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Facebook face EU regulators fines; why?
May 18th, 2017
Facebook suffered a setback on Tuesday over how it uses the reams of information it collects about users worldwide, after two European privacy watchdogs said that the social network’s practices broke their countries’ data protection rules. The announcement by ...
Airwallex payments settlement provider raised $13 million in a funding round
May 2nd, 2017
Airwallex raises US$13m Series A investment from Tencent, Sequoia Capital China and Mastercard Airwallex has raised US$13 million in a Series A funding round to fuel international expansion and enable more businesses to make faster, easier and cheaper payments ...
ACCA identifies six business models transforming business
January 30th, 2017
A new report published by ACCA, the global body for professional accountants and the Economic and Social Research Council has identified six business models which could transform the way in which companies transact. The report Business models of the ...
PayPal reports Q4 revenue increased 17% to $2.981 billion
January 27th, 2017
Global technology platform and digital payments leader PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:PYPL) today announced fourth quarter and full year results for the period ended December 31, 2016. Throughout 2016, PayPal deepened engagement on its platform, advanced its commitment to customer ...
Harvard Business Review: Blockchain Is Foundational, Not Disruptive
January 25th, 2017
True blockchain-led transformation is still many years away, according to an article, “The Truth About Blockchain” in the Harvard Business Review, because it does not deliver a truly “disruptive” business model which can attack an existing model with a lower ...
BDO has a new Managing Director
October 3rd, 2016
BDO has issued an announcement to inform that Paul Eagland takes over as new Managing Partner of BDO. New Managing Partner outlines top team to take the firm forward. Paul Eagland begins his four-year term as BDO’s Managing Partner ...
Dubai and Abu Dhabi named Middle East’s most sustainable cities
September 15th, 2016
Dubai has been named as the region’s most sustainable city, but it still falls in the bottom half of a new global ranking of 100 major cities. Construction consultancy Arcadis has placed Dubai 52nd in its 2016 Sustainable Cities ...
Bitcoin wallet enables payments via Twitter
July 15th, 2016
The bitcoin wallet iPayYou has launched its “Pay-by-Twitter” feature. With this tool, users can make peer-to-peer payments on Twitter, according to a press release. The company already enables users to send bitcoin through email. Former Amazon executive Gene Kavner founded the ...
Cryptocurrency Ethereum has seen its value skyrocket
May 23rd, 2016
Ethereum, the world’s second-most valuable cryptocurrency, has seen its value skyrocket as investors and developers have sought different ways to use the technology introduced by bitcoin. But is it ready for the big time? That’s what some are asking ...
EU Commission presents Action Plan to strengthen the fight against terrorist financing
February 3rd, 2016
The European Commission is presenting an Action Plan to strengthen the fight against the financing of terrorism. The recent terrorist attacks in the European Union and beyond demonstrate the need for a strong coordinated European response to combatting terrorism. ...
