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Ukraine Aims To Recover Lost Funds After Taking Ownership Of Privatbank

Ukraine Aims To Recover Lost Funds After Taking Ownership Of Privatbank
Ukraine Aims To Recover Lost Funds After Taking Ownership Of Privatbank
November 10, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Ukraine is coming to terms with international lenders to settle an aid agreement concerning the nationalization of Privatbank, the country’s largest lender, Bloomberg reported on...

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Kenya Adds New Data Regulations To Encourage Foreign Tech Entrants
Kenya Adds New Data Regulations To Encourage Foreign Tech Entrants
November 10, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

Kenya has passed a new data protection law in the hopes of attracting more foreign technology companies into the country. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Goldman Investigated For Gender Discrimination On Apple Card
Goldman Investigated For Gender Discrimination On Apple Card
November 10, 2019  |  Apple

Goldman Sachs is being investigated for gender discrimination related to the algorithms it uses when deciding on credit limits for the new Apple Card. Get...

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Slowdown In China Spending Could Impact Luxury Goods Providers
Slowdown In China Spending Could Impact Luxury Goods Providers
November 10, 2019  |  eCommerce

Research firm Sanford C. Bernstein says affluent Chinese consumers are not indulging on luxury and non-essential goods, Bloomberg reported on Saturday (Nov. 9). Get the...

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China Powers Up Strategy To Entice Tech Startups
China Powers Up Strategy To Entice Tech Startups
November 10, 2019  |  Investments

China is looking to coax tech listings, following a failed attempt with mainland investors, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Nov. 7).  Get...

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Alibaba: First Hour Of Singles’ Day Rakes In $12B
Alibaba: First Hour Of Singles’ Day Rakes In $12B
November 10, 2019  |  eCommerce

China’s Alibaba rang up over $12 billion in sales in less than 90 minutes during its Singles Day shopping bonanza, Reuters reported on Sunday (Nov....

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Struggling SMBs Soliciting Donations Via GoFundMe
Struggling SMBs Soliciting Donations Via GoFundMe
November 10, 2019  |  SMBs

Some small businesses have turned to an interesting place when in need of a cash infusion: GoFundMe. The donation platform’s CEO recently revealed that thousands of...

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DOJ: Current Antitrust Legislation Can Apply To Tech Firms
DOJ: Current Antitrust Legislation Can Apply To Tech Firms
November 10, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Current antitrust laws are “flexible enough” to handle issues caused by technology firms, said Makan Delrahim, assistant attorney general for the Antitrust Division of the...

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