World Bank Commonwealth Bank of Australia Launch World's First Blockchain Bond
The World Bank “has mandated the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) as the sole arranger of the first bond globally to be created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life [...]
Twitter Lite expands to 21 new countries Including Kenya
In April 2017 Twitter introduced its data saving application called Twitter Lite. Since then, it was only available as a bookmark that acts as an app through Google Chrome, but [...]
Japan overtakes China as World's 2nd-biggest stock market
Japan's stock market became the world's second-biggest on Friday, overtaking China. Intra-day data showed Japanese stocks were worth $6.17 trillion, while Chinese stocks lagged behind with $6.09 trillion. The United [...]Huawei ships more phones than Apple
Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. shipped more smartphones than Apple Inc. in the second quarter of 2018 globally, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation. The Chinese company took [...]7 Best Tips on How to Write a Great Admission Essay
If you want to make the most of your opportunity to showcase yourself in an admission essay, consider using term paper services to help you craft an impressive work that [...]PwC Fined Over $625 million in Damages Over Colonial BancGroup's Audit
Earlier this month, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP was fined to pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) over $625 million for negligence in Colonial BancGroup Inc’s audit, a bank holding company [...]Hong Kong Regulator in Partnership with 7 Banks to Launch Blockchain-Based Trade Finance Platform
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and seven banks are in a partnership to launch a blockchain-based finance platform in September. The seven banks, including Standard Chartered PLC and HSBC Holdings [...]Global Asset Management Firm BlackRock is Assessing Crypto Blockchain Technology
Global financial planning and investment management corporation BlackRock Inc is assessing blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin according to the company's chief executive Larry Fink. Fink told Reuters in [...]Bitcoin touches five-week Amid Interests from World's Largest Asset Manager
Bitcoin, the most widely traded cryptocurrency touched the strongest level since June 10 amid a wide surge in appetite for risk, which today sent gold to the lowest level in [...]Opera Introduces Mobile Browser with Built-In Cryptocurrency Wallet
Opera has launched a new browser software with a built-in cryptocurrency wallet. The Norwegian software company last week said: the new version of the Opera browser for Android combines easy-to-use [...]IBM partners with start-up to launch cryptocurrency
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) says that it has struck a partnership with Stronghold, a financial technology start-up, to jointly launch a new cryptocurrency called Stronghold USD. The cryptocurrency will [...]Johnson Johnson to pay $4.7B in cancer case
A Missouri jury decided against Johnson Johnson in a trial in which 22 women claimed the company's talc products contained asbestos which caused ovarian cancer. The pharmaceutical giant was [...]
