Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the …

Sectors: Consumer Electronics IT services

From idea to IPO and beyond, Sequoia helps the daring build legendary companies. Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. We aim to be the first true believers in tomorrow’s most valuable and enduring businesses. We partner with a few outliers each year and go all-in, providing them with the hands-on help required at every stage of the company building journey. Our expertise comes from 50 years of working with legendary founders like Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Jan Koum, Adi Tatarko, Brian Chesky, Jensen Huang, Anne Wojcicki, Eric Yuan, Patrick Collison, Julia Hartz, and …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

Experience the future of #fintech first. Showcasing the innovators and ideas at the forefront of #banking and #finserv. In 2007, we founded Finovate to showcase the best new innovations in financial services technology. This was done via 7-minute live product demos featured on the main-stage. In 2017, Finovate expanded its model to address themes and topics relevant to regional and global financial markets. Lively discussions with top industry leaders analyze the evolution of financial services, the impact on providers and end-users, and what’s ahead for these services. The Finovate brand has expanded to deliver news and networking whenever and wherever …

Sectors: Finance Research

What's next in payments & commerce. PYMNTS.com is where the best minds and the best content meet on the web to learn about “What’s Next” in payments and commerce. Our interactive platform is reinventing the way in which companies in payments share relevant information about the initiatives that shape the future of this dynamic sector and make news. Our data and analytics team includes economists, data scientists and industry analysts who work with companies to measure and quantify the innovation that is at the cutting edge of this new world. acquirers, banking, checking, compliance, e-commerce, EMV, financial services regulation, ignition …

Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals through education and scientific inquiry. The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) is an initiative that engages institutions of higher education with the United Nations in actively supporting and contributing to the realisation of UN goals and mandates including the promotion and protection of human rights, access to education, sustainability and conflict resolution. Education, Human Rights, Sustainable Development Goals, and Peace and Security

Sectors: International development

The publishing platform for the worldwide fintech community Welcome to FinTech Futures! Here, you'll find the latest news, analysis, and insight into the fintech industry. Our team of experts is dedicated to helping you stay ahead of the curve in fintech—giving you the ability to remain up to date with what’s happening in the industry since 1984. We cover all areas of financial technology, including FinTech, BankingTech, PayTech, RegTech, WealthTech, LendTech and InsurTech. We also offer four annual awards shows that recognise the achievements and innovators within the banking, financial and payment technology communities worldwide: Banking Tech Awards, Banking Tech …

Sectors: Publishing