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Blog - How to become a Freelancer in Italy

Italy – home of the largest population of freelancers in Europe. Home to all of your heart’s desires: beaches, mountains, pizza, volcanoes – everything. EU-Nationals can calmly stay for up to 90 days, but there are a few steps to take if you want to become an Italian “libero professionista”.

Blog - The Best Start-up Marketing Campaigns of 2019

You don’t have a lot of money. You don’t have a lot of time. How on Earth can you run a marketing campaign on a shoestring budget? Well, guess what, marketing can be as inexpensive as the air you breathe (except maybe in London, where even the air tastes pricey). How, you ask? Through the obscure art of… *drumroll please*

Blog - Trends in the US Freelance Market

The national ethos of the USA is, as we all know, The American Dream; which is why Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies wanted to “take a jumbo across the waters” to reach the land of opportunity. According to a survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of TD Ameritrade, 60% of Americans believe that The American Dream is to be your own boss.

Blog - How to become a Freelancer in Germany

Germany – The land of beer and cash The lengthy words of the German language and the grey clouds may be enough to put off curious travellers, but freelancers are an adventurous lot who will stop at nothing. You’ve heard that Berlin is the city for freelancers, so it’s time to roll up your sleeves and check out the German freelance culture.

Aggregating or Aggravating - Will Zettabytes of data help or hinder?

Will “PSD3” and “GDPR2” usher in a new age of collaboration and competition? The Earth is data-rich, and devices around the globe continue to spew out jets of it. Aggregating this unrelated data on a centralised platform will create a composite image that can give consumers a holistic view of their information. But who is best positioned to offer this service?

Open Bank Project • 19th September 2019

OBP Partnership with Energy Efficient Mortgage Initiative: Not only our logo is green!

TESOBE first announced the Open Bank Project in February 2010 with a vision of bringing open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to banking and enabling greater innovation, data portability and financial transparency. In providing technical solutions to banks around the world for nearly ten years – and as a producer and consumer of open-source software – TESOBE acknowledges the power of collaboration in solving complex problems.

Green mortgages, Green bonds… Green Earth?

When it’s morally correct and economically convenient, it just sounds suspicious. The sole objective of these few pages is to highlight the evident situation and how the finance sector is contributing to a plausible solution, while demonstrating how economically convenient this solution is for all parties involved.

Stepping stone to the integrated digital economy

Around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia, the first prototype banks began to form. Back then, financial services were merchants who made grain loans to farmers and traders. An extremely simple structure compared to the modern banking system, which was born in the 16th century and has silently advanced until today. This progression is, in part, a result of the requirements and guidelines established by governments. Yes, we are talking about banking regulations.

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