Ideas Made to Matter Finance

Fintechs, legacy banks vie for customers

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Legacy banks take note — and take action — as financial tech startups woo clients with innovative digital products and superior customer service.

Apr 19, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter

SokoShare wins 2019 Enterprise Management Lab hackathon

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SokoShare would serve as the intermediary between small farmers and large grocery stores in Kenya.

Apr 18, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Strategy

New MIT Sloan courses cover emergent ideas

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New and updated this spring: analytics for innovation; the changing global economy; digital technology and the law.

Jan 25, 2019
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Ideas Made to Matter Supply Chain

4 ways to handle supply chain blind spots

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New technology, but also long-term relationships, and even lean manufacturing.

Nov 9, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Startups

Tallying a decade of global entrepreneurship

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The MIT Legatum Center's Fellows have created nearly 15,000 jobs in developing markets.

Oct 29, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter

How mobile banking is impacting lives in Africa

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An affordable technology has economic and social network benefits.

Oct 10, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Economy

Thomas Friedman isn’t having Donald Trump’s anti-globalism

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In a new podcast, the veteran journalist talks fake news and worldwide interdependency.

Oct 2, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Artificial Intelligence

Machine learning breaks down barriers to trade

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eBay’s artificial intelligence translation system boosts Latin American exports by up to 20 percent.

Sep 11, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Startups

25 MIT startups to watch

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The delta v 2018 Demo Day highlighted some of the most creative and promising startup ideas coming out of MIT.

Sep 10, 2018
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Ideas Made to Matter Climate Change

Hope in the face of climate change catastrophe

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How one MIT Sloan researcher is using data and analytics to take evidence-based action.

Aug 29, 2018
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