KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City

  • Watch Dwolla and Chirpify founders, Fed VP talk at KCnext event (Video)

    To complement our previous coverage of GO – The Future of Mobile Payments, we present video from the event, which was hosted July 9 in Kansas City, Mo. by KCnext- The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City. At the event, Chirpify founder and CEO Chris Teso, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City senior vice president…

  • Panelists focus on simplicity, security in meeting of mobile payments minds

    The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is on the verge of its 100th year of operation, having first opened its doors for business in 1914. Chirpify, by contrast, checks in well shy of the century mark. The Portland-based Twitter commerce platform launched just four months ago. But on Monday at the Kauffman Center for…

  • Watch ‘The Future of Mobile Payments’ at 2 p.m. (Live Stream)

    Tune in at 2 p.m. for the live stream of KCnext’s “Future of Mobile Payments” event, showcasing the CEOs of startups Dwolla and Chirpify along with a senior vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The event begins with individual presentations, and around 3 p.m., journalist Ben Paynter will join the speakers…

  • Q&A: KCnext president Ryan Weber talks July 9 mobile payments event

    As we reported last month, KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City is hosting an event on July 9 to look at the future of mobile payments. Called GO | The Future of Mobile Payments, the event will …

  • Dwolla and Chirpify CEOs, Federal Reserve official headline July 9 event

    A lineup featuring two startup founders and a senior official from the Federal Reserve Bank will take the stage July 9 at the the Kauffman Center for Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. for GO – The Future of …

  • Prairie Portrait: Mary Noulles of KCnext

    Silicon Prairie News: How have you seen your role and responsibilities shift since the formation last fall of KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City? | Mary Noulles: Since KCnext formed last fall, Ryan Weber, president of KCnext, will say, “Mary makes me look good.” All joking aside, my responsibilities have grown incrementally.…

  • Ryan Weber off to busy start at helm of KCnext

    It’s been less than two months since Ryan Weber took the helm of KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, and the agenda is full. KCnext aims to promote the area’s tech sector by supporting its community and the tech industry as a whole through publicity, education and building employment opportunities. As we…

  • KCnext tabs Ryan Weber as president, names 10-person board

    Ryan Weber will serve as the first president of the newly formed KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, the organization announced today. As we reported last month, KCnext formed from two Kansas City-area technology initiatives joining forces to take a more regional approach to representing Kansas City’s technology interests. KCnext is a…

  • Joel Wiggins discusses KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater KC

    As we reported earlier this month, a couple of Kansas City-area technology initiatives have joined forces to form a new group that’s taking a more regional approach to representing Kansas City’s technology interests. That new group, called KCnext – The Technology Council of Greater Kansas City, is a fusion of the Software and Information Technology…