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Mar 17, 20211 min read

Japan: Serious concerns emerged from Japan Post's Tencent investment in Rakuten

Rakuten announced on the 12th that it will raise 242.3 billion yen through a third-party allotment of capital undertaken by Japan Post Holdi

Mar 17, 20212 min read

India: Not a single 2,000 note has been printed in the last two years

Minister of State for Finance Anurag Tagore admitted this in the Lok Sabha, the center has not printed 2,000 notes in the last two years. In

Mar 17, 20211 min read

Indian Railways will never be privatized: Piyush Goel

Railways are also being sold to private companies. The opposition has repeatedly made such comments. But there was no certainty as to how mu

Mar 17, 20211 min read

Payment platform Eftpos unveils new branding for digital era

Eftpos has revealed a major branding overhaul marking the first time since the 1980s that the payments platform’s logo has undergone a trans

Mar 16, 20212 min read

Mathias Cormann chosen as OECD head despite climate concerns

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said Monday that it has appointed a former Australian finance minister, Mathias C

Mar 16, 20211 min read

Australia: Fortescue to produce green hydrogen from 2023

Iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest says his company, Fortescue Metals hopes to be producing green hydrogen at commercial scale as early as

Mar 16, 20213 min read

Australia: Qantas to begin flights between Newcastle and Melbourne

Qantas has revealed it will launch a new airline route it has not serviced in more than a decade. The major airline will begin flights betwe

Mar 16, 20211 min read

The Reserve Bank of Australia has detailed how important investment in data and technology

The top boss of the nation’s central bank believes investment in technology and data will be crucial to Australia’s economic revival from th

Mar 16, 20212 min read

South African fintech Adumo obtains $ 15 million to strengthen its payment solutions

While covid-19 has accentuated the use of digital payment solutions on the continent, fintech Adumo wants to seize this digital opportunity

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Mar 12, 20211 min read

Zhong Shanshan, richest man in China

Zhong Shanshan, who made his fortune in mineral water and Covid-19 testing is now the richest man in China and even Asia. At the age of 65,

Mar 12, 20212 min read

Senegal: Flutterwave Raises $ 170 Million

African payments firm Flutterwave announced that it had raised $ 170 million, valuing the company at over $ 1 billion. The Series C round of

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