The Japan-based global payment network operator JCB Co., Ltd. and blockchain technology provider, Keychain, today signed a strategic agreement. The companies announced that they are going to collaborate to leverage the power of blockchain in the payments space. Keychain has developed its range Continue Reading
Year: 2019
Multinational chemical firm BASF will sell its subsidiary BASF Construction Chemicals to an affiliate of global private equity fund Lone Star for euro 3.17 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. The deal will be completed by Q3 of 2020, subject to approval from relevant authorities. Member of Board of Executive Directors BASF SE Saori […]Continue Reading
The sanctions in the United States have made Chinese telecom giant Huawei look at South Korea for its rising demand for telecom and smartphone equipment. The company has also vowed to raise its investments in South Korea, according to the head of global media and communications at the company Karl Song Kai. Huawei is the […]Continue Reading
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Pentagon, has taken note of the advances made by Russia and China in hypersonic missiles technology. Accordingly, it is developing a space sensor system to intercept hypersonic missiles in the air. The US aims to develop space sensor technology for tracking incoming hypersonic missiles. This technology is called Hypersonic Ballistic […]Continue Reading
The Senate in Mexico has passed the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal by an overwhelming majority of 107-1. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said, In Mexico, we did our part. The executive (branch) signed and the Senate ratified the USMCA. Now it is up to the Congress of the United States and Canada to […]Continue Reading
Amazon has termed the claims made by consulting firm ShipMatrix “inaccurate.” ShipMatrix claims that Amazon’s on-time delivery rates had fallen to 93.7% in the week ending December 7 compared to 98.2% during the previous week, which also included Thanksgiving. Amazon spokeswoman Rena Lunak admitted that some deliveries were delayed due to bad weather but asserted […]Continue Reading
Leading comparison platform SingSaver has announced that it has secured a brokerage license from Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) here on Thursday. Now, after this move it will be able to offer more than 100 insurance policies from 12 providers at its platform. SingSaver will now provide instant digital comparisons of insurance products in various […]Continue Reading
Payoneer, one of the leading cross-border payment services providers headquartered in New York, has acquired Optile, an open platform of payment orchestration based in Germany’s Munich. The move was announced yesterday on December 10, 2019, through a press release. However, the terms of the acquisition have not been revealed. Payoneer also took to the micro-blogging […]Continue Reading
A World Bank report says that forest fires in Indonesia caused an economic loss of $5.2bn, which equals 0.5% of Indonesia’s GDP. Farmers in Indonesia burn the agricultural land in the dry season to prepare it for cultivation. The smoke from these fires affects other people and even other countries. The World Bank assessed the […]Continue Reading
Cat Rock Capital Management LP, which is based on Greenwich, Connecticut, released a presentation on the merger between Just Eat and Takeaway.com. It should be noted that Cat Rock owns 17.7 million shares in Just Eat, which represents 3% of the company’s outstanding shares. The presentation was about the offer made by Takeaway.com for Just […]Continue Reading