February 28, 2023
Japan’s Antitrust Watchdog Filed A Criminal Complaint Over Tokyo Olympics...
Japan’s antitrust authority has filed a criminal complaint to the country’s public prosecutor against six companies and seven individuals that allegedly conspired to rig dozens of bids to advertise and...
February 23, 2023
Opendoor Leads Decliners as FinTech IPO Index Sheds 4.4%
The FinTech IPO Index was down 4.4% heading into the last few trading days of February. And as detailed earlier in the week, even though the group is still up...
February 23, 2023
As Fiat Beats Bitcoin, BIS Head Eyes CBDCs and Tokenized...
The dust has settled. The battlefield is still. And, as has been widely reported this week, Agustín Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has declared crypto...
February 22, 2023
Regulating Machine Learning
Artificial intelligence using machine-learning (“AI/ML”) is already providing countless benefits to society, but is also presenting some risks and concerns that require governance. Yet, the rapid pace of AI/ML, the...
February 21, 2023
African Regulator Deepens Toyota Price Fixing Probe
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Competition Commission has stepped up its probe on a Kenyan-based unit of Japanese multinational Toyota Group for price hikes. COMESA raised...
February 17, 2023
Japan Upgrades Vending Machines as US Restaurants Try New Concepts
This week in restaurants, Japan trials upscale vending machines, Chipotle experiments and eateries tap subscriptions. In an effort to revive its vending machine industry, Japan has been trying out options...
February 17, 2023
Checkout Friction Hampers In-Store Digital Wallet Adoption
The FinTech that makes digital wallets as convenient for in-store transactions as they are for online transactions may have a runaway winner on their hands. Consumers love convenience so much...
February 17, 2023
Payoneer Adds UK License to Its Global Regulatory Approvals
Payoneer has received another license as it aims to extend its services around the world. The FinTech company said in a Friday (Feb. 17) press release that its subsidiary, Payoneer...
February 17, 2023
Hermès Q4 Sales Up 26% as Luxury Brand Caps ‘Particularly...
Hermès is seeing no slowdown in sales of luxury products. The luxury brand said in a Friday (Feb. 17) earnings release that it had a “particularly robust” 2022 in which...
