Category: E-commerce
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![Idea for the future: Eastower (OVO.P.V) will be a 5G wireless ‘picks and shovels’ play]()
Idea for the future: Eastower (OVO.P.V) will be a 5G wireless ‘picks and shovels’ play
“What sector is hot?” is the one question I get asked more than any other. Well, okay, maybe “Why didn’t you respond to my text?” is the most asked, but the sector question is a close second. The answer can change by the month. We’ve had cannabis runs, crypto runs, psychedelic runs, mining runs, e-sports…
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![FansUnite (FANS.C) completes integration of cryptocurrency payment service CoinsPaid]()
FansUnite (FANS.C) completes integration of cryptocurrency payment service CoinsPaid
FansUnite Entertainment (FANS.C) announced they have fully integrated CoinsPaid into their B2B online gambling solutions. CoinsPaid provides cryptocurrency payment services and personal wallets. By integrating CoinsPaid into their system, FansUnite is enabling crypto payments to be used on their gambling features in addition to cash. B2B partners that license FansUnite’s technology are now enabled to…
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![Video: Intema Solutions (ITM.V) CEO explains how his 20-year-old tech company is evolving]()
Video: Intema Solutions (ITM.V) CEO explains how his 20-year-old tech company is evolving
Vancouver-based veteran news anchor Jody Vance likes to walk CEOs back from their usual ‘inside baseball’ business pitches and explain their deals so that anyone can understand them, and that’s a good thing when it comes to Intema Solutions (ITM.V) because it’s a technology company in the midst of a pivot that will make them…
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Interactive Games Technologies (BETS.C): The door is opening, and not just in North America
Adopting a sin as an acceptable, taxable business is slow going. From the moment our government overlords decide to un-ban a thing, it takes often years, even decades, to move through the many stages of evolution before it can become fully embraced by society. Take booze as an example. In the 1930’s, coming out of…
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FansUnite (FANS.C) surprises market, earns European online casino gaming licenses
In an announcement that will have surprised many, FansUnite (FANS.C) announced Monday their Askott Entertainment and E.G.G. subsidiaries have received approval from the Malta Gaming Authority for a Gaming Service License and Critical Gaming Supply license, allowing the group to provide online casino games, fixed odds betting, pool betting, and controlled skill games across Europe.…
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The rise of FansUnite (FANS.C) is a profit superspreader event
If you’ve been close to a company as it’s gone public, you’ll have no doubt experienced the issue for yourself: Someone, somewhere, who got in early and cheaply decides to break ranks with the other founders and deal guys, and dumps their shares the first chance they get. There are several problems with this, not…
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![FansUnite (FANS.C) agrees e-sports data supply deal with online betting platform]()
FansUnite (FANS.C) agrees e-sports data supply deal with online betting platform
Just a few months since announcing they were merging with Askott Entertainment, a deal that brought casino gaming and daily fantasy sports access to FansUnite’s (FANS.C) sports betting platform, FANS has announced another partnership, this time with Pinnacle Solutions, an award-winning online B2B e-sports betting platform. The deal will add Pinnacle’s e-sports data and odds…
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![5 Reasons to buy Facebook (FB.Q) now]()
5 Reasons to buy Facebook (FB.Q) now
On a March 18, 2020 call to NYC media, Zuckerberg confirmed that Facebook is experiencing “big surges” in usage. Voice and video-calls on WhatsApp (owned by FB) and Facebook Messenger are 200% higher than normal.
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![How Canada’s Shopify (SHOP.T) just kicked Amazon’s (AMZN.Q) ass]()
How Canada’s Shopify (SHOP.T) just kicked Amazon’s (AMZN.Q) ass
In 2019, Shopify spent $1 billion to build fulfillment centers in the U.S., trying to compete with Amazon by deliver packages in less than 48 hours. This effort was described by Shopify CFO Amy Shapero as “energizing the flywheel.”
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![Amazon.com (AMZN.NASDAQ): Corporate welfare over welfare capitalism]()
Amazon.com (AMZN.NASDAQ): Corporate welfare over welfare capitalism
Jeff Bezos started Amazon in his garage with a couple hundred grand from his parents. This ex-hedge fund manager turned internet titan and evil king-making gnome has often been lauded for his customer-focused business strategies, aggressive business development and industry prowess, but how challenging is the journey when you’re a 1500lb gorilla on someone else’s…
