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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has issued a report detailing the risks that foreign currency stablecoins pose to emerging economies. In nations plagued by unstable currencies and high inflation, stablecoins offer an alternative to safeguard funds. Data suggests that in some emerging markets, such as Argentina, users rely on dollar-pegged...

As of 2023, the global population has experienced a significant surge, reaching 8.02 billion from 7.95 billion in 2022. While much attention has historically been directed towards the world's most populous countries, it is now crucial to shift the focus towards understanding and recognizing the least populated nations across the...

Lisa Spelman, a long-time executive at Intel Corp., is set to become the CEO of Cornelis Networks, a startup that emerged from Intel in 2020 to leverage the growing demand for artificial intelligence. Spelman, who has extensive experience in managing Intel's data center business, will assume her new role on...

In the fight against rising cybercrime, dark web monitoring has become vital for banking industry leaders. The financial sector faces ongoing threats from fraud and cybercriminal activity, with an estimated $3.1 trillion in illicit funds coursing through the global financial system in 2023. Fraud scams and bank fraud accounted for...

SkyCity Entertainment Group in New Zealand has announced the commencement of Jason Walbridge as its new CEO. Walbridge, who succeeded former CEO Michael Ahearne, brings extensive industry experience from his 18 years at Aristocrat Leisure Ltd and his time at Light & Wonder. Walbridge's immediate focus will be on stabilizing...

The business adage suggests that arriving early is on time, and being on time is considered late. However, for some Gen Z workers, arriving late is deemed acceptable. A recent survey by Meeting Canary, an AI tool for analyzing work meeting behaviors, revealed that 47% of Gen Z respondents consider...

Employees (working consumers) are talking out loud and telling us everything we need to hear, are you listening?    Since the pandemic, there has been a struggle between employers and employees over return to work (RTO).  During the pandemic, employees working in the new-collar economy, or the keyboard economy, found they...

Singapore Exchange (SGX) currently has no plans to permit cryptocurrency listings, as CEO Loh Boon Chye stated that the necessary conditions are not yet in place. During an interview at the Reuters NEXT conference in Singapore, Loh indicated that the exchange is not considering crypto listings at this time. He...

In anticipation of his youngest son Anant Ambani's forthcoming nuptials, Mukesh Ambani, Asia's wealthiest individual, extended his philanthropy by gifting gold jewelry and monetary checks to 52 disadvantaged couples during a large-scale wedding ceremony. The event was hosted on July 2 at Reliance Corporate Park in Thane City, with approximately...

Gina Rinehart, Australia's wealthiest woman, has been awarded Cambodia's highest honor for non-citizens, recognizing her charitable contributions to impoverished children in the Southeast Asian country. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni conferred the Royal Order of Sahametrei on Rinehart for her "distinguished services to the King and to the people of Cambodia"...