vendi blog

Follow the vendi blog for feature updates, user stories, and second-hand market and safe transactions articles.

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How does vendi verify devices?

A defining and unique feature of vendi’s marketplace is that we verify all phones bought and sold on the platform. Check out how we do it.
  • By Harry Loble
  • on June 4, 2019
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vendi joins Natwest Accelerator Programme

The vendi team are excited to announce that we have been accepted onto and joined the prestigious Natwest Accelerator Programme.
  • By Harry Loble
  • on May 16, 2019
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The WHY in IMEI

The WHY in IMEI - vendiapp
  • By Harry Loble
  • on March 26, 2019
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vendi partners with so-sure

vendi has partnered with so-sure to offer users the option to insure the phone. Check out how!
  • By Harry Loble
  • on February 23, 2019
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vendi joins UCL’s startup hub

We are honoured to be in an environment amongst some amazing startups and are looking forward to the next few months as we seek to further grow. Learn more about this partnership.
  • By Harry Loble
  • on February 22, 2019
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AI-assisted marketplaces

With our datasets we are able to look for patterns of scams and blacklisted IMEI to create multiple agents which assist in visual search, text mining and act as helpers.
  • By Mani Kesavan
  • on February 8, 2019
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How to avoid scams in a P2P marketplace

Scams can occur during the online process, during the face to face interaction, or after the transaction has occurred as a buyer or as a seller. Check out how to avoid them.
  • By Pablo Gonzalez-Iglesias
  • on January 25, 2019
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The Marketplaces 3.0

vendi is born to create a new concept of peer-to-peer marketplace and product verification & authentication. Learn more about vendi's begining.
  • By Pablo Gonzalez-Iglesias
  • on December 19, 2018