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Nov 14, 2024 | 
israel21c.org | John Jeffay |JONATHAN FRENKEL |Benjamin Avraham
Israeli startups in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector are surging ahead of their non-AI counterparts in the race to attract funding, says a new report, and are positioning the Startup Nation as a global AI leader. AI firms now account for 30 percent of the nation’s 7,000-plus startups but are bringing in 47% of all investment.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
calcalist.co.il | Benjamin Avraham
How 2025 will shape the FX market: Innovation, regulation, and global challengesThose who prepare will be better positioned to leverage the opportunities that arise in this evolving market," writes Benjamin Avraham, CEO and founder of okoora09:42, 07.11.24 As we approach 2025, the foreign exchange (FX) market is bracing for a year shaped by evolving economic, geopolitical, and technological dynamics.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
calcalistech.com | Benjamin Avraham
Those who prepare will be better positioned to leverage the opportunities that arise in this evolving market," writes Benjamin Avraham, CEO and founder of okoora09:42, 07.11.24 TAGS:okooraForeign Exchange MarketOpinionAs we approach 2025, the foreign exchange (FX) market is bracing for a year shaped by evolving economic, geopolitical, and technological dynamics.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
israel21c.org | Brian Blum |Yulia Karra |JONATHAN FRENKEL |Benjamin Avraham
Israel wouldn’t have earned its reputation as the Startup Nation if some of the thousands of companies that have come out of this small country hadn’t earned big bucks for their investors. How big? Jerusalem-based Mobileye holds the title for the most lucrative acquisition of an Israeli company: $15.3 billion – that’s how much Intel paid to acquire the company in 2017.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
israel21c.org | JONATHAN FRENKEL |Benjamin Avraham |Abigail Klein Leichman
I decided to spend the summer of 2024 in Israel… not because I planned on enjoying myself, but because I hadn’t been back since October 7 and felt it was important to support the country by being there. I admit that I was a bit hesitant to return. Would the country be completely changed?
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
israel21c.org | Benjamin Avraham |John Jeffay |Zachy Hennessey
The ongoing war has thrust Israeli businesses into uncharted financial waters, with the shekel’s exchange rate experiencing unprecedented volatility. Over the years, I’ve observed firsthand how geopolitical tensions have become the primary driver of exchange rates, overshadowing traditional macroeconomic factors and shattering established patterns of behavior of the shekel.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
ffnews.com | Lauren Hinton |Benjamin Avraham
The fintech startup okoora has made conducting cross-border business much more convenient and easier thanks to the launch of its new mobile app. Available on both Android and iOS, the app provides business users with on-the-go transaction capabilities in both local and foreign currencies, multi-currency wallets, and is synced with the desktop version of okoora’s ABCM™ (Automated Business Currency Management) platform.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
finextra.com | Jamel Derdour |Benjamin Avraham |Sergiy Fitsak |Joris Lochy
Every Saturday morning, I do Muay Thai at a local gym. Mercifully, combat sports and payments have few overlaps – but there is one lesson I can take from one to the other: identifying the meaning of different types of pain. There’s superficial pain, which
you need to grin and bear – doing so means you grow and get stronger. But there’s also pain that means something’s genuinely wrong.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
finextra.com | Benjamin Avraham |Sergiy Fitsak |Joris Lochy |Abhinav Paliwal
Embedded finance refers to the seamless integration of financial services, such as payments, into non-financial platforms. These services are embedded directly within the customer journey, providing a frictionless and convenient experience. We explore their
growing significance.
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Jul 4, 2024 | 
ffnews.com | Lauren Towner |Benjamin Avraham
Swiss-Israeli fintech startup okoora has entered the Polish market in a move that will serve as a cornerstone for its plans to expand in the European Union (EU). Okoora’s operations in Poland are expected to eventually include offices for sales, marketing and customer support staff, as well as a R&D center to support okoora’s continued product development. “We come to Poland with the belief that the market for currency management solutions can and should be disrupted.
