Search Results for: digital tax
RBI:India Cuts Rates,First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17
April 5th, 2016
Part A: Monetary Policy Monetary and Liquidity Measures On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation, it has been decided to: reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 ...
IBM blockchain leader Jerry Cuomo using ‘shadowchains’ to launch moonshots
March 28th, 2016
IBM has been building momentum behind blockchain by championing the Linux Foundation’s Hyperleder Project and creating its own Open Blockchain (OBC) among other things. IBM’s vice president of blockchain Jerry Cuomo, who recently gave testimony before US Congress about ...
Barclays Identity Service launches, providing a secure and simple way for UK residents to access Government services online
March 23rd, 2016
UK residents using GOV.UK Verify to access government services online will now be able to choose the Barclays Identity Service to quickly and securely verify their identity, giving them easy access to services such as viewing their driving licence, ...
Deloitte forecasts double digit growth
March 22nd, 2016
Deloitte’s new chief executive Cindy Hook is forecasting double digit revenue growth for the 12 months to May 31, as she repositions the professional services giant to be more globally oriented to capture emerging markets, and meet the demands of domestic clients expanding offshore. Reflecting on her ...
Why Latin American economies are turning to bitcoin
March 17th, 2016
The economic prospects for Latin America in 2016 are grim. With political instability in some of the region’s largest economies, as well as a general slump in prices in oil and other commodities, businesses and consumers are facing a depression and, in the ...
Will bitcoin provide banks with their ‘Kodak Moment’?
March 16th, 2016
The world’s banks are facing a ‘Kodak Moment’ if they continue to dismiss the virtual currency bitcoin as just the opening act for more revolutionary blockchain-based innovation, says Max Tannahill, a business change and implementation manager at ANZ It ...
EU Auditors Call For Renewed Efforts On VAT Fraud
March 7th, 2016
The current European Union system for fighting cross-border value-added tax fraud is not effective enough, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors. The auditors said that while the EU has a range of tools at ...
The First Bitcoin Mining Fund has been launched
March 7th, 2016
Genesis Mining, which provides computer equipment to create bitcoins in the cloud, has launched the world’s first fund that invests in hardware used to create the digital currency, according to Reuters. The company said it registered the fund, called the ...
Playtech: Results for the year ended 31 December 2015
February 25th, 2016
Playtech (LSE: PTEC) today announces its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2015, together with a trading update for the period to 22 February 2016. Financial highlights * Adjusted numbers relate to certain non-cash and one-off ...
Accenture, PwC, Deloitte, IBM & KPMG: Which consulting firm is best for you?
February 8th, 2016
List: Hybrid IT is on the rise and the complexities of digital transformation mean that consulting firms have an important role to play in simplifying the process. In the early weeks of 2016 there have been a number of ...