Globally, 1.7 billion people do not have a bank account, and policymakers struggle to provide affordable, safe and accessible financial services to the unbanked population.
Social Sciences
May 6, 2020
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Are the countries of the Eurozone ready to drop cash in hand? In light of a study of the UPV and UV, the answer is no. The work concludes that in these countries, there are still many years left of paying with cash. And, ...
Economics & Business
Jan 28, 2020
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Doughnut-shaped tokamaks—facilities designed to reproduce the fusion energy that powers the sun and stars on Earth—must withstand forces that can be stronger than hurricanes created by disruptions in the plasma that fuels ...
Plasma Physics
Dec 2, 2019
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Imagine being able to borrow money from strangers, but without the potential of getting your thumbs broken if you miss a payment.
Economics & Business
Oct 11, 2019
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US space agency NASA is investigating what may be the first crime committed in outer space, The New York Times reported Saturday.
Space Exploration
Aug 25, 2019
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When Facebook unveiled its new digital currency libra, it explicitly said the initiative was intended to address the problems faced by the world's unbanked: the 1.7 billion people without a bank account. As well as facing ...
Business
Jun 28, 2019
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Delaware's insurance department says social security numbers and other personal data of almost 100,000 people may have been comprised over nearly a decade due to a breach at a large vision and dental insurer.
Security
Jun 27, 2019
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The UN recognises 180 currencies worldwide as legal tender, all of them issued by nation states. It does not recognise cryptocurrencies like bitcoin in this way, even if communities of enthusiasts have been treating them ...
Business
Jun 26, 2019
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An international financial monitor warned world leaders Tuesday that wider use by retail shoppers of cryptocurrencies like Libra, unveiled last week by Facebook, would need "close scrutiny" by regulators.
Business
Jun 25, 2019
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Facebook has unveiled libra, a cryptocurrency that will enable users to make international payments over Messenger and other group platforms like WhatsApp—perhaps from as soon as 2020.
Internet
Jun 20, 2019
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