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Samsung’s billionaire heir Lee Jae-yong jailed for corruption
August 25th, 2017
A court in South Korea has sentenced Samsung’s billionaire heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong to five years in prison for corruption. Mr Lee was accused of bribery in a scandal that also saw the impeachment of South Korea’s former president. The ...
Samsung Electronics reports record second-quarter operating profit, up 73%
July 27th, 2017
Samsung Electronic’s Q2 operating profit was 14.1 trillion won, topping Q1 as highest-ever The company is on track to book a record annual profit on chip boom Overall earnings in Q3 may decline slightly compared to Q2, Samsung said ...
Dollar sank, euro added 0.2 percent and the Aussie extended gains; Early Forex review
July 27th, 2017
The dollar sank and Treasuries climbed after the Federal Reserve signaled that inflation remains persistently below its target even as the economy picks up steam. Asian stocks rose to the highest in almost a decade on optimism about corporate ...
The rise of Uber affects UK taxi firms turnover
July 24th, 2017
UK taxi turnover falls for the first time in five years as Uber drives up its network expansion The rise of Uber has driven taxi firms’ turnover off course, according to research out today from accountancy firm Moore Stephens. ...
Mastercard Expands QR Payments Choice
July 20th, 2017
Mastercard outlined plans for greater choice in retail payments through the planned expansion of its QR-based programs. Beginning this month, the company will broaden its solutions to offer QR codes that can be scanned by either consumers or merchants ...
Nokia and Xiaomi sign patent deal
July 6th, 2017
Nokia and Xiaomi sign patent deal and agree to ‘explore’ areas like VR and A.I. Nokia and Xiaomi signed a cross-licensing patent deal on Wednesday focused around the data center. Both companies will “explore opportunities” in areas such as ...
Google faces big fine in first EU case against search practices
June 16th, 2017
Search giant is braced for a fine that could top €1bn with decision expected shortly Google is braced for a fine of potentially more than €1bn as Brussels prepares to announce the first of its trio of antitrust decisions ...
Toshiba facing fresh lawsuit from another group of foreign investors
June 14th, 2017
Japanese electronics giant Toshiba says it is facing a fresh lawsuit from another group of foreign investors seeking damages following its $1.2bn accounting scandal. The company says it has now been served with 26 complaints in total, demanding nearly ...
Visa Expands Global Network of Providers to Drive Acceleration Into IoT Payments
June 8th, 2017
According to a recent announcement, Visa has signed 13 new partners in its TSP program to drive acceleration into IoT Payments. According the announcement: Visa (NYSE:V) has signed 13 new partners to participate in its token service provider (TSP) ...
Bank of Sydney Enhances Online and Mobile Banking Services with Fiserv
May 30th, 2017
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Bank of Sydney will work with Fiserv to provide its consumer and small business customers with enhanced digital banking capabilities. The bank will ...
