We’re in a growth mode right now,” Moran […] -
Agribusiness
June 19, 2018
Agriculture — from farming to food production — has long been a mainstay of Delaware’s economy. It’s the state’s single largest land use, with just under 40 percent of land devoted to agricultural production. And thanks to support from Delaware’s solid research infrastructure, both at the corporate and university level, First State farmers benefit from […]
Help! Millennials are taking over the workforce - I’ve never seen a time when the generational gap has been more obvious. Today, most leaders and managers are baby boomers or Gen Xers. The boomers a
Are You Using Your Sales CRM to Its Potential? - Are you using your Customer Relationship Management system (CRM) to its fullest potential? I can almost guarantee the answer is “No.”One of the mo
Group Video Teleconferencing vs Web Conferencing: What is the Difference? - Recent developments have made us more reliant on technology than ever to connect. With workforces being spread out and the need to collaborate being stronger than ever, many businesses are turning to software companies with web-based applications like Zoom, Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, Google Hangouts, and others for a solution. Group Video and Web […]
