Foxconn founder Terry Gou quits Taiwan presidential race
Asia In Brief PLUS: Japan, UK, Italy, collab on new fighter jet; Korea's CBDC trial; Toshiba to delist
Offbeat27 Nov 2023 | 2
CBDC
Central Bank Digital Currency
Singapore to deter crypto investors with tactics like those used on smokers, gamblers
Buying on credit forbidden, affordability tests imposed, and accreditation required for big bets
Legal24 Nov 2023 | 13
Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo sign up for $42 billion scheme to make kit in India
ASIA IN BRIEF PLUS: Tata orders staff to move cities; Singapore okays stablecoins; Australia trials CoPilot; and more
Systems20 Nov 2023 | 4
Use AI to accelerate adoption of central bank digital currencies, says IMF head
No turning back for cash replacement tokens, especially if they make credit more accessible
Software16 Nov 2023 | 15
Singapore, Amazon lead push for 'purpose bound' digital money
Asia In Brief PLUS: US joins India’s software diplomacy push; Suzuki to make flying cars; Indonesia's broadband bird
Software26 Jun 2023 | 14
Australia to phase out checks by 2030
Bouncing them all – starting with government – but cash gets to stick around
Personal Tech07 Jun 2023 | 123
NARROWER TOPICS
Chinese city of Changshu to issue salaries in digital yuan
Adoption has been slow, maybe because there are few places to use it
Networks26 Apr 2023 | 22
Toshiba COO dumped over entertainment expenses scandal
Asia In Brief PLUS: Chinese province to buy four million servers; Google Cloud's nine-day APAC network glitch; and more
Legal19 Feb 2023 | 1
Bank of England won't call it Britcoin but says digital pound 'likely to be needed in future'
Technical paper says blockchain probably isn't up to the job
Software08 Feb 2023 | 176
India’s retail digital currency pilot launches on December 1st
Four participating banks, four cities, expansion to come
Software30 Nov 2022 | 7
Alibaba hides 11.11 shopping festival sales figures for the first time
PLUS: US/Singapore CBDC trial; Digital Ocean down under; Boeing's Indonesian touchdown; and more
Off-Prem13 Nov 2022 | 3
Singapore's fintech boss says stablecoins might win before CBDCs even get started
Monetary authority presses ahead with Ubin+ cross-border CBDC trial anyway
Software04 Nov 2022 | 2
China promises its digital currency will offer 'controllable anonymity'
This means personal info will be captured but not used – unless you're a suspected crim
Software01 Nov 2022 | 30
India to lead drive for global crypto regulations to bust money laundering
As president of the G20, it will have the platform to make it happen
Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 6
Singapore suggests blockchain to speed cross-border payments
Monetary Authority director calls current system 'not fit for 21st century'
Software11 Oct 2022 | 9
Beijing signals Digital Yuan will integrate with existing payment schemes
It needs to, because the likes of Alipay are already ubiquitous – and already used overseas
Software13 Sep 2022 | 3
Singapore struggles to curb cryptocurrency enthusiasm
City-state can’t beat them, so plans to regulate them, starting with consumer suitability tests
Software30 Aug 2022 | 4
Aussies crowdsource a business case for central bank digital currencies
Ring-fenced tests planned, despite previous regulatory skepticism about the need for fiat digi-dollars
Software09 Aug 2022 | 21
Singapore distances itself from local crypto companies
Consumer protection regulation coming soon as anti-crypto rhetoric ratchets
Security20 Jul 2022 | 4
India's Internet Association ends crypto advocacy to do something more productive
Namely working on a central bank digital currency
Software18 Jul 2022 | 7
US floats framework for international crypto regulations that cement its power
Crypto-land told it can't disrupt the global economy or financial system
Software08 Jul 2022 | 30
Central bank: Crypto 'derives value based on make believe', threatens financial stability
India's Reserve Bank no fan of digi-dollars – even its own planned central bank digital currency
Software01 Jul 2022 | 12
Singapore promises 'brutal and unrelentingly hard' action on dodgy crypto players
But welcomes fast cross-border payments in central bank digital currencies
Cyber-crime27 Jun 2022 | 3
China's digital currency comes to WeChat. Next stop: over a billion users
For now, a mere 80 million more citizens can trial the Digital Yuan
Software08 Apr 2022 | 5
India's Reserve Bank deputy governor calls for crypto ban
Labels digital currencies wreckers of sovereignty, worse than a Ponzi scheme
Security16 Feb 2022 | 51
Spot the irony: India's Reserve Bank says outsourcing and offshoring are risky
So risky that new guidelines are needed to ensure engagements don't go pear-shaped
Security14 Feb 2022 | 11
Indian PM says digital rupee will facilitate creation of global digital payment scheme
This is news to the rest of the world
Personal Tech04 Feb 2022 | 22
India to adopt digital rupee and slap a 30 per cent tax on cryptocurrency income
Designates data centres as infrastructure to attract more outside investment
Personal Tech02 Feb 2022 | 23
Russia's Putin out the idea of a broad cryptocurrency ban
Central bank worries that block-bucks reduce government control and are used by crims
Security21 Jan 2022 | 20
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