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Facebook face EU regulators fines; why?
May 18th, 2017
Facebook suffered a setback on Tuesday over how it uses the reams of information it collects about users worldwide, after two European privacy watchdogs said that the social network’s practices broke their countries’ data protection rules. The announcement by ...
AcadiaSoft Appoints Fred Dassori as Head of Risk Products and Corporate Development
May 17th, 2017
AcadiaSoft Inc. today announced the appointment of Fred Dassori as Head of Risk Products and Corporate Development. He will assume responsibility for the company’s Risk business segment and oversee external strategic growth initiatives. Dassori most recently served as president ...
boon with Apple Pay continues growth in Europe with market launch in Italy
May 17th, 2017
First fully digitised mobile payment solution with Apple Pay Today Wirecard is bringing Apple Pay to boon customers in Italy. boon is the first fully digitised mobile payment solution to offer Apple Pay independently from any bank or telecom ...
McLaren Applied Technologies & Deloitte team up to build data-driven products
May 16th, 2017
Two firms form new partnership to develop products that solve complex industry challenges and improve clients’ business performance Partnership expected to deliver over £1bn in annual client benefits by 2022 Around 150 new jobs to be created in first ...
How to protect yourself and your business from the massive ransomware attack
May 15th, 2017
An aggressive new strain of ransomware is shutting down Windows operating computers all over the world. Although the virus known as WannaCry has already infected over 75,000 PCs in 99 countries, it is actually not that hard to secure ...
Digital currency, the Airbnb and Uber killer
May 15th, 2017
Ride-sharing app Uber experienced a setback on Thursday (11 May), as a top EU lawyer of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) stated in an opinion that the company can be regulated as a transport business, instead of an ...
Smirnoff owner Diageo to pay HMRC £107m in ‘Google tax’ crackdown
May 12th, 2017
Drinks company will challenge HMRC claim for tax and interest over ‘diverted profits’ Diageo, the drinks company behind Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, is to pay HMRC £107m under the “Google tax” crackdown aimed at multinationals. The FTSE 100 ...
Swedbank acquires PayEx
May 11th, 2017
Swedbank AB, a Nordic-Baltic banking group based in Stockholm, Sweden, has issued a press release to announce the acquisition of PayEx, a fullservice payment provider in the Nordic region. Through the acquisition Swedbank enters a new market and add ...
Altcoin Surge Ends; Bitcoin Continues to Shine toward $1,800
May 10th, 2017
The altcoin surge has ended. After climbing for the past seven days, the majority of altcoins fell today while bitcoin has continued to rise. Ripple, which yesterday replaced Ethereum for the number two cryptocurrency based on market cap, fell ...
Federal Court makes order to limit operation of Melbourne-based financial services business
May 9th, 2017
ASIC has obtained an order which requires financial services business “Yes FS” to change how it deals with its clients until the trial of proceedings for alleged breaches of the Corporations Act and ASIC Act, including breaches of the ...
