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Half of UK accountants believe technology will replace them by 2030
April 24th, 2017
50% of accountants that work in UK practices believe that technology will render 80% of their day to day duties obsolete by 2030, according to a recent poll by Accountancy Practice Jobs. In a four-part online poll, 714 accountants ...
SGX reports 3Q FY2017 net profit of $83 million
April 21st, 2017
3Q FY2017 Financial Summary – Revenue: $203 million, down 2% from a year earlier – Operating profit: $103 million, unchanged – Net profit: $83 million, down 7% – Earnings per share: 7.8 cents, down 7% – Interim dividend per ...
UAE, the new key role player in the Middle East
April 20th, 2017
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is likely to play a bigger role in the conflict-ridden Middle East due to its economic, military, and political influence. For most of the past four decades, the UAE has maintained a low-key role ...
A brief history of Digital Currency
April 20th, 2017
Digital currency is a recent invention which means that currency with real value can be exchanged for traditional cash; it is instead entirely virtual or digital. It is a new invention in the history of money and commerce. Electronic money only ...
Gallant Capital Markets has filed for bankruptcy
April 19th, 2017
Gallant Capital Markets Ltd which operates the retail forex broker GCMFX has upload an announcement on its website informing that effective 5pm E.T. on 14 April 2017, Gallant Capital Markets Ltd has filed for a voluntary petition under chapter ...
Bitcoin Price Reaches $1,220, Three Main Factors to Influence its Growth
April 19th, 2017
Major factor: Japanese market The Japanese Bitcoin exchange market has experienced an increasing demand for Bitcoin over the past few weeks. Earlier this month, the Japanese retail giant Bic Camera began to accept Bitcoin in all of its retail ...
Is bitcoin here to stay? Why cryptocurrency isn’t just a fad
April 14th, 2017
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin should no longer be considered a passing fad, according to Cambridge experts who have carried out the first in-depth study of the sector. The first global benchmarking study of cryptocurrency, encrypted digital currency used to make ...
SWIFT announces a new real-time payment controls service
April 13th, 2017
SWIFT today announces a new real-time payment controls service to complement and strengthen its customers’ existing fraud controls. The new fraud and cyber-crime prevention service will enable SWIFT customers to screen their payment messages according to their own chosen ...
Contactless payments to hit 150M users in 2017
April 13th, 2017
The number of Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Android Pay users is about to hit 100 million and should top 150 million by the end of 2017, according to new data from fintech analysis firm Juniper Research. Apple, Samsung ...
European Union and Norway agree on free trade of agricultural products
April 11th, 2017
The European Union and Norway came to an agreement which will facilitate bilateral trade in agricultural products, allowing EU exporters to reinforce their position on their 8th largest export market for agricultural products. Commissioner for agriculture, Phil Hogan, today ...
