軟銀股份有限公司 (SFTBY)
- Benzinga
It's Going To Take Over The World' — Revolutionary Tech Promises Devices Will Never Need Charging
Remember solar-powered calculators? A company is using this long-known technology to create consumer products that billions of people use daily. The discovery of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) in 1988 laid the foundation for a future where charging cables could become obsolete. A pair of scientists from UC Berkeley in California developed a low-cost, high-efficiency solar cell that is both semi-flexible and semitransparent, according to The Independent. This innovation paves the way for incor
- Reuters
SoftBank-backed online bank Inter bets on Brazilians in Florida
SoftBank-backed Brazilian online lender Inter & Co is hoping to replicate its home market success in the United States, where it is targeting visitors from Latin America's largest country in two of Florida's biggest cities, the firm's chief executive said. Inter has quickly become one of the top fintech players in Brazil's booming online banking scene, gaining 32 million clients drawn by a wide menu of products such as credit cards, mortgages and investments through its smartphone app. But Inter must overcome the hurdles of building its presence from the ground up in the United States, where fintechs have struggled to make inroads against established banks.
- Barrons.com
SoftBank Stock Spikes as Activist Investor Elliott Takes a Stake
Shares of the Japanese holding company are trading sharply higher on news that activist investment firm Elliott Management has acquired a position.
