Saturday, Nov 23, 2024

International Finance

Category : Fintech

Mobile Technology Leads Innovation in Southern Africa

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Seventy-five percent of the world’s population has access to mobile phones and innovators need to come up with ideas that can strengthen agribusiness and tourism sectors through mobile gadgets. Technology business leaders, mobile experts, future entrepreneurs and more recently gathered at the Botswana Innovation Hub for a week of workshops, trainings, moderated discussions and networking...
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Tackling Climate Change with a Robust Carbon Price

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The need for Working towards global carbon trading Even as the first generation of the carbon market stutters, a robust price on carbon has never been more important if we are to avert dangerous climate change. Current greenhouse gas emission pledges place the world on a trajectory for warming of well over 2°C, even if...
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Leveraging Technology for Disaster Risk Management

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Lessons from Japanese disaster will contribute to strengthening disaster preparedness in other nations. Otsuchi Town in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture was struck hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. More than 800 people lost their lives, including the mayor, and 500 people remain missing. Vital information and communication technology (ICT) services...
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The New Virtual Currency – Bitcoin

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Bitcoin startups are beginning to raise sizeable investment capital despite warnings about potential regulation and incidents of hackers abusing the Internet virtual currency for profit. 15th June 2013 Everytime you spend bitcoins to buy a drink at Evr, a bar in Manhattan that accepts the digital currency, you make its co-owner, Charlie Shrem richer. This...
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$ 200 Million Credit Card Hacking Ring Busted

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
U.S. and U.K law enforcement officials have arrested eleven people in the U.S. and accused of running a $ 200 million (£ 153m) global credit card fraud ring. 8th June 2013 Eleven people in Vietnam, U.K and U.S have been arrested and accused of running a $ 200 million global credit card fraud ring, law...
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No more ‘Apple’ of your Eye

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Apple is still profitable and its revenues increased by 11% to billion. But analysts are seeing red over the drop in Apple’s price-earnings (p/e) ration which has slipped to below ten for the first time. So has Apple turned from a low-hanging fruit to a low-growing fruit? April 24, 2013: Wall Street was grappling with...
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FX Traders: Stop the Slippage or Risk Slipping Up

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Gareth Richardson, Managing Director, Custom Connect UK 4th December 2013 For FX traders, overcoming slippage is one of the biggest challenges for maintaining potential profitability. Thankfully there is a two-step weapon for combatting slippage, a tactic and technology choice that those leading the market have already discovered and implemented. Without affinity to any provider, we...
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