UK Fintech Investment Numbers Decline By 26% in Q3 2016
There has been a lot of financial talk regarding what the Brexit means, and how it will affect Britain’s economy. Some experts warn that this “depression” spells disaster for …
Taiwan Wants Uber Apps Gone From Google Play And Apple App Store
November 16, 2016
News, Technology
Uber is a brilliant company that is praised as often as criticised. In Taiwan the current plan is to have Uber apps removed from the Apple and Google Play …
Monetary Authority of Singapore Begins Development of Cross-bank Blockchain Payments
Blockchain technology is one of the primary points of focus for financial institutions to date. Singapore is one of the regions where blockchain adoption is really thriving right …
Unknown Party Releases Master Decryption Keys For CrySis Ransomware
November 15, 2016
Education, Ransomware
Ransomware remains one of the biggest threats to Internet users to date. Thankfully, several strains of malware have been decrypted as of late, whereas others have seen their master …
OCBC Bank Pilots Blockchain-based Funds Transfer Between Bank Subsidiaries
Cross-border payments are in dire need of a technological revamp. Even though this concept has been around for decades, the way funds are transferred around the world remains virtually …
Visa Wants To Replace Passwords With Multiple Biometric Authentication Options
Passwords are one of the most insecure security measures available in the financial world today. Visa, the world’s leading payment card issuer, acknowledges this problem and has proposed a …
Samsung Pay Incentivizes Users With New Rewards System
November 15, 2016
News, Technology
Mobile payments are becoming the new norm all over the world, yet the concept lacks some significant features. Loyalty and reward points have not been issued when making a …
Facebook And Google Will Penalize Sites Publishing Misleading News
November 15, 2016
News, Technology
Fake news reports are very annoying to deal with, both for involved parties and the general public reading them. Google and Facebook have come up with a solution to …
Indian Government Battles Illegal Rupee Exchanges With Indelible Ink
The financial situation in India is slowly getting out of hand. Not only are residents restricted to withdrawing a small amount of cash from ATMs, but the government is …