Indonesian Islamic body forbids crypto as currency

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), a top body of clerics, has ruled that using cryptocurrencies as a means of payment is unlawful in Islam, but trading of digital assets could be allowed, one of its ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s SoftBank to buy 20pc stake in bKash

Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corporation is going to buy a 20 per cent stake in bKash, which could give a further push to the fast-expanding mobile financial service industry in ... ( read original story ...)