December 07, 2018
‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Have Cost French Retailers One Billion Euros
The “yellow vest” protests have cost French retailers about $1.1 billion dollars in revenue since they started last month, according to The French retail federation (FCD). On Friday (Dec. 7),...
December 05, 2018
White House Trials Facial Recognition
The Department of Homeland Security has published a report detailing how the U.S. Secret Service plans to test the use of facial recognition in and around the White House. A...
December 03, 2018
France’s Macron To Urge Visiting VCs To Invest In French...
French President Emmanuel Macron is gearing up to address a group of leading Silicon Valley venture capitalists, when he will urge them to invest in the country’s startups and will...
November 04, 2018
India: Mastercard protests payments “nationalism”
Mastercard reportedly has lodged a protest with the US government over the use of nationalism by the government in India to promote a domestic payments network there. According to a...
November 01, 2018
Mastercard Protests Payments ‘Nationalism’ In India
Mastercard reportedly has lodged a protest with the U.S. government over the use of nationalism by the government in India to promote a domestic payments network there. According to a...
October 16, 2018
Number Of Chinese P2P Lenders To Drop Dramatically
The number of peer-to-peer lenders in China is projected to decline greatly to around 50 from more than 1,500 during the course of the next year. The Financial Times, citing...
October 04, 2018
FinCEN: US Banks Should Be Wary Of Nicaragua Assets
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said Thursday (October 4) that U.S. financial institutions are at increased risk that proceeds from Nicaragua may enter the U.S. financial system. In a press...
September 21, 2018
Uber Tries To Win London’s Heart Through Its Stomach
London keeps calling to Uber, which has had a rough time in the U.K. capital. The latest developments involve a protest and possible acquisition, but a case can reasonably be...
September 20, 2018
China’s X Financial Has A New US IPO And 400M...
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in China is not for the faint of heart — and that’s putting it lightly. Banks offer credit limits to borrowers that would seem punitively low in...