Much like the Industrial Revolution 200 years before it, there are few regions of the world that the new age of eCommerce has not touched. Now that high-speed Internet access is becoming more common, even in undeveloped areas, previously inaccessible markets are becoming just the...
A last-minute hitch might just put an end to Taiwan’s Foxconn’s proposed takeover of Japanese electronic maker Sharp. According to Reuters, Foxconn has reportedly tabled the deal in the face of some last-minute discoveries of previously undisclosed liability. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The GSMA said on Monday (Feb. 22) that it has launched what is known as the Connected Women Commitment Initiative, which the collection of mobile phone operators and other firms said represents a commitment to reducing what it termed the “mobile gender gap.” Get the Full...
The banking sector has had its share of woes, from stock declines to the threat of earnings pressure and outsized energy loans on the books, raising the specter of missed payments from the oil patch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Citigroup is looking to get out of retail banking operations in Argentina and Brazil, two countries where it has had a retail and branch presence for more than a century. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Automotive giant General Motors Co., in what The Wall Street Journal said Thursday (Feb. 18) represented a move to help streamline funding costs and boost lending profits, is in the midst of running an Internet-based bank in Germany. It is also taking on retail deposits...
Another payments processor may be coming to the public equity markets. Bloomberg reported that the owners of Nets Holding A/S are looking at a number of options for the company, with an eye on an initial public offering. The newswire quoted unnamed sources familiar with...
Uber’s efforts to get a grip over the Chinese ride-hailing app market are coming at a cost much greater than what it might have imagined when it first rolled out its service in late 2013. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Here’s the good news: ISIS is strapped for cash and morale is low. Here’s the bad news: ISIS is strapped for cash and morale is low – and the terror group wants greenbacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
