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Oil prices edge up on expected drop in U.S. crude stocks
December 5th, 2017
Oil prices nudged higher on Tuesday, buoyed by expectations of a drop in U.S. crude stockpiles and after last week’s deal between OPEC and other crude producers to extend output curbs. International benchmark Brent crude futures were trading up 6 ...
Google faces mass legal action over ‘unlawful’ data collection
December 4th, 2017
A UK Campaign group is taking Google to court in a £1 billion mass action alleging the tech giant unlawfully collected information from Apple’s iPhone handsets. The group, Google you owe us, is led by former Which director Richard ...
Latest Mastercard Start Path Program Includes Blockchain, Digital Identity and Healthcare Fintechs
December 1st, 2017
Mastercard announced its largest and most diverse class to enter the Mastercard Start Path program – the company’s global effort to support later-stage fintech and tech startups. The 11 selected companies from across five countries are working on the ...
CySec announced withdraw of the suspension of a Cyprus Investment Firm’s authorisation
December 1st, 2017
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued an announcement to inform the public that at its meeting dated 27 November 2017, decided to withdraw the suspension of the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm Concorde Investments (Cyprus) Ltd ...
Jersey And The Isle Of Man Have Each Received High Rating In Tax Matters
November 28th, 2017
Jersey and the Isle of Man have each received the highest possible OECD rating in recognition of their compliance with global standards of information exchange in tax matters. Each jurisdiction’s tax transparency framework was subject to a peer review ...
Bitcoin surged to yet another new record high; Cracks $9,600
November 27th, 2017
Bitcoin surged to yet another new record high on Monday, breaking a record set during the Thanksgiving weekend stateside. The cryptocurrency jumped to an all-time high of $9,682.10 hours after cracking the $9,400 level on Sunday, according to industry ...
R3 And Microsoft Expand Partnership With Deeper Tech Integration
November 23rd, 2017
R3 and Microsoft Corp. have expanded their strategic partnership to further accelerate adoption of R3’s Corda platform amongst businesses using Microsoft Azure. Having worked together since April 2016, the partnership will now offer deeper integration of the Corda platform ...
J.P. Morgan Securities fined $1.25 Million
November 22nd, 2017
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced it has fined J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC $1.25 million for failing to conduct timely or adequate background checks on approximately 8,600, or 95 percent, of its non-registered associated persons from January 2009 ...
The Blockchain Revolution: Which Industries Will Cryptocurrency Affect?
November 22nd, 2017
Cryptocurrency is here to stay, establishing the ability through blockchain technology for secure identity, ownership, and records of transactions. It is no secret that there is big money involved—the collective worth fluctuates between $150 and $200 billion, and this ...
Uber Paid Hackers $100,000 to Keep Secret a Massive Data Breach In 2016
November 22nd, 2017
Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers $100,000 to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million accounts of the ride-service provider, the company said on Tuesday. Discovery of the company’s cover-up of the ...
