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Google Found Guilty of ‘Abusing Dominant Market Position’ in Russia
September 15th, 2015
Russian antitrust agency will have 10 business days to issue its ruling on the case in full Google Inc. has been found guilty in a rapid Russian antitrust probe, a spokesperson for the country’s antitrust regulator told The Wall Street Journal. ...
History of Bitcoin: The journey of a virtual currency
September 3rd, 2015
The biggest thing to hit the global market since the invention of currency is the word “Bitcoin”. What started merely as an alternate electronic payment system soon became the seventh wonder of modern economy. But while most of us ...
Law Firms Vs Technology: Doing business in legal technology
September 3rd, 2015
International Legal Technology Association (ILTA), and InsideLegal, the insider’s guide to doing business in legal technology, released the findings of the “2015 ILTA/InsideLegal Technology Purchasing Survey” (survey). 2015 ILTA/InsideLegal Technology Purchasing Survey highlights include: 57% of all respondents spend ...
Selfie Payments? Verifying Payments with Facial Recognition and Fingerprint Scans
August 19th, 2015
First Tech Federal Credit Union and MasterCard announce First U.S. Biomatric Payments Pilot First Tech Federal Credit Union announced a pilot program with MasterCard that will enable First Tech employees to authenticate and verify transactions using facial recognition and ...
Bitcoin to Monetize Mobile Games Industry Soon?
August 17th, 2015
The mobile business is booming in recent years, and many companies are trying their hand at creating addictive mobile games. Developing such games takes time, money, and effort, leading to a few possible solutions to monetize these games. Most ...
Alibaba Growth Slows as Chinese Economy Weakens; Buyback Planned
August 12th, 2015
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. quarterly sales rose at the slowest pace in at least three years and transaction volumes missed analyst estimates amid a weakening Chinese economy. Shares fell in pre-market trade. Revenue rose 28 percent to 20.2 billion ...
Bnp Paribas: PAYING WITH A SELFIE
August 6th, 2015
MasterCard caused a stir a few weeks ago by announcing a September 2015 trial release of its new online payment method: the selfie. An initial group of 500 customers will test the system this autumn, in yet another show of creativity from the banking ...
SIX and Swisscom join forces to establish a mobile payment solution
August 5th, 2015
SIX and Swisscom join forces with Swiss banks to promote Paymit and create added value for customers and retail SIX and Swisscom are working towards a strategic partnership to establish a Switzerland-wide, universal mobile payment solution in collaboration with ...
Bitcoin: The hottest game for Chinese gamblers
August 3rd, 2015
Bitcoin trading is the hottest game in China. The digital currency has been embraced by Chinese users who like to take a gamble: It’s all “about trading, about volatility, about making a profit — buy low, sell high,” said ...
Can Bitcoin Change Wi-Fi For the Better?
July 29th, 2015
It’s certainly not unusual in the bitcoin and blockchain industry to see several companies coalesce around a new use case for the technology. However, what may be novel about the sudden focus on Wi-Fi is the size and ubiquity ...