Davos

Top News In Payments: More Companies Ponder Malaysia Banking Application; Vodafone Bails On Libra

Top News In Payments: More Companies Ponder Malaysia Banking Application; Vodafone Bails On Libra
Top News In Payments: More Companies Ponder Malaysia Banking Application; Vodafone Bails On Libra
January 22, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Grab, Razer, AirAsia and CIMB join other companies considering applying for one of five digital banking licenses in Malaysia, and Vodafone...

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Uber CEO Says Firm Leads In Race To Ridesharing Profitability
Uber CEO Says Firm Leads In Race To Ridesharing Profitability
January 22, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said his company has the best chance of being profitable out of all of the ride-hailing competitors out there, according to...

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Manufacturing, Big Tech And Valuations Among Davos Day One Focus
Manufacturing, Big Tech And Valuations Among Davos Day One Focus
January 21, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The first day of Davos — the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum held in Switzerland — featured panels and commentary about business and...

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Japan, Australia Back X-Border eCommerce Data Regulation
Japan, Australia Back X-Border eCommerce Data Regulation
January 25, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

More than 70 nations are planning to restart World Trade Organization talks in an effort to create a standard set of rules to govern the...

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ECB Director Says G20 At Work On Bitcoin ‘Answer’
ECB Director Says G20 At Work On Bitcoin ‘Answer’
January 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Amid the continuing global debate over cryptocurrencies, G20, an international forum for governments and central bank governors, has taken up the gantlet, Reuters reported Friday...

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Bitcoin Daily: Katy Perry Has Great Crypto Taste; BitConnect Hit With Lawsuit
Bitcoin Daily: Katy Perry Has Great Crypto Taste; BitConnect Hit With Lawsuit
January 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

After the Nordea Bank AB decided to ban employees from trading bitcoin, unions are questioning if the policy is legal, Bloomberg reported. But Per Bolund,...

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Tech Takes A Talking To At Davos For Its Effect On Jobs
Tech Takes A Talking To At Davos For Its Effect On Jobs
January 23, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

Big banks, since the halcyon days of the Great Recession, have had a long sit in the naughty chair — widely maligned as the bad guys...

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Bankers Talk Brexit And Jobs Exodus At Davos
Bankers Talk Brexit And Jobs Exodus At Davos
January 19, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

Though there was some initial hope that London’s status as an international financial service hub would persist unaffected by the Brexit — that possibility is...

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