Europe preparing tough legislation on major social media platforms
New laws will punish social media companies if they don’t remove terrorism-related content within an hour of it being flagged...
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After Australia, OLA cabs to enter the UK market
The India-based cab hailing firm will take on Uber in South Wales and Great Manchester...
How the Vollgeld Initiative could transform global banking
Switzerland just voted against the Vollgeld initiative’s proposed sovereign money, expected to have a far-reaching impact on the financial community. So what is the Vollgeld Iniatitive about and why have economists recommended sovereign money to government leaders for decades now?...
Australia’s banking inquiry: A crucible for change?
A series of embarrassing failures that have reflected poorly on Australia’s financial industry compels one to consider the need for an independent, professional body with strict standards and codes of conduct, writes banking professional Peter Pontikis...
Expert insights on The Bank of England cryptocurrency regulation
From the standpoint of Jo Torode, senior financial crime lawyer at Ropes & Gray on the regulation, benefits and pitfalls of this financial system...
United States move closer to regulating bitcoin
Sharp fluctuations in Bitcoin has raised concerns with lawmakers and banks in the US...
‘Control artificial intelligence before it controls us’
There are growing concerns that technologies are developing outside of any system of internationally-agreed regulation or ethics...
Brexit: So far so good for the UK
Among other things, it is more price competitive in global markets, thanks to the depreciation of the pound Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya September 26, 2016: Though talks of the adverse after-effects of Brexit have been going on for a while, things have not been as bad for the country as was predicted, at least for now....
Tata Steel to halt sale of UK assets
Brexit has led to lot of uncertainty IFM Correspondent July 11, 2016: Tata Steel has put on hold its plan to sell its UK assets in the wake of Brexit and the uncertainty surrounding rules and regulations. The company is planning to postpone the sale until clarity emerges in UK regarding new rules. The board...
Indian aviation market to be third largest by 2020
Suparna Goswami Bhattacharya Main drivers for now are low fuel price, expanding middle class and high GDP growth June 8, 2016: The Indian aviation market is flying high. It is set to become the third largest in the world by 2020. With 81 million trips, the domestic market grew at about 19% during the 12...