Japan’s Mercari buys payments app provider Origami
Japanese fleamarket app operator Mercari Inc is buying rival cashless payments business Origami for an undisclosed sum, continuing consolidation in the fast-growing sector....
France uses Davos to pursue global ‘digital tax’ goal
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is optimistic of reaching a deal on a global tax on digital companies, despite an initial failure to agree...
STMicro earnings beat estimates on demand for next-generation chips
Franco-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics’ fourth-quarter results beat analysts estimates on Thursday as demand for chips dedicated to the next generation of smartphones and low-emission cars helped...
Britain to United States: We want a trade deal and a digital tax
Britain wants a trade deal with the United States but will impose a digital service tax on the revenue of companies such as Google, Facebook...
Britain says Huawei alternatives are limited, decision soon: minister
Britain will soon decide what role China’s Huawei will have in its 5G telecommunications network but there are only a limited number of alternative providers,...
VR is helping kids with autism make sense of the real world
A specialist care facility in England is using virtual reality to help children with autism. Ash Rowe reports....
Japan’s Mercari to buy Origami in latest cashless payments consolidation
Fleamarket app operator Mercari Inc said on Thursday it would buy QR code payment app operator Origami for an undisclosed amount in the latest example...
France’s Le Maire: still hopeful of digital tax deal
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Thursday that he remained hopeful of reaching a global digital tax deal, despite an initial failure to...
German smartphone bank N26 counts five million customers: CEO
German smartphone bank N26 now has 5 million customers, the founder of Berlin’s leading fintech startup said, representing an increase from the 3.5 million users...
Amazon asks court to pause Microsoft’s work on Pentagon’s JEDI contract
Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it filed a motion in court to pause the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp from carrying out an...
