FeaturedTelecomFacebook eyes 10% stake in Indian telco Reliance JioInternational Finance Business DeskMarch 26, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskMarch 26, 2020 Talks between the two parties have stalled due to the Covid-19 outbreak... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedJapan may launch digital yen to counter ChinaPritam BordoloiFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2020 The digital currency could go online in two to three years... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyVodafone becomes eighth member to quit Libra AssociationInternational FinanceJanuary 22, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 22, 2020March 18, 2020 Last year, eBay Visa, Mastercard, Mercado Pago, Stripe, Booking Holdings and PayPal left the association... Read more
MagazineTechnologyShould Google and Facebook be venturing into banking?International FinanceJanuary 16, 2020April 2, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 16, 2020April 2, 2020 A never-ending quest for more data and control over customers is forcing Google and Facebook to make a banking play – what could go wrong?... Read more
MagazineMarch-April 2019TechnologyBanks can navel-gaze at Silicon Valley—but won’t find answers to their tech problemsInternational FinanceApril 18, 2019December 11, 2019 by International FinanceApril 18, 2019December 11, 2019 Investment bankers are seeking technology to troubleshoot real-time trading errors, like their counterparts. What do tech behemoths have to say?... Read more
In the NewsGoogle eyes a new $1 trillion payments market in IndiaInternational Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 The banks grant quick, pre-approved loans to customers “right within Google Pay in a matter of seconds"... Read more
In the NewsWhite house investigating Google after Trump accuses it of biasInternational Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 29, 2018 US President Donald Trump has accused Google’s search engine of promoting negative news articles and unfair coverage of him... Read more
TechnologyEurope preparing tough legislation on major social media platformsInternational Finance DeskAugust 21, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 21, 2018 New laws will punish social media companies if they don’t remove terrorism-related content within an hour of it being flagged... Read more
In the NewsFacebook to make its first serious move towards monetising WhatsAppInternational Finance DeskAugust 2, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 2, 2018 Advertisements will link the social media giants’ users to Whatsapp... Read more
In the NewsFacebook removes 32 accounts after finding ‘sophisticated’ efforts to disrupt US politicsInternational Finance DeskAugust 1, 2018 by International Finance DeskAugust 1, 2018 The company stated in a blog post that it removed the accounts from Facebook and Instagram, after finding them involved in "coordinated" political behavior... Read more