Leigh Cuen

Could the blossoming fintech scene in Andhra Pradesh turn this coastal state in southern India into the next Silicon Valley?

Affordable smart jewelry is now available at Target. Someday soon, chic high-tech wearables for women could offer both mindfulness exercises and mobile payment options.

Although blockchain technology is still in its infancy, there is rampant adoption and integration across the tech industry, from startups to corporations.

One of the hottest trends among high-tech startups is using cryptocurrency to fundraise, a process called initial coin offerings. Some argue it could replace venture capital altogether. So what's the deal with tokenized investing? cryptocurrency

Many tech experts believe we are living during the dawn of a new era, a blockchain revolution. From Dubai to Nairobi and New York, women are leading the way.

Here are four socially conscious startups that want to help millennials put their money where their mouths are, from social impact investment portfolios to shopping carts full of ethical fashion products.

Abhishek Gattani, the former Cuberon CEO who was recorded threatening and allegedly beating his wife, will accept a plea deal of just 15 days in jail, according to multiple reports.

SoFi wants to completely change the way millennials think about financial services, from wealth management to credit card rewards. Could SoFi's mobile app become a one-stop shop for handling money?

Chile’s largest stock exchange, the Santiago Stock Exchange, will soon be the first market in Latin America to use a blockchain-based securities lending solution.

São Paulo could soon rival established fintech hubs like London and New York, thanks to a fresh crop of Brazilian startups attracting international attention for innovative financial tech.

Long before the global WannaCry ransomware attack, hackers used the same NSA vulnerabilities in a large scale botnet hack for mining cryptocurrency.

The Palestine Monetary Authority is developing the first Palestinian national currency, the digital Palestinian pound.

Arguably the biggest ransomware attack in hacker history, infecting 200,000 computers worldwide, already has started to change the way people think about cryptocurrency.

Virtual reality is already being used in several different ways that dramatically change how people experience pregnancy, from childbirth to ultrasounds.

Apple Pay may become a major player in the fashion industry, because mobile payment apps are redefining the ways people go shopping.

Despite the problematic history of sexist chatbots, Carolyn Rodz is determined to show the tech industry AI can be strategically designed to empower women entrepreneurs.

Mobile payment apps and bitcoin trading are both commonplace in China. Many experts now suspect China will become the first modern country to stop printing paper money altogether.

A growing number of blockchain startups are launching new products for the healthcare industry. Could blockchain technology be a panacea for the broken health care system?

Ahead of the presidential election, Tehran is welcoming financial innovation. But will the pull of a new Middle Eastern fintech hub be enough to overcome international political stigmas?

More and more mobile banking apps are allowing users to remotely disable their debit and credit cards to combat fraud, from Barclays to Bank of America.

Innovation in the remittance sector is set to redefine global financial services, smashing systematic borders that once separated Silicon Valley from Nairobi.

The cryptocurrency ether, which hails from the open source blockchain network Ethereum, is now valued at more than $100 per token for the first time since the Ethereum platform went live in the summer of 2015.

It looks like Russia will become the next country to legalize the use of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev wants to make blockchain technologies an official part of the Russian economy and Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev hopes to have cryptocurrency regulations in place by 2018.

Insurtech company Next Insurance just raised $29 million and several other recently launched lucrative new partnerships. The Israeli fintech industry is booming.

The United Nations has a blockchain program that is helping aid organizations feed thousands of displaced people, including Syrian refugees in Jordan.

A new blockchain startup called Userfeeds wants to combat fake news on social media with the same technology bitcoin uses to verify financial transactions. Could blockchain technology curb the tide of fake news on Facebook?

People are still trying to figure out if Sean Spicer's mysterious tweets in January contained a Bitcoin verification code or evidence of cryptocurrency transactions.

The Legends Room strip club in Las Vegas will be the first to accept cryptocurrency. Bitcoin is already popular with sex workers, from cam girls to escorts.

PayPal is collaborating with Xero and Woocommerce to launch "Business in a box" service for small business owners, offering various service from accounting tools to loans and more.