Is this the future of banking?
Deutsche Bank and Design Bloom’s Future Banking Competition brought together more than 2,000 entrants offering the best and brightest visions of what’s to come in the banking industry. The innovative entries poured in from 80 countries and brought to life ways to improve customer banking transactions and manage finances in the digital realm. Of the ideas, apps, products, services and gadgets, the judges chose three winners with promising entries for improving the future of banking. Marita Mitrovic from the Netherlands won first prize with her ‘LIFEWIRE’ entry. The ‘LIFEWIRE’ debit card is designed to help consumers track their spending and stay on budget by showing how much of their income […]
Harley goes electric and silent
A prototype for what could be the first HARLEY-DAVIDSON electric motorcycle is being launched next week for Harley enthusiasts to test ride and give the company their feedback, Harley said Thursday. Dubbed Project LiveWire, the bike has a 130-mile range and will take between 30 minutes and an hour to recharge. And although the bikes run almost silently apart from a futuristic whine courtesy of the way the gears mesh together, the company is hoping that Project LiveWire will generate a lot of noise. Specifically, Harley knows that it is taking a potentially huge step into the unknown and so wants to make sure that its first electric bike is […]