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World Fintech Day: Blockchain Is Here to Stay, Existing Fintech Players Must Welcome Web3, Say Experts
On the World Fintech Day, Web3 insiders from India have highlighted that blockchain is the next big refreshment to global financial systems. Meanwhile, the speed at which countries adopt blockchain and integrate it with their financial systems, has been called the metric that would change the game for nations looking to lead the Web3 revolution set...
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Blockchain Is a Key Technology – a Computer Scientist Explains Why the Post-Crypto-Crash Future Is Bright
People hear a lot about blockchain technology in relation to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, which rely on blockchain systems to keep records of financial transactions between people and businesses. There are plenty of other uses for this type of system, which does not rely on centralised storage and where many people can participate securely, even ...
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Ethereum Co-Founder Joe Lubin Believes Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Foster Crypto Adoption
Joe Lubin, the founder of ConsenSys, and a co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, has shared thoughts about the role of cryptocurrencies in the Russia-Ukraine war. Lubin noted that the conflict would foster the integration of crypto into the global financial markets.
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WhatsApp Spotted Integrating Novi Digital Wallet for Global Payment Transfers
WhatsApp has been spotted integrating digital wallet Novi to let users make payments and transfer money globally. Last month, Facebook announced plans to bring all its payments and financial offerings under the Nova brand while launching ‘Meta’ as its new business identity.
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$770 Billion Black Money Entered India In 2005-2014: Report
An estimated $770 billion in black money entered India during 2005-2014, US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has said in its latest report.
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Obama Warns Against 'Hysteria' After Brexit Vote
US President Barack Obama warned against financial and global hysteria after Britain's vote to leave the European Union, saying that while full European integration may be on pause, cataclysmic changes are unlikely, according to an interview that aired today.
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Yuan's Inclusion in SDR Basket May Lead to Devaluation: Raghuram Rajan
The IMF on Monday admitted the yuan, also known as the renminbi, into to its SDR basket, where it joins the dollar, euro, pound sterling and yen, in a key step for China's integration into the global financial market.
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Opinion: The Black Money Bill Is Like A 'Medu Vada'
The government has used the extended session of parliament to pass a new bill in the Lok Sabha as part of its efforts to persuade the nation that it is serious about tackling the problem of "black money".
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Thomas Cook's Arm to Acquire 49% Stake in MFXchange Holdings
The integration of MFX with IKYA will result in the formation of the Global Technology Services Group (GTS Group) marking IKYA's entry into the IT Services and Solutions space in the North American market, Thomas Cook said in a BSE filing.
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Mauritius tightens norms to check proxy tag on its investments
Mauritius' integrated financial sector regulator FSC has put in place 'greater substance requirements' for global business companies operating from its jurisdiction to ensure their substantial presence there, and not just a 'proxy address' to benefit from tax treaties with India and other nations.
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Amount of dirty money leaving developing world jumped 14 per cent in 2011: report
Developing countries lost nearly $1 trillion to fraud, corruption and shady business transactions in 2011.
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Amount of dirty money leaving developing world jumped 14% in 2011: report
Illicit finance leaving the 150 developing countries totaled $946.7 billion in 2011, up 13.7 per cent from the prior year and the largest amount in a decade, according to Global Financial Integrity, the Washington-based group that exposes financial corruption.
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World Fintech Day: Blockchain Is Here to Stay, Existing Fintech Players Must Welcome Web3, Say Experts
On the World Fintech Day, Web3 insiders from India have highlighted that blockchain is the next big refreshment to global financial systems. Meanwhile, the speed at which countries adopt blockchain and integrate it with their financial systems, has been called the metric that would change the game for nations looking to lead the Web3 revolution set...
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Blockchain Is a Key Technology – a Computer Scientist Explains Why the Post-Crypto-Crash Future Is Bright
People hear a lot about blockchain technology in relation to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, which rely on blockchain systems to keep records of financial transactions between people and businesses. There are plenty of other uses for this type of system, which does not rely on centralised storage and where many people can participate securely, even ...
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Ethereum Co-Founder Joe Lubin Believes Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Foster Crypto Adoption
Joe Lubin, the founder of ConsenSys, and a co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain, has shared thoughts about the role of cryptocurrencies in the Russia-Ukraine war. Lubin noted that the conflict would foster the integration of crypto into the global financial markets.
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WhatsApp Spotted Integrating Novi Digital Wallet for Global Payment Transfers
WhatsApp has been spotted integrating digital wallet Novi to let users make payments and transfer money globally. Last month, Facebook announced plans to bring all its payments and financial offerings under the Nova brand while launching ‘Meta’ as its new business identity.
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$770 Billion Black Money Entered India In 2005-2014: Report
An estimated $770 billion in black money entered India during 2005-2014, US-based think tank Global Financial Integrity (GFI) has said in its latest report.
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Obama Warns Against 'Hysteria' After Brexit Vote
US President Barack Obama warned against financial and global hysteria after Britain's vote to leave the European Union, saying that while full European integration may be on pause, cataclysmic changes are unlikely, according to an interview that aired today.
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Yuan's Inclusion in SDR Basket May Lead to Devaluation: Raghuram Rajan
The IMF on Monday admitted the yuan, also known as the renminbi, into to its SDR basket, where it joins the dollar, euro, pound sterling and yen, in a key step for China's integration into the global financial market.
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Opinion: The Black Money Bill Is Like A 'Medu Vada'
The government has used the extended session of parliament to pass a new bill in the Lok Sabha as part of its efforts to persuade the nation that it is serious about tackling the problem of "black money".
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Thomas Cook's Arm to Acquire 49% Stake in MFXchange Holdings
The integration of MFX with IKYA will result in the formation of the Global Technology Services Group (GTS Group) marking IKYA's entry into the IT Services and Solutions space in the North American market, Thomas Cook said in a BSE filing.
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Mauritius tightens norms to check proxy tag on its investments
Mauritius' integrated financial sector regulator FSC has put in place 'greater substance requirements' for global business companies operating from its jurisdiction to ensure their substantial presence there, and not just a 'proxy address' to benefit from tax treaties with India and other nations.
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Amount of dirty money leaving developing world jumped 14 per cent in 2011: report
Developing countries lost nearly $1 trillion to fraud, corruption and shady business transactions in 2011.
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Amount of dirty money leaving developing world jumped 14% in 2011: report
Illicit finance leaving the 150 developing countries totaled $946.7 billion in 2011, up 13.7 per cent from the prior year and the largest amount in a decade, according to Global Financial Integrity, the Washington-based group that exposes financial corruption.
