Around the Coin

Episode 127: Alexa Blows Up, PayPal Buys TIO Networks $233M and MoneyGram is China-owned.


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This week, Brian, Faisal and Mike are back on the air again. We discuss Brian's Multiplex application, Faisal's traveling and Mike changing the direction of his company. In addition we talk about Amazon Alexa hitting 10,000 skills, yet it is difficult to make an income from it. PayPal buys TIO Network and what does it mean for the unbanked? Alibaba's Ant Financial scoops up MoneyGram - what will they do with it? And TransferWise now uses Messenger Bots to transfer money!Sponsors:Otter Labs www.hireotter.com- Hire great and inexpensive developer with staff augmentation through Otter.Redeeem https://redeeem.click/qdza- Redeeem is a decentralized peer-to-peer exchange that lets you save 15% or more on gift cards using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Around the CoinBy Stephen Sargeant and Mike Townsend