ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank said on Thursday it will start a pilot project next month using central bank digital currency (CBDC) for financial institutions, with UBS and…
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday she was cautiously optimistic about settling a dispute with the United States about Ottawa’s planned digital services tax (DST)…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Kioxia Holdings has reached out to state-backed Japan Industrial Partners (JIC) to invest in a planned merger of its flash memory business with that of Western Digital,…
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank took a further step on Wednesday towards launching a digital version of the euro that would let people in the…
PARIS (Reuters) – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) published a multilateral treaty on Wednesday that would replace a hodge-podge of national digital services taxes if ratified by…
(Reuters) -Citigroup has become the first digital custodian participant of the BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), the securities solutions management unit of the global investment bank said on Friday. BBX, which…
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – New European Union rules will rewrite the basic tenets of business on the internet and on mobile, upending how Big Tech makes money and…
DELAWARE – The Delaware State Police (DSP) has entered into a partnership with IDEMIA, a leading identity security and authentication solutions provider. The collaboration aims to offer “IdentoGO,” a program…
By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) – Piero Cipollone, Italy’s choice for the European Central Bank’s executive board, has a reputation for discreetly helping Rome’s eurosceptic government rub along with EU…
By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co has increased its stake in Brazilian digital bank C6 to 46% from 40%, the banks said in a statement…
(Refiles to remove extraneous word ‘have’ from final paragraph) By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -The European Central Bank needs to measure the impact of the digital euro on the euro…
The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal announced recently that members of the Bomb Squad have undergone training on new enhanced digital X-ray systems. The manufacturer provided instruction to…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Digital Currency Group on Thursday urged a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it defrauded customers of Gemini Trust, which was founded…
Digital Currency With Eye-Scanning Orb Aims To Build Largest ‘Identity Community’ Possible Jason Cohen on August 2, 2023 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency project featuring an eye-scanning orb that issues…
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service plans to allow taxpayers to submit all documents and correspondence to the agency digitally for the 2024 tax filing…
‘Massive Economic Implications’: Tech Titan Launches Digital Currency Featuring Global ID Jason Cohen on July 24, 2023 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency initiative featuring a global ID and hopes for…
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Transactions using China’s digital yuan hit 1.8 trillion yuan ($249.33 billion) at end-June, the country’s central bank governor Yi Gang said on Wednesday, marking…
BERLIN (Reuters) -German media group ProSiebenSat.1 will cut 400 full-time positions, the company said on Tuesday, as part of restructuring measures focusing on its entertainment activities. “The aim is to…
‘Massive Threat’: DeSantis Says Centralized Digital Currencies Open Door To ‘Social Credit System’ Harold Hutchison on July 14, 2023 Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida told Tucker Carlson Friday that…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-based National Foreign Trade Council on Thursday blasted Canada for its refusal to back a global agreement to hold off on implementing digital services taxes for…
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The central bankers’ central bank, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has laid out a seven-point plan designed to help countries prevent cyber hacks…
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish soccer club FC Barcelona plans to list its digital unit Barca Media on the Nasdaq Stock Market through the creation of a special purpose acquisition company…
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working on a platform for central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) to enable transactions between countries, IMF Managing Director…
Obama Stresses ‘Need’ For ‘Digital Fingerprints’ To Crack Down On Information That ‘Is Not True’ Harold Hutchison on June 16, 2023 Former President Barack Obama called for “digital fingerprints” to…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industry minister met Siemens’ chief executive on Wednesday and discussed intelligent manufacturing, digital economy development and the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, the ministry…