A lot happened in cybersecurity over the past week.The University of Utah paid almost half a million dollars to stop hackers from leaking sensitive student data after a ransomware attack. Two major AT
A view shows the damage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 7, 2020. /Reuters Lebanon's economy, already sinking before the explosion that knocked out its main
Can a bank charge for software? That’s the existential question Monzo appears to be asking itself with its second — or, possibly, third — attempt at launching Monzo Plus, a premium
The Lebanese army has scrapped meat from all meals it offers to soldiers on duty as food prices skyrocket as a result of a deepening economic crisis.The country is in the throes of its worst econo
A bank clerk counts Chinese yuan banknotes at a branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Huaibei, Anhui province, June 8, 2012. /Reuters China has designated three pilot areas to r
"Our issue isn't only with the bank. The Bank is a tool. Our issue is with the governing bodies …with these militias, political parties...The people that are stealing this country since the Civil War
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) addresses a news conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 13, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Willem H. Buiter, a former chief
European fintech startup Revolut is launching its app and service in the U.S. Starting today, anybody can sign up and get a Revolut debit card. In the U.S., Revolut has partnered with Metropolitan C
Tens of millions of merchants and users in India are struggling to make online transactions and use some of their popular services after the nation’s central bank seized control of Yes Bank, the fourt
Another afternoon, another round of funding for a mobile banking app. This time, it’s Empower Finance a San Francisco-based company that’s headed up by former Sequoia Capital partner Warre
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani (L, Front) shakes hands with visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper during a joint press conference in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, on Feb. 29, 2020.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks about airstrikes by the U.S. military in Iraq and Syria, at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2019. With him are U.S. Arm
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that a possible U.S.-Taliban peace deal will include a timetable for conditions-based U.S. troop withdrawals and the start of the intra-Afghan neg
Stockholm’s move comes amid growing concerns among governments, central banks and even intelligence agencies that cryptocurrencies could pose a major threat to traditio
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is launching margin trading today. Margin trading lets you trade on leverage. But it works both ways — margin trading lets you multiply your gains and your losses.Marg
Spanish startup Bnext is expanding beyond its home country. The company is currently rolling out its product in Mexico. 170,000 people had previously signed up to a waiting list. Bnext is going to inv
00:46 Protesters blocked several main roads across Lebanon on Friday as demonstrations intensify against a political elite accused of corruption and incompetence. The unrest began last
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