Skype cofounder Niklas Zennstrom is using a $1 billion VC fund to back sustainability startups

The next generation of multibillion dollar tech giants will have an environmental element at their core, according to Skype cofounder turned investor Niklas ZennstrA m. ZennstrA m, one of the wealthiest tech figures in Britain and someone who has appeared on The Sunday Times Rich List, said he expects to see an increase in demand for tech companies addressing sustainability issues in the coming years.

Skype cofounder Niklas Zennstrom is using a $1 billion VC fund to back sustainability startups

The next generation of multibillion dollar tech giants will have an environmental element at their core, according to Skype cofounder turned investor Niklas ZennstrA m. ZennstrA m, one of the wealthiest tech figures in Britain and someone who has appeared on The Sunday Times Rich List, said he expects to see an increase in demand for tech companies addressing sustainability issues in the coming years.

Marketlend Appoints Brad Pattelli as Non-Executive Director

Marketlend , Australia’s leading peer-to-peer trade credit platform, today announced that it has appointed Brad Pattelli as a non-executive member of its board of directors. Pattelli brings decades of experience as an investor in a broad range of businesses, multiple prior public and private board roles, and significant expertise in the P2P arena as the former President of LC Advisors, a subsidiary of LendingClub, the award-winning online platform.

Why Do So Many Music Technology Startups Fail?

The digital evolution has had a massive and continuing influence on the new music technology ecosystem, including the plethora of startups entering the space. But let’s face it, just like music artists, not every new company will make it big – and rarely is there only one reason for a startup’s failure.

Misys CEO Targets New IPO, Machine Learning and P2P Lending

Despite presiding over the largest U.K. initial public offering to be pulled last year, the chief executive officer of Misys Group Ltd. is keen for the company to return to the public market. Misys CEO Nadeem Syed said in an interview that he still hoped to list the company, however he declined to comment on potential timing.

US Copyright Alert System to close

A scheme introduced in 2013 by US content creators in the movie and music industries and leading IPSs in which consumers received ‘copyright alerts’ when they viewed peer-to-peer pirated content is to cease. The February 2013 implementation of the Copyright Alert System scheme marked the culmination of many months of work on the collaborative effort to curb online piracy and promote the lawful use of digital music, movies and TV shows.

Apalachin man gets 5 years for child porn

Apalachin man gets 5 years for child porn Police say Brandon Kie, 31, pleaded guilty in September Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/2jBHpva An Apalachin man was sentenced to serve five years in a federal prison for receiving child pornography through the internet and a computer. Police say Brandon Kie, 31, pleaded guilty in September, admitting he used a computer to connect to several child porn websites in 2014 using peer-to-peer file sharing software programs and, on numerous occasions, received and downloaded more than 500 images and more than 12 videos that depicted minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Coccinella

The whiteboard is a shared desktop which supports text, drawings, images, and multimedia in a number of formats, such as MP3 and video. It runs in two modes: a peer-to-peer configuration and a mode compatible with the Jabber Instant Messaging system.

What to Watch When PayPal Reports Earnings

PayPal has been a very consistent, growing its business for a long time, and its strong momentum should have continued through the holiday season. As I wrote about in a previous article , the most important numbers to watch are active customer accounts and transactions per active customer account.

Tech vendor Misys launches P2P lending software for banks

Jan 17 Financial technology vendor Misys is launching software to enable banks to provide peer-to-peer lending to their customers as competition from young companies in the sector heats up. The technology would enable retail and corporate banks to connect their customers looking for loans with individual or institutional investors digitally, the private London-based software company said on Tuesday.

UK’s Funding Circle, an online marketplace lender, raises $100 mln

Funding Circle, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace used by small- and medium-sized companies, has raised $100 million in an investment round led by venture capital firm Accel. Existing investors including Baillie Gifford, DST Global and Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Rocket Internet, Sands Capital Ventures, Temasek and Union Square Ventures also participated in the round, the company said.

Indonesia’s new regulations could boost fintech development

The regulations are designed to provide the industry with effective oversight without being too prescriptive and stifling the nascent sector, according to the agency’s chairman. In an earlier draft of the regulation, fintechs were required to hold rupiah 2 billion to register a business with the regulator, and to raise this capital to rupiah 5 billion in order to apply for a business license.