For young, urban smartphone owners, there are few areas of life that haven’t been changed by the mobile revolution. So when Erica Zidel started looking for babysitters for her three-year old son around 2009, the young mom was frustrated by the seemingly archaic babysitting industry. Read more »
Disruptive UK payments startup GoCardless is aiming for the big time with a new, user-friendly service called PayLinks that allows anybody to pay or collect money online in seconds — all without paying hefty transaction fees. But can they gain users’ trust? Read more »
London currency exchange Transferwise has taken a big step forward by bringing in a team of heavy hitting investors including PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, and a who’s who of disruptive financial entrepreneurs. Read more »
