Prifina

Prifina is a VC-backed data tech company based in San Francisco. We are offering resources and tools for developers to build applications that run on top of user-held data. With Prifina’s solutions, individuals can get everyday value from their personal data.

GPT tech will alter the user experience forever

The debate about whether ChatGPT and GPT-4 are genuine breakthroughs for AI is missing the fact that GPT is now making complex AI-based…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Apr 21

CES 2023: Sensors, Consumer Electronics and Personal Data

The Consumer Electronics Show will once again take place on January 5 to 8, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada and is expected to feature over…

Paulius Jurcys

Dec 14, 2022

Positive liberties with personal data, not just privacy red tape

The distinction between negative and positive liberties is important in sociology and philosophy, especially when it comes to offering…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Dec 4, 2022

Prifina Joins Insurance Innovators Summit

On November 16–17, 2022, Insurance Innovators Summit will take place in London. The event is known as “the world’s most important insurance…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Nov 14, 2022

What Will the Use of Data Look Like in the Age of Metaverse and Web 3.0?

As the VC capital continues to flow to Web 3.0 and Metaverse startups, many questions remain to be answered: How will the next era of…

Paulius Jurcys

Oct 31, 2022

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

On October 12–21, 2022, some of the most innovative minds of the world flocked to San Francisco to attend Techcrunch Disrupt 2022 — the…

Paulius Jurcys

Oct 24, 2022

People in smart cities should have a say in who gets their data

Smart cities run on data generated by the people who live in them. This raises privacy issues that smart city projects aren’t taking…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Oct 17, 2022

Data can help us understand humans, the world and why things happen

Many services and processes nowadays are based on data analytics: finance markets, health services, marketing, risk management, predictive…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Oct 9, 2022

IoT and wearables need the right balance to break down data silos

Data silos, data pipelining and other daily issues enterprises have with their data are talked about so often these days that they’re…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Oct 1, 2022

Developer Creativity, Personal Data and Open Source

Liberty. Equality. Data. Podcast #11 with Heather Meeker

Paulius Jurcys

Sep 29, 2022

Mobile services of the future must be headless and decentralized

When we look back on the various ‘G’s, 3G and smartphones were a major paradigm shift from the old-fashioned phone calls and feature phones…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Sep 19, 2022

Open-source solutions need finely balanced ecosystems

Open-source solutions require an ecosystem that finds the right balance between being both genuinely open-source and a sustainable…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Aug 28, 2022

Wellness tech: trendy gadgets for the rich, or better health for everyone?

Most people say health is the most critical thing in their life. At the same time, health services and products are not things people want…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Aug 22, 2022

Insurance companies must embrace user-held data models

Many businesses are now becoming data businesses. But there are also businesses that have always been data businesses. One such…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Aug 12, 2022

Using Dynamic Data Generators to build User-Held data apps

How to build decentralized data apps, where the data stays with the user

Markus Lampinen

Aug 9, 2022

Wellness and health wearables need open ecosystems to thrive

Wellness and health wearables companies are at a crossroads — will they choose the path on which they can build a long-term successful…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Jul 23, 2022

Paper still dominates ID, KYC and AML processes — why?

Identity, know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundry (AML) are critical issues, especially for financial institutions. They are…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Jul 13, 2022

MENA QIC InsurTech Hackathon — Leveraging Personal Data for Health, Mobility and Insurance Apps

The future of services is personal and individualized, where AI dominates and weaves through every day life. Yet challenges remain to…

Markus Lampinen

Jun 26, 2022

Mental wellbeing and health data needs better solutions to be useful

Health data is becoming more important not only because we get more data from many sources — including wearables and DNA tests — but also…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Jun 26, 2022

AI Household Staff and Why Only User-Held Data Models Deliver It

When we talk about the Internet (or Web 3) ten years from now, what will it look like? At Prifina, we are building a personal data engine…

Markus Lampinen

Jun 17, 2022

Is decentralization now real?

Decentralization is a popular technology trend at the moment. It is linked to edge computing, blockchain, and Web3. This is happening at a…

Jouko Ahvenainen

Jun 13, 2022

Life or Death: Fostering an Open Health Data Market

Liberty. Equality. Data. Podcast #10 with Dr. Jaan Altosaar

Paulius Jurcys

Jun 8, 2022

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