Tag: finance

Interbank transfer fees haven't budged for over 40 years and the government is calling for change as payment providers are just passing on the costs to retailers. ( read original story ...)

What's hot in crypto this week? It's Algorand. ALGO is a public, pure proof-of-stake blockchain launched in 2018 by a Boston-based team and founded by Turing-award winner and cryp ... ( read original story ...)

Despite this engagement, however, the utilization of cryptocurrency as a legitimate fiat alternative, i.e., using crypto as money, remains something of an oddity, with only a relatively small ... ( read original story ...)

The global economic transformation now faces the main question: What to choose — centralization or decentralization? ( read original story ...)

ShelterZoom brings secure document solutions to Japan, as government announces eSignatures will have same legal weight as traditional "Hanko" stamps ... ( read original story ...)

TeamTNT has become the first crypto-minining botnet to include a feature that scans and steal AWS credentials. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Financial executives at wealth management ... Other banks may be added to the lineup, and like every company considering an IPO, this may also create potential takeover ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank (OTC:SFTB.Y) is trying to rehabilitate its reputation after the company became widely mocked following the spectacular implosion of WeWork's planned IPO last year. ( read original story ...)

Osaka is the center of the Kansai region that includes Kyoto ... "It's natural that people will start moving to Japan and Singapore (from Hong Kong)," Finance Minister Taro Aso said at a press ... ( read original story ...)

The only finance minister to serve under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ... The top architectural award at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan, was given to the Canadian pavilion, designed by Arthur Erickson of ... ( read original story ...)

As Project Libra provided the possibility of a ‘GlobalCoin’ or world currency, the interest in crypto catapulted as Facebook’s idea sparked issues of consumer protection, safety, and soundness in the ... ( read original story ...)

TeamTNT has become the first crypto-minining botnet to include a feature that scans and steal AWS credentials. ( read original story ...)

Crypto criminals are like every other ne'er do well who ever scammed a mark: while some are masterminds, the majority are... well... as thick as thieves. ( read original story ...)

Excellence Commercial Property and Facilities Management Group is looking to raise between US$300 million (HK$2.33 billion) and US$400 million from an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s central bank doesn’t allow home computers to connect to its network for conducting asset purchases and other market transactions, raising concerns at financial firms as coronavirus cases in ... ( read original story ...)

Capital gains are taxed at 15% in Japan -- but not at all in Singapore and Hong Kong. But these proposals have already drawn strong pushback. Many see tax breaks specific to the finance industry ... ( read original story ...)