WTO members reach digital trade deal to ban tariffs on data
TOKYO -- World Trade Organization members negotiating rules on e-commerce agreed Friday to permanently ban tariffs on cross-border data transmissions.
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Crypto firm Ledger hikes prices of iPod-inspired wallet by 40% and launches new mid-tier option
Cryptocurrency storage company Ledger is raising the price of its iPod-like Stax hardware wallet by 40% — just three months after shipping it to customers — and launching a cheaper version, in a major product revamp for the French startup.
How Visa employed artificial intelligence to check $40 billion in fraud as scammers also take to AI
Payments giant Visa is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to counter fraud, James Mirfin, global head of risk and identity solutions at Visa, told CNBC.
Franklin Templeton and SBI team up to bring bitcoin ETFs to Japan
TOKYO -- Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings will partner with U.S. investment firm Franklin Templeton to establish a digital asset management company as early as this year to prepare for Japan's approval of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, Nikkei has learned.
Trump, Republicans court crypto votes and dollars at 'Bitcoin 2024'
NASHVILLE: Republican nominee and former US President Donald Trump once blasted cryptocurrency, calling it a "scam". Now, he is headlining one of the industry's biggest conferences.
Thailand sets $14bn digital wallet registration for August 1
BANGKOK -- Thailand's ruling party will push forward with its long-delayed digital wallet stimulus, opening registration for the 10,000 baht ($277) handout from Aug. 1, but has yet to set a rollout date for the scheme meant to improve the Thai economy's year-end prospects.
Spain's Santander posts 20% hike in net profit as retail business shines
Banco Santander posted a 20% year-on-year hike in second-quarter net profit underpinned by growth in its retail, wealth and consumer activity, after firm revenues and margin management in Europe and Brazil.
What Google's decision to keep cookies means for the internet
Google on Monday announced a bold move that has some big implications for advertisers and the future of the internet.