French payments company Worldline has entered exclusive talks to sell its TSS terminals business to U.S. financial company Apollo Funds in a deal potentially worth around 2.3 billion euros ($2.6 billion), the companies said on Monday. The deal would comprise a 1.7 billion euros upfront consideration as well as preferred shares that could reach up […]
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Amazon.com Inc has reached agreement with Visa Inc to accept its credit cards across its network, ending a standoff between the two that threatened to disrupt e-commerce payments and deal a blow to the U.S.-based payments processor. Details of the deal were not disclosed but Visa and other payments cards have faced increased pressure about […]
As one of the globally renowned leaders in Value-Added Services (VAS) and technological solutions, Monty Mobile is expanding its capabilities from Tech to FinTech, with Chairman Mountasser Hachem pursuing new ventures, landing the digital banking solution “MyMonty” which is envisioned to become the largest in the world”. MyMonty believes in partnerships with banks in order […]
The platform which sold an NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet for $2.9 million has halted most transactions because people were selling tokens of content that did not belong to them, its founder said, calling this a “fundamental problem” in the fast-growing digital assets market. Sales of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, soared to around $25 […]
Mobile is the world’s biggest and fastest-growing game platform, by player numbers and revenues alike. According to Newzoo’s Global Games Market Report, mobile generated revenues of $93.2 billion in 2021 (+7.3 percent year on year YoY). And 2.8 billion people played mobile games. Community has long been an integral part of the games market. As […]
Toshiba Corp said it now aims to break up into two companies instead of three and also unveiled a big boost to planned shareholder returns in an effort to appease angry investors. Its revised plan is still expected, however, to face much pushback from foreign hedge funds, many of whom have been opposed to any […]
Asian investors can now buy and sell U.S. stocks during Korean business hours in real time through a partnership between Samsung Securities and U.S.-based off-exchange trading venue operator Blue Ocean Technologies LLC, the companies said on Monday. “This is the first time in the history of the U.S. markets where Asia Pacific investors, and Korean […]
‘No more fun in the sun’ Perhaps it was inevitable, and we should have seen it coming. However, it’s hard not to feel disappointed by the reintroduction of roaming charges from a barrage of UK mobile network operators (MNOs). For the average customer, the charges likely mean one less Cornetto around the pool. However, businesses […]
In previous articles, we covered what the metaverse is. It is the future of the digital world – a blockchain-based internet owned by everyone in a sense. Still, some will inevitably find wealth while others will let the opportunity slip or end up taking the short stick, and so many are wondering how to invest […]
You can be forgiven for thinking that Web3 or Web 3.0 is just another trendy buzzword that lets tech companies sell you the same product slightly upgraded under a cool new façade. For one thing, there is no official definition for Web 3, just a collection of parameters that classifies its general qualities, functions, and […]