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Estonian tech stories around the world.

Estonian payment solution firm Fortumo expands in India

The Estonian mobile payments company, Fortumo, has partnered with a leading Indian mobile operator Reliance Communications (RCOM) to expand its direct carrier billing services in India. The companies announced in statement that all customers of RCOM will be able to make purchases for digital content and games by charging the payments to their mobile bill or mobile […]

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Estonian startup Funderbeam launches a marketplace for startup investments

Estonian startup Funderbeam has launched a marketplace for early-stage startup investments, a platform where investors can pool their money across borders to help startups raise capital. On Funderbeam Markets, startup investors can trade their investments on an online aftermarket secured by the blockchain, the company said in a statement. “The abundance of capital has radically altered

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Estonian startup Sportlyzer named the world’s best technology for sports coaches and managers

Sportlyzer, a Tartu-based sports software startup, has been named the world’s best sports technology for managers and coaches at the 2016 Sports Technology Awards ceremony in London on 15 April. Sportlyzer was selected out of eight finalists in this category. The Estonian startup stood out from the competitors by being the only company among the

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Estonian internet voting software used in Utah Republican caucus

Estonian-developed internet voting software was used in the Utah Republican caucus where the Utah Republicans voted to choose the party’s nominee for president in the 2016 election. At the caucus, the voters had the opportunity to vote using traditional methods or to vote online. For online voting, the Utah Republican Party used a secure i-voting

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Estonian startup Testlio receives USD6.25 million investment

The Estonian customer-focused mobile app testing startup, Testlio, has closed USD6.25 million in series A funding, led by Silicon Valley-based Altos Ventures and Vertex Ventures. Testlio is a global testing service provider that helps development teams enhance their quality assurance function. The company enables its customers to focus on their development capabilities by taking ownership

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Estonian prime minister Taavi Rõivas meeting his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Tokyo. Credit: Tauno Tõhk, the Government Office of Estonia.

Estonia to strengthen cybersecurity cooperation with Japan

Estonia and Japan are to strengthen cooperation on cybersecurity and digital identification, the prime ministers of the two countries agreed last week in Tokyo. During his visit to Japan by the Estonian prime minister, Taavi Rõivas, his Japanese colleague, Shinzo Abe, commended Estonia on its successes in the fields of information technology and cybersecurity. “There’s

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Polish technology conference invites Estonian startups to participate

A Polish technology conference, called infoShare 2016, invites Estonian startups to be among 5,000 of its participants and enter a startup contest with a €20,000 prize. The conference, dubbed “the biggest tech and new media conference” in the Central and Eastern European region, is to take place 18-20 May in Gdansk, Poland. This year’s event

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Donald Trump becomes an Estonian e-resident

The controversial American presidential candidate, Donald Trump, has applied and been granted Estonian e-residency, Estonian World can exclusively reveal.* Trump’s interest about the e-residency was sparked after a successful covert operation by the Estonian secret service ESSAD, its agent, who asked anonymity, disclosed to Estonian World. Despite the property mogul’s contentious image and his offensive

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Why Estonians have the answer to protecting your private data

What if there’s a way to use private data for intended purposes and not actually breach anyone’s privacy? Thanks to the Estonian company, Cybernetica, it is not a distant future technology but a reality today. On one hand, our society has been reshaped by technology – we rely extensively on technology, software programmes are being

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