Economy

Welcome to a new era of Asian commerce

Seven hundred years ago, maritime trade routes that stretched from the coast of Japan to the Red Sea were peppered with Arab dhows, Chinese junks and Javanese djongs, ferrying ceramics, precious metals […]

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News

UN report says border surveillance technology and decision algorithms may endanger human rights – JURIST

The UN Human Rights Office released a report Monday that assessed the impact of digital border technologies on human rights, finding that border surveillance technology and decision algorithms may violate the human […]

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Banks

Finastra Introduces Compliance-as-a-Service for Banks Looking to Integrate Real-Time Payments

Finastra, a global provider of financial software applications and marketplaces, has launched its new payment solution, Finastra Compliance as a Service on Microsoft Azure. The service includes Fincom‘s real-time AML (anti-money laundering) transaction screening […]

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Banks

Swift Focuses on CBDC Interoperability as Three Central Banks Begin Beta-Testing

Three central banks and monetary authorities and a group of over 30 financial institutions have begun beta-testing a new solution for interlinking central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) from financial messaging service provider […]

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Banks

Banco Santander Launches €100million Initiative to Support Start-up Ecosystem in Spain

One of Spain’s largest banks, Banco Santander, is launching a €100million venture debt fund to support startups in the country. It is also introducing a full suite of products and services for […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Islamic Coin and CoinDesk Indices Sign MoU to Create Shariah-Compliant Indices

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Islamic Coin and CoinDesk Indices has been announced at TOKEN2049 in Singapore.  The native currency of HAQQ, the Shariah-compliant community-run network, Islamic Coin is exploring a […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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