ISRAEL

08 January 2021

Across the world authorities have imposed social-distancing restrictions and even lockdowns to reduce people’s chances of catching COVID-19 from a carrier they meet by chance in a workplace, restaurant or any other public area. More

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The Greater Bay Area: Heading for the Top Floor

25 November 2020

Established in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2016, The Floor is a Fintech company that works with tier-1 banks to drive digital transformation and promote disruptive innovation. It aims to empower banks to solve business challenges and accelerate time to market through its intelligent technology platform. The company sees the success of the Greater Bay Area initiative as a key component in building the banks of the future. More

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ISRAEL: Securities Regulator Agree Fintech Cooperation with Hong Kong

24 November 2020

The Israeli Securities Authority (ISA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to collaborate on financial technology (fintech) projects. More

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VC specialist goes to sea

17 November 2020

As with any biome, innovation ecosystems have crowded, intensively competitive spaces – “red oceans” – and wide-open spaces full of potential – “blue oceans” – where pioneers can potentially grow far and quickly. More

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Need for speed in COVID testing

10 August 2020

Living things are complicated and relationships between them – including infections of one by another – even more so. More

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ISRAEL: Consumer Product Tax Cuts Extended Indefinitely

23 June 2020

Relief on customs duties and purchase taxes in Israel on a wide range of consumer products will now remain in force for the foreseeable future. More

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Logistics transformation surges

05 May 2020

Mature digital logistics start-up Freightos Group finds itself front and centre in the massive, global supply-chain overhaul the COVID-19 outbreak has precipitated. More

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Agile start-ups on viral front line

08 April 2020

As the COVID-19 outbreak scrambles every aspect of economies and businesses worldwide, the only certainty is uncertainty; the future belongs to small, nimble and agile players – a description which is often applied to Hong Kong, as well as start-up nation Israel. More

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Beat goes on for start-up duo

11 March 2020

Two galaxies shine brighter than most in the innovation and technology universe – Israel and China. More

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Sound solution for the blind

14 January 2020

Blind or partially sighted people live in a world where such day-to-day tasks as reading text, recognising the faces of family and friends or picking out items on supermarket shelves can prove impossible. More

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