For most people, money is simply a means to an end. They go to work, get paid, and exchange their money for goods and services at local shops and online retailers. Many don’t give much thought to currencies save the one they get paid with. But businesses, especially online businesses, need to handle currency on a global scale.
At the heart of a global economy is the idea of the…
No matter what professional field you work in, higher productivity is likely one of the goals you aspire to. It can, however, be tricky. There is no single way to improve your productivity. Moreover, different strategies work for different people. For some, making lists and…
The business world is full of opportunities to earn money. Most of these opportunities, however, require potential profiteers to invest some money first. It is just the way the world of finance works — no risk, no return. There is no such as a sure bet. That’s…
Our primary motivation for inventing and constantly improving machines has always been to make our work more efficient. Fundamentally, all we wanted or expected from a machine we designed was that it make our lives easier. As we got better at making and designing machines and our technology got more advanced, however, something changed. We decided it was time to teach the machines to complete…
The financial sector has seen endless innovation over the last two decades. In particular, Banks and other financial institutions have undergone a digital revolution. It is a revolution that has changed every daily business activity. Technology has shifted from paper records…
A piece of software has to pass many benchmarks to be considered reasonable and gain a wide array of users. Such benchmarks include performance, reliability, visual appeal, and satisfactory user experience. However, recent years have seen another quality becoming common in…
Most software systems that communicate over a network use an API at some level. In fact, many applications base their underlying communication system entirely on APIs. This practice begs the question — Are APIs good or secure enough to serve the purpose?
Of course, whether or not you use APIs is only a small part of the big picture. After all, APIs only allow you to access…
Since the turn of the century, the world has rapidly become more and more digitized. Our lives are full of all different kinds of smart devices. Often they help us stay connected and encourage productivity. One area however has been slower than most to go completely online.
We call the era we live in the ‘age of Information.’ It makes sense, the internet brings knowledge from the furthest corners of the world right to our fingertips. Almost anything we want to know is just a few clicks away.
With so much knowledge and data…
Web scraping is hardly new. Many businesses and individuals use web scraping to collect and aggregate information. But, as API technology improves, businesses can now collect and parse raw data that wasn’t previously available in a structured form. As a result, businesses have become more innovative with how they use web scraping. Now, especially in the entrepreneurial space, businesses are…
