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Ordering a pizza on Facebook is about to get easier with PayPal
October 25th, 2016
Facebook users can now link their PayPal account to Facebook and Facebook Messenger to buy a movie ticket, order a pizza, or book a hair appointment, all on their mobile device without leaving the app. The new feature, rolling out to some ...
Asian Stocks, Bonds Decline as Dollar Extends Post-Yellen Gains
October 17th, 2016
Asia ex-Japan stocks decline with U.S. equity index futures Casino shares sink after China detains Crown Resorts workers Asian bonds fell and the dollar strengthened versus most peers after comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen clouded the outlook ...
Saudi Arabia, SoftBank aim to be world’s No. 1 tech investor with $100 billion fund
October 14th, 2016
Saudi Arabia and Japan’s SoftBank Group (9984.T) will create a technology investment fund that could grow as large as $100 billion, making it one of the world’s largest private equity investors and a potential kingpin in the industry. The ...
Google just pumped a bunch of money into Airbnb
September 23rd, 2016
Airbnb just got a big cash infusion — and Google is one of its big investors. According to a new financial filing, the company has raised $555 million at a $30 billion valuation, part of a desired $850 million round that ...
Taiwan To Tax Cross-Border e-Commerce
August 17th, 2016
Given the recent rapid development of cross-border transactions over the internet, Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has disclosed it is formulating plans to tax the operations of multinational enterprises (MNEs) engaged in e-commerce in the country. The MOF is ...
China proposes global tax system at G20
August 10th, 2016
China’s Finance Minister Lou Jiwei proposed development of a new international taxation system at a G20 meeting in Chengdu over the weekend, joining a global movement aimed at stopping companies and individuals from exploiting discrepancies in different countries’ laws ...
Jack Ma Is Opening His Wallet to Europe But Not to Europeans
August 8th, 2016
Payments powerhouse Alipay ramps up search for retail partners Targets Chinese tourists, expats; no offer for local consumers Jack Ma will set a bag aside for you at your favorite Paris store or hail you a ride in Rome ...
Bitcoin exchange Quoine raises $20m venture investment
June 21st, 2016
Quoine, a Singapore-based Bitcoin exchange, has closed a $20 million funding round, leveraging off the large opportunity for Bitcoin in the Japanese market, led by venture capitalists (VCs) and other ‘strategic investors’. It’s last funding round was a $2 million ...
Mobile payments: The new future of commerce
June 16th, 2016
We look at how the mobile commerce space is advancing and why this often overlooked part of the brand engagement process is important for marketers to focus back on Many sales and marketing campaigns would be pointless if they ...
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 ...
