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Asian Shares Retreat Amid Earnings as Yen Gains; Oil, Won Drop
May 13th, 2016
Aussie pressured as CBA forecasts two more rate cuts this year Crude slips from six-month high as copper slides in Shanghai Asian stocks fell, set for a third weekly loss, as lackluster corporate earnings gave little cause for cheer ...
10 best smartphones in the world in 2016
May 12th, 2016
High-end smartphones are expensive, whether you buy one cash or take it out on contract, which means users need to make sure they are getting a great piece of hardware for their money. Samsung and Apple dominate the high-end ...
NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020
May 12th, 2016
NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020. This growth is mainly due to increasing penetration of Mobile Payments in various sectors, increase in analytics services and availability of affordable Mobile ...
1-in-5 in person Visa-processed card payments now contactless
May 11th, 2016
Visa Europe has put out another batch of contactless payments metrics, showing that one-in-five in-person card transactions it processes are now tap and pay. The card giant says that it has seen three billion contactless payments in Europe in ...
Stocks Rally Amid Commodity Revival as Brazilian Assets Recover
May 11th, 2016
S&P 500 surges most since March amid gains in metals, oil Kiwi advances as central bank zeroes in on housing market U.S. stocks rallied the most in two months, joining a rebound in global equities as the bearish sentiment ...
Gaming preferences and payment methods across the world
May 9th, 2016
The Internet has introduced new levels of comfort and convenience to contemporary society. Online, we can avoid suffering in long queues, stressing over decisions, or wasting time looking for something specific. Even children know that almost everything you could ...
Mobile Payments: Where’s the Benefit?
May 5th, 2016
The ‘use case’ for mobile payments, particularly at the point of sale, is still not strong enough to lure the bulk of smartphone owners. Apple’s Tim Cook speaks of mobile payment adoption as if the market is exploding. On ...
Saudi Arabia looks to bring in billions of foreign dollars
May 5th, 2016
Saudi Arabia announced a string of reforms to its stock market that could attract billions of dollars of fresh foreign money and smooth sales of state assets as the kingdom grapples with damage to its finances caused by low ...
Facebook revenue smashes expectations
April 28th, 2016
Facebook revenue smashes expectations as mobile ad sales surge Facebook Inc’s (FB.O) quarterly revenue rose more than 50 percent, handily beating Wall Street expectations as its wildly popular mobile app and a push into live video lured new advertisers ...
Asian Stocks Fall as BOJ Leaves Monetary Policy Unchanged
April 28th, 2016
Shares slide in Tokyo market, led by brokerages and banks Economists confounded as BOJ refrains from adding to stimulus Asian stocks fell, led by a slump in Tokyo shares, after the Bank of Japan refrained from adding to its ...
