Author Archives: Jessica Furseth

FusionWire, January 2016. Meet Kash, the most exciting payment startup in town Kash isn’t your average scrappy payment startup – the billion dollar retailers have already started knocking. We met with co-founder Kaz Nejatian in San Francisco, to talk about how this startup is gunning to replace credit cards. At first glance, Kash could beContinue reading “Meet Kash, the most exciting payment startup in town”

The Billfold, January 2016. Original article. How to fix a leak in your bathroom 1. Move into your new flat and marvel at the fact that you own this place. Before you’ve finished unpacking, receive notice that they’ve examined every one of the building’s 27 flats to find the source of a leak — it’s your bathroom!Continue reading “How to fix a leak in your bathroom”

Aquila Magazine for children, December 2015.  The curious link between smell and memory Why is smell such a strong trigger for bringing back memories? And what happens in our brains when a memory comes flooding back? Smells have a funny way of bringing back memories you hadn’t thought about in a long time – maybeContinue reading “The curious link between smell and memory”

Square Mile Magazine, November 2015. Original article p76-79. FINTECH CITY The hottest thing in the tech startup scene right now is finance. Because no one is better at fintech than London – not even Silicon Valley. Is the London tech startup scene becoming a true competitor to Silicon Valley? The fact that we once calledContinue reading “FinTech City”

FusionWire, 2015. The app that’s making restaurant payments a piece of Cake There’s plenty of competition among mobile payments apps, but Michelle Songy thinks the hospitality sector needs a unique approach. We spoke to the co-founder of London startup Cake, which has a brand new recipe for paying restaurant bills. It’s too early for theContinue reading “The app that’s making restaurant payments a piece of Cake”

FusionWire, 2015. Tapped in: The cashless tipping point is here For the first time, there’s a way to pay even easier than cash. We spoke to MasterCard and the UK Cards Association about how contactless is quickly becoming our favourite way to pay. If you ask people about contactless payment, you’ll soon find that theContinue reading “Tapped in: The cashless tipping point is here”

FusionWire, 2015. All change: How digital is changing the High Street bank branch Digital banking probably won’t kill off physical bank branches – but the role of branches is certainly changing. We spoke with Nationwide and Handelsbanken about the future of the High Street branch. Handelsbanken branches aren’t like the other UK High Street bankContinue reading “All change: How digital is changing the High Street bank branch”

FusionWire, 2015. Anne Boden takes flight with Starling Bank At the heart of the new mobile-only Starling Bank is Anne Boden, whose experience and conviction may just be the thing to create a brand new current account. Anne Boden isn’t starting a bank – she’s starting a revolution. At least that’s how she’ll make youContinue reading “Anne Boden takes flight with Starling Bank”

FusionWire, 2015. The hottest little bank in town is an app called Mondo We sat down with Tom Blomfield, co-founder and CEO of mobile-only bank Mondo, to talk about banking in the age of a life lived on your smartphone. Mobile-only bank Mondo is a young company, even in startup terms: Tom Blomfield and hisContinue reading “The hottest little bank in town is an app called Mondo”

BusinessLife, September 2015. Original article, p57-60. Ten top health tech innovations  Vital signs monitoring patch One day, a little sticky patch for monitoring life signs may become standard for anyone who enters a hospital. That’s the hope for SensiumVitals from Toumaz Group, the British semiconductor company, which is currently undergoing clinical trials. “Our product isContinue reading “Ten top health tech innovations”