Monthly Archives: March 2020

How Israeli wine took the world by storm

Posted on March 15, 2020

Over the past two decades, Israeli winemakers have earned a reputation for producing some of the world’s best wines. At the International Kosher Wine Festival in Tel Aviv, Israeli vintners and their fans enjoyed a truly awe-inspiring display of wines … Continue reading →

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Intel backs Israeli backup startup

Posted on March 15, 2020

Israeli startup Model9 Ltd. has raised $9 million in a funding round led by Intel Capital, the venture arm of chipmaker Intel. Model9 develops a cloud-based service to backup, restore, archive, and encrypt mainframe data sets and files to private … Continue reading →

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Smart move for mobile cashless startups

Posted on March 15, 2020

Israeli startup Nayax develops cashless payment systems for unattended machines. It has just taken over Israeli startup Modularity and its credit card payment clearing technologies for Android devices. Modularity also allows businesses to offer clients cash withdrawal services. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3799495,00.html https://modularity.co.il/ … Continue reading →

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VISA expands partnership with Israeli startup

Posted on March 15, 2020

As reported (Sep 2019) previously, payments giant VISA partnered with Israel’s ChargeAfter – provider of software for flexible point-of-sale credit options. VISA has just expanded the partnership, giving ChargeAfter access to 16,000 issuing banks, acquirers and merchants. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-credit-startup-gets-investment-partnership-from-visa/

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North Rhine-Westphalia opens Israeli culture & trade office

Posted on March 15, 2020

Armin Laschet, minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, has opened an Economy, Science, Education, Youth and Culture office in Tel Aviv. Laschet is known as a staunch supporter of the Jewish state. https://www.timesofisrael.com/germanys-most-populous-state-opens-culture-and-trade-office-in-tel-aviv/

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Israeli video tech supports businesses and patients

Posted on March 15, 2020

The video-conferencing technology from Israeli startup Kaltura (see here) enables remote workers to stay linked during the spread of coronavirus. Meanwhile, Israel’s Uniper Care transforms a TV set into an interactive station for patients at Israel’s Sheba Medical Center. http://nocamels.com/2020/03/israeli-tech-business-as-usual-coronavirus/ … Continue reading →

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Catch the rain

Posted on March 15, 2020

Another example of Israeli “out of the box” thinking.  Eyal Yassky, CEO of Hilico, was frustrated when Mumbai slum dwellers had to drink dirty water during the monsoon. So, he and his friend Moshe Belilty developed a cheap, light, portable … Continue reading →

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A solar-powered water generator

Posted on March 15, 2020

Israel’s Watergen plans to launch a solar-powered version of its water-from-air system later this year. Solar Genny is suitable for remote locations, such as rural villages where electricity access can be unstable and unreliable. It can generate up to 13 … Continue reading →

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Photo ticks all the boxes

Posted on March 15, 2020

Red pandas at Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo exercising on a wall made of recycled materials, won an international photo competition. The wall was built by a team that included at-risk youth. https://www.israel21c.org/photo-of-special-climbing-wall-for-red-pandas-wins-award/

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Eilat and Nice partner for smart city solutions

Posted on March 15, 2020

Israel’s Red Sea resort of Eilat and the French Riviera city of Nice have teamed up. 10 members from each city will seek out technology-based solutions to challenges in the field of smart cities, including issues of infrastructure, transportation, energy, … Continue reading →

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