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Business

UAE’s blockchain ambitions will improve trade finance for SMEs
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16 February, 2024

UAE’s blockchain ambitions will improve trade finance for SMEs

Currently, SMEs in the United Arab Emirates face a challenging task in securing trade finance, underscored by several issues like...
AI for ‘smart rainforest’? Australian charity looking into tech to protect Daintree Rainforest
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16 February, 2024

AI for ‘smart rainforest’? Australian charity looking into tech to protect Daintree Rainforest

ClimateForce plans involve using NTT Group's AI-based Smart Management Platform to act on data obtained from the Daintree Rainforest.
Isle of Man weighs tougher digital asset regulations
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15 February, 2024

Isle of Man weighs tougher digital asset regulations

The island is considering including ‘crypto’ under the definition of investment, which would subject virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to...
US Treasury admits terrorists love cash even more than ‘crypto’
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15 February, 2024

US Treasury admits terrorists love cash even more than ‘crypto’

The House of Representatives Financial Services Committee held its annual hearing of the Treasury's FinCEN and the Office of Terrorism...
Bank of Canada: CBDC with nationwide service locations will slice 12% of bank deposits
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15 February, 2024

Bank of Canada: CBDC with nationwide service locations will slice 12% of bank deposits

The central bank dismissed fears that a CBDC would disintermediate banks as the extra services they offer, like mortgages and...
Developing grassroots innovation in the Philippines: A Digital Pilipinas Festival 2023 discussion
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15 February, 2024

Developing grassroots innovation in the Philippines: A Digital Pilipinas Festival 2023 discussion

At the Digital Pilipinas Festival 2023, four foreign investors weighed the Philippines' attractiveness for foreign investments and what sets the...
Kenya’s IT industry rejects robotics and AI bill
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14 February, 2024

Kenya’s IT industry rejects robotics and AI bill

Stakeholders in the sector claim that the bill is quick to impose taxes and creates extra bureaucracy without any meaningful...
Google pledges $26 million for AI training initiative in Europe
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14 February, 2024

Google pledges $26 million for AI training initiative in Europe

Half the funds in the AI Opportunity Initiative will go toward upskilling European workers, as the rest goes to supporting...
Changpeng Zhao’s sentencing delayed as Binance named in October 7 terror suit
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14 February, 2024

Changpeng Zhao’s sentencing delayed as Binance named in October 7 terror suit

Changpeng Zhao will find out his prison term on April 30 following the decision of the judge to delay his...
Philippines eyes wholesale CBDC in 2 years; retail version out of the picture
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14 February, 2024

Philippines eyes wholesale CBDC in 2 years; retail version out of the picture

The Philippine central bank said it would not develop a retail central bank digital currency, and the wholesale CBDC will...
India expands CBDC project; plans programmability, offline use
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14 February, 2024

India expands CBDC project; plans programmability, offline use

In its monetary policy statement of 2024, the Reserve Bank of India revealed that it is looking to enable additional...
Homeland Security data for AI models may not be reliable, GAO finds
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13 February, 2024

Homeland Security data for AI models may not be reliable, GAO finds

A study conducted by GAO shows that some AI use cases were mischaracterized, proceeding to issue eight recommendations to remedy...