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EY deploys blockchain products on China’s Blockchain-based Service Network
Ernst & Young, one of the world’s largest professional services networks, is expanding its blockchain services in China in partnership with major local ...
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WealthArc raises $4m to strengthen overseas growth
Swiss wealth management fintech WealthArc is looking to strengthen its overseas growth after securing more than $4 million in funding. WealthArc’s cloud-native platform ...
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McKinsey to pay $573m over claims it fuelled US opioid crisis
McKinsey & Co. will pay $573 million to settle claims by U.S. states that the blue-chip consulting firm helped fuel the country’s opioid ...
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Former South Korean Social Media Giant to Relaunch Its Business by Creating a New Ethereum-Based Token
A social media giant that significantly impacted South Korea’s internet influence in the early 2000s is set to take a second breath. The ...
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YC-backed Djamo is building a financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa
Djamo, a financial super app for consumers in Francophone Africa, is the first startup from Ivory Coast to get backing from Y Combinator. ...
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Ngozi Okonji Iwela emerges the first Black woman to run the world’s top trade official.
The path has been cleared for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization ...
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Huawei emerges as Top Employer in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, others
Huawei Technologies Nigeria has again been recognized as one of the top employers in Nigeria. The company has received the annual Top Employers ...
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China’s central bank is partnering with Swift on a new joint venture
The global interbank settlement organization SWIFT is partnering with the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). SWIFT and PBOC subsidiaries, including the Digital Currency ...
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Applications open for Somaliland female-focused accelerator programme
Somaliland accelerator and investor Innovate Ventures has opened applications for its Women in Business Accelerator, which will culminate with four startups receiving investment ...
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Israel Drops To 7th Spot In 2021 Bloomberg Index Of Innovative Countries
Israel slipped to 7th place in the newest Bloomberg Innovation Index of 2021, dropping one spot from last year’s index where Israel ranked 6th, and ...