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Trailblazing African entrepreneurship: harnessing the power of blockchain for social good

Curious about ARYZE, cloud banking, full-reserve banking and blockchain? Visit our blog and subscribe to our newsletter. According to a recent report by GEM, Africa shows some of the highest rates of female entrepreneurship. High total early-stage entrepreneurial activity is seen in countries like Angola and Togo, where female entrepreneurship is substantially higher than male. ARYZE […]

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NFTs

NFTs for good: fighting Heart Failure with PUL3E

The market cap for NFTs has now reached 22bn since the last time we reported on it back in June 2021 which is a massive increase in demand for this new asset class conferring the ownership of a unique digital item usually tied to collectibles and art. However, there is a lot of hype in

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identity

Identification should be a fundamental Human Right

The digitalization of our lives has introduced new challenges and opportunities for the identification of individuals, which is essential to a civilized society. Yet, according to the World Bank, more than 1.1 billion in the world are unable to prove their identity and lack access to basic services like healthcare and finance. Financially excluded people

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Africa

Securing Africa´s bright future with blockchain power

Sandton, South Africa, is an affluent municipality that serves as home to more than 200,000 people. Known for its financial activities and attractive tourist sites like the ‘Nelson Mandela Square,’ it holds the influential promise of Johannesburg as it bears the name ‘Africa’s Richest Square Mile.’ It is from this city of influence without borders

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Non-Fungible Tokens: neo-surrealist artist Carina Dorthy Krehl and her journey to freedom

Join our newsletters to find out how you can monetize your art with NFTs and much more. ARYZE will speak to Immersive Tech, Visual, & Concept Artist, Teacher, Designer, and Civic Leader Carina Dorthy Krehl (CDK) to discuss Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), the art of the 21st Century, and the potential of the NFTs environment and

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gender abuse

98 percent of domestic-violence victims also experienced financial abuse in 2020

Most domestic violence cases also involve financial abuse. Domestic violence and financial abuse are some of the harsh borderless realities which many individuals face. However, most of these individuals are female, which points to a gendered aspect of this ailment. With millions confined in their homes due to the unprecedented global crisis unleashed by coronavirus, there

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Katie Hyson: The power of purposeful collaboration

ARYZE spoke with Katie Hyson, director at Business Fights Poverty to discuss how companies can collaborate to solve some of the world’s largest social issues. Katie Hyson is an expert in sustainability and joined Business Fights Poverty in the spring of 2018 where she now works as a director. After having worked within various multinational

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Jana Bulkin on Integration, Sustainability, and Blockchain’s role in the “New Normal”

ARYZE speaks with Jana Bulkin about her 20 years of experience in the IT sector, integration and sustainability, and Blockchain’s role in the “new normal” after Covid-19 Jana Bulkin is the CIO at IntegrationWorks Asia Co., Ltd, an assistant lecturer at Munich University of Applied Sciences and she started her own business S2Bconnected where she

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Dr. Mihaela Ulieru: Advising both Governments and Businesses on Fintech and Blockchain

ARYZE speaks with Dr. Mihaela Ulieru about her experience advising both governments and businesses on fintech and her take on government interest in blockchain Dr. Mihaela Ulieru is experienced, well-educated, and well-accoladed. She currently works as a fintech advisor and mentor as well as Chief Alchemist at SingularityNET. Dr. Ulieru has advised multiple governments including

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Tech entrepreneur and diversity advocate Nim Haas: ‘‘There is an important distinction to be made between diversity and inclusion’’

ARYZE spoke with marketing and communications expert in fintech and payments, tech entrepreneur, and advocate for diversity, Nim Haas. She shared with us how her tech journey started, the misconceptions companies have of diversity, and what needs to happen to improve inclusion in the industry. One of the voices that cannot be missed when it

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Navroop Sahdev: “Converging Tech is Leading a Global Transformation”

ARYZE spoke with Navroop Sahdev of the Digital Economist and MIT to discuss divergent thinking, converging tech and the resulting emergent economic transformation.  ARYZE had the opportunity to talk with MIT’s Navroop Sahdev, whose new platform, The Digital Economist, aims to place humans at the center of technological convergence. Friendly and down-to-earth, Sahdev’s passion and

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Diversity in Startups

On Wednesday, February 19th, ARYZE hosted an event on Diversity in Startups. Our event featured a presentation by Maria Dahl Andersen, followed by a panel with Mette Knak of Google, Plamena Cherneva of WonderCoders and ARYZE’s own CCO Rasmus Bruun. The event explored the difference between identity diversity and cognitive diversity, how diversity is advantageous

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Upcoming Event: Diversity in Startups

On February 19th ARYZE is hosting an event on the role of diversity in building healthy startups and happy employees. Speaker Maria Dahl Andersen will start us off with a presentation, after which we will have a panel discussion on this important topic. Diversity is not only a hot topic but an important one. Building

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Jenifer Clausell: Using AI technology to diversify the workplace

Throughout her career, Jenifer Clausell has leveraged technology to solve various big-scale issues. Her company Develop Diverse utilises AI to create more inclusive communications, with the ultimate goal of building a more diverse work force. Jenifer Clausell is passionate about what she does and how she does it. Her career has been defined by using

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Pernille Andersen woman entrepreneurship

Pernille Andersen: “I never doubted my own ability to create my business, but I doubted myself every time others told me I was doing it the wrong way”

ARYZE always attempts to interview successful women in the technology sector about their story and what they can teach other women to build their own business. This time we spoke to Pernille Andersen, who co-founded the online platform FeedsFloor in 2017. Pernille Andersen has more than 15 years of experience within international business development from

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nanna ulsoe entrepreneur woman

Nanna Ulsøe: “Not even the US president has done it before he becomes the president” – learn while trying!

The fintech startup ARYZE interviewed Nanna Ulsøe about how she perceives entrepreneurship from her point of view. We wanted to find out what should be changed to get more women engaged to start their own business. Nanna Ulsøe is a female tech entrepreneur who wanted to grow a business organically to make it sustainable. The

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Diversity at Google: Clear benefits of self-promotion – it makes a difference to speak openly about accomplishments

Mette Knak is a Partner Manager at Google Denmark and her passion for diversity has made her site lead for the #IAmRemarkable initiative in Denmark as well as the lead for Women@ across Northern Europe. In this interview she shares how a company like Google works with diversity. Mette Knak cares about diversity. Apart from

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“Women should know that they have to fight a bit harder.”

ARYZE is interested in showcasing the perspectives of successful entrepreneurs from the technology sector. As a fintech startup, we interviewed Louise Ferslev to gain insights and tips on how to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs and how companies can foster diversity. Louise Ferslev is the founder of the fintech company MyMonii since 2015 and

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