Fuel Pods: A New Approach to Front-Line Fuel and Water Resupply
Think of DROPS-enabled Pods as the shipping container for the drone space: standardized interfaces, smart, networked, and stackable like Lego bricks.
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How Autonomous VTOL Aircraft Can Be The Next Transformative Technology
What will it take for advanced air mobility to take off? History offers a window into the future. By examining some commonalities between revolutionary technologies that have spurred broader economic and societal transformation, we can better imagine the transformative impact of today’s advances in autonomous VTOL aircraft.
Tackling Tough, Practical Missions Is a Better Driver for Long-Term Value for UAS
We’re just starting to scratch the surface of how Advanced Air Mobility will change our lives. We will look back in the not-so-distant future and see the Transwing as a transformative technology that fueled a wave of creative innovation and problem-solving. It all started with a practical goal of making hard jobs easier.
Protecting the Future of Flight: The Power of Patents
The advanced air mobility industry is about to explode in growth, and innovation is accelerating at a fever pitch. Advances in technology and progress in government certifications are setting the stage for new aircraft designs to have a transformative impact on many parts of the economy and people’s lives.
8 Strategies to Navigate Hiring Top Foreign-Born Talent
American companies have long relied on overseas talent to fill critical workforce gaps, but recent layoffs, government policy changes and visa fee increases have made navigating that course more complicated and expensive. Charting the right path forward for securing top-notch foreign talent requires knowledge and skill.
Global AI Talent Wars: How Immigration Policies Tip the Scales
The competitiveness of America’s tech sector depends on the technical skills of its workers. American companies rely largely on overseas STEM talent to fill essential roles in increasingly competitive and strategic fields like AI. Pathways to legal immigration and work status have provided the boost American businesses need to maintain an innovative edge and an answer for talented foreign nationals who want to build their careers and lives here. The war for skilled AI talent will only get hotter....
Five Key Lessons for the UAS Industry from XPONENTIAL 2024
A more rational, business-focused point of view is emerging on use cases for highly automated UAS aircraft, and what it will take to operate them profitably. This is a very positive sign that the industry is maturing.
How to Win the Maritime Resupply Logistics War
Recent technological advancements hold the promise to make highly automated VTOL unmanned aerial systems (UAS) an ideal solution for shore-to-ship, ship-to-ship, and ship-to-shore logistics, and the U.S. Navy is working with industry partners to fast-track innovation.
The Future of Commercial Maritime Resupply
Air taxis and package deliveries dominate the headlines when it comes to unmanned aerial systems (UAS). However, the latest advances in automated vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAS technology are set to disrupt a key part of the global economy: maritime logistics and resupply. PteroDynamics’ successful demonstration in October of the advanced capabilities of its autonomous Transwing® VTOL UAS aircraft from the deck of the USNS Burlington offers a clear view into the future of autonomous m
The rise of necessity-based real estate: The hottest real estate investment trend for 2023
Central to the success of necessity-based CRE is the focus on acquiring and developing spaces for communities that facilitate basic consumer essentials, such as grocery stores, goods and services, workforce housing and last-mile distribution centers.
There's Plenty of Opportunity in Commercial Real Estate If You Know Where to Look
Recent headlines are enough to make most investors more than a little nervous about direct real estate investing. However, we believe that not all property sectors face these headwinds.
Spending on Digital Goods Via Mobile Wallets Set to Double by 2026
4.7 billion phones with active mobile wallets will be in consumers’ hands by 2026 according to the latest calculations from Juniper Research. That represents an impressive 57% increase in just four years, and the ubiquity of mobile wallet-enabled handsets will translate to a huge lift in the value of mobile wallet transactions worldwide.
Mobile wallet transactions totaled $6.9 trillion in 2022, and that figure will grow to an astounding $11.2 trillion in 2026, accounting for 93% of all digital wallet transactions.
Three Commercial Payment Elements - i2cinc
Sales support collateral created in 3 days expressly for an ABM campaign targeting a major bank.
Community-First Opportunity Zones: Why Local-First Developers And Funds Are Essential
The American economy enjoyed record expansion for the past decade, but robust growth has not extended to many of the country’s economically distressed communities. The bipartisan opportunity zone (OZ) program is a creative solution to bridge that gap by encouraging long-term private investment in these areas. This influx of capital will fuel economic growth and build the housing and other infrastructure needed to revitalize communities that have been left behind. The significant tax benefits to
A Grassroots Approach to Developing Community-Focused Opportunity Zones
The largest city in Northern California and the tenth largest city in the U.S. is probably not the one you’d guess when thinking of the “Bay Area.” But San Jose lies at the heart of Silicon Valley, and its downtown corridor is experiencing a transformation. Over the past three years, developers, investors, and tech companies have spent over $3 billion buying downtown properties. The plans and investment will continue in spite of the post-pandemic economic environment. Solid fundamentals remain i
The World's Largest Local Payments Network - Global and Local Payment Processing
The Rapyd Fintech-as-a-Service platform makes it simple to integrate local fintech and payment capabilities into any application so you can scale globally.
Key Questions to Ask Before Investing in Opportunity Zone Funds
Right now, the investment community is paying close attention to qualified opportunity zone funds, anticipating that they could be part of a longer-term investment strategy during volatile market conditions. The opportunity zone program was passed into law as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts to fuel an influx of private investment to propel growth in local communities, and there are now hundreds of Funds investing in over 8,700 federally designated opportunity zone. Investment in opportun
Community-First Opportunity Zones: How Everyone Can Win
The opportunity zone (OZ) program is designed to funnel private investment into distressed communities across the nation, creating housing and essential infrastructure and spurring economic revitalization. Program proponents call it a once-in-a-generation opportunity for local communities in need and a creative way for private sector investors to fund improvements. Skeptics argue the program is a tax break for the wealthy and doesn’t address fundamental issues facing the low-income areas it was
Innovation Readiness Playbook - Top Payments Performer Edition
The Bank Innovation Readiness Playbook from PYMNTS & i2c Inc. is part of a seven part series that examines this topic and presents actionable insights based on our survey of 214 FIs in the U.S.
The Next Frontier for FinTech Lenders is Their Own Customer Base.
There’s no denying it: we’ve all become addicted to personalized, immediate, and friction-free experiences via our favorite channel. And that has created the new competitive landscape in financial services. Our expectations have been fueled by rapid technology adoption and our experiences with the likes of Apple, Facebook, and Amazon. FinTechs stoked the fire, disrupting traditional financial services models.
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