Will startups and scale-ups lead the charge in the multi-billion euro digital transformation of government services, rather than the often larger incumbent suppliers? Govtech investor Public certainly thinks so. In a recent report, the organisation says there are around 2,000 govtech firms across Europe seeking to change traditional service delivery models, and transform the way states engage with their citizens, in areas such as health and social care, public transport, poli

SAN FRANCISCO — Ford Motor is hoping to speed up the new car buying process with the introduction of an online loan program powered by AutoFi. Ford also is making an investment for an undisclosed sum in the Bay Area startup, which has raised $20 million since launching nearly two years ago, according to Crunchbase. AutoFi had been working exclusively in the used car space, connecting buyers with lenders through its web and smartphone-based platform. The deal with Ford Motor C

Filament, a Reno, Nevada-based startup that develops blockchain solutions to leverage industrial internet of things data, today announced the Blocklet chip, which will allow any industrial device to communicate and interact with multiple blockchain technologies. Founded in 2012, Filament’s business model initially focused on what cofounder and CEO Allison Clift-Jennings described as more well-known applications of IoT technology — building sensor packages that simply connecte