ARCHIVE May2023
Ripple Talks Dubai Expansion, the Future of Cross-Border Payments and Financial Inclusion
Ripple, the enterprise crypto and blockchain solution provider, is expanding its presence in Dubai by opening a new office location in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC); citing the region’s innovation-forward regulations, […]
Pakistan Supreme Court declares arrest of former PM ‘invalid and unlawful’ – JURIST
Pakistan’s Supreme Court declared Thursday that the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan was “invalid and unlawful.” Pakistani authorities arrested Khan outside of the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday, sparking protests […]
UN rights council condemns Sudan violence amid mounting civilian casualties – JURIST
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday narrowly passed a resolution condemning violations of humanitarian law amid the ongoing violence that has swept Sudan in recent weeks. The resolution, which slammed violations […]
A new world order seeks to prioritise security and climate change
After the cold war, America and Europe established an economic order based upon open markets, global trade and limited state meddling in the economy. Climate change was a distant threat. Allowing countries […]
The meaty mystery at the heart of China’s economic growth
Over the past few decades, the small, industrial city of Zibo has been best-known for its petrochemical output. In recent months, however, it has become the centre of a national barbecue craze […]
Gibraltar-Based Xapo Bank Launches Tether Stablecoin Payment Rails for Retail Customers
Xapo Bank, a fully licensed private bank that combines traditional banking with access to Bitcoin and stablecoins, has become the first licensed bank in the world to integrate Tether payment rails for […]
Terrapay receives strategic equity investment from Visa a month after raising €91.74M
London-based TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, on Wednesday, May 10, announced a strategic equity investment from digital payments giant, Visa. The announcement comes a couple of weeks after raising €91.74M in […]
India’s once-troubled banks are generating huge profits
People looking for tips on how to run a bank do not often head to Mumbai, and for good reason. On May 2nd India’s Supreme Court ruled that the fraud-investigation office could […]
Are America’s regional banks over the worst of it?
More people are paying attention to America’s regional banks than ever before. But it is difficult to work out the state of their balance-sheets. Recent data from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination […]
Standard Chartered Joins Forces With DIFC to Launch Digital Asset Custody Services in Dubai
Standard Chartered has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), as the two look to collaborate in the digital digital assets space, including digital asset custody. […]
Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST
The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]
Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST
Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]
Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST
The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]
Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST
Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]
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