Passageways integrates with Zoom, offers free access to nonprofits and governments

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced most of our nation’s businesses into a work-from-home posture, secure collaboration software provider Passageways reached out to let me know that they would be allowing nonprofits and government bodies free access to their OnBoard virtual meeting platform. What seemed like a nice gesture, at first, became a much bigger deal […]

Red Cross asks tech community to help share #DoingMyPart campaign

Everyone has a role to play in flattening the curve of COVID-19, which has halted daily routines, upended the economy, and taken thousands of lives. Yet, it is possible there are people who do not know their role, or do not know that there is a pandemic. “If you don’t have access to the Internet […]

How Financial Institutions Can Navigate the CARES Act & Paycheck Protection Program

When the CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020, it brought with it a $350 billion paycheck protection program (PPP) aimed at helping U.S. small businesses recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Small businesses were able to begin accessing PPP loans through all existing SBA lenders and other participating financial […]

The Comcast Business you might not know about

It’s easy to take reliable and consistent things for granted, even the things that are critical to our daily lives like water, gas, and electricity. And while connectivity hasn’t been considered as essential as other utilities until recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has certainly demonstrated the critical value of networks like Comcast’s that keep our schools, […]

Will lightning strike again for Qumulex’s serial entrepreneur founders?

Lightning never strikes the same place twice. Except, sometimes it does. It’s a saying because it’s rare, but there’s a place in Venezuela where the Catatumbo River meets Lake Maracaibo that experiences thousands of lightning strikes every hour during the rainy season. The point is, it does happen. The leadership team of entrepreneurs at a […]

Why we should bank on diverse entrepreneurs to solve big problems

In the same way the 2008 recession led to exponential growth for companies like Facebook, Groupon, Apple, and Starbucks, COVID-19 could trigger exponential growth for our entrepreneurial ecosystem. This is especially true for tech and tech-enabled businesses that often provide virtual options for the things we do everyday—scheduling meetings, hosting conference calls and video meetings, […]

OneAmerica’s José Martínez believes innovation starts with people

Technology may continually change, but José Martínez believes that one thing never will: business success is all about the people. Recently appointed as OneAmerica’s SVP and chief information officer (CIO), José is responsible for the traditional objectives of a CIO: leading technology initiatives and driving business value to the organization. His approach, however, is not […]

Baker Hill approaches five years of independence with industry recognition, new partnership and new CRO

Following three years of intense development and with new solutions in the market, Baker Hill has once again proven why it’s very name is synonymous with banking software that meets the end-to-end needs of a financial institution. During  the past six months, the company has received a top industry award from Aite Group for its […]