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Carefirst: the INTEGRATE Care Model
Linying Dong; Alice MuiCase IVEY-9B20E005-EInformation TechnologiesIn 2019, the chief executive officer of Carefirst Seniors & Community Services Association (Carefirst) was sitting in her modest office near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, looking back on 22 years of providing health care services to seniors and other clients in the Toronto area. Demand for its services had been growing steadily, as Canada’s aging population continued to increase in numbers. The 2016 census reported that seniors outnumbered children f...Starting at €8.20
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SmoothPay: Growing a Mobile Payment User Base
Jacob Halliday; Linying DongCase IVEY-9B16E032-EEntrepreneurship, Information TechnologiesSmoothPay, a 14-people start-up in Canada that offered mobile payment and loyalty solutions, enjoyed initial achievements after its launch in 2014. In less than two years, through industry partnerships and community engagement, SmoothPay grew to have over 100 merchants in its system, with over 5,000 users. However, the future was full of risks and uncertainty: businesses and consumers in Canada were both slow in adopting mobile payments, and, as ...Starting at €8.20
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Cómo cambiará 'blockchain' la manera de hacer pagos
Soley, JorgeArticle ART-3097Finance, Information TechnologiesAunque se encuentre en un estado muy incipiente, la tecnología de blockchain (cadena de bloques) y sus desarrollos podrían tener un efecto disruptivo en numerosos sectores. Uno de ellos es el bancario, cuyo papel como "sello de seguridad" podría dejar de tener sentido. El autor explora el posible impacto de la descentralización que supone blockchain en los medios de pago y, por extensión, en la actividad de la banca y las empresas...Starting at €8.20
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How Blockchain Will Change the Way We Pay
Soley, JorgeArticle ART-3097-EFinance, Information TechnologiesAlthough still in a fledgling state, blockchain technology and associated developments could have a disruptive effect across many sectors. One industry that is particularly vulnerable is banking, whose long-established role as facilitator, guarantor and validator of payment operations would lose much of its relevance in a blockchain-based economy. The author explores the possible impact that a decentralized system like blockchain could have on tr...Starting at €8.20