24 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Rakuten buys IP assets from Bitnet, announces blockchain lab
Rakuten buys IP assets from Bitnet, announces blockchain lab
Prominent Japanese e-commerce site Rakuten has purchased intellectual property (IP) assets from Belfast-based bitcoin payment processor Bitnet and announced the opening of a blockchain lab, reports TechCrunch.
24 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What’s stopping luxury goods groups in China moving from bricks to clicks?
What’s stopping luxury goods groups in China moving from bricks to clicks?
China’s luxury consumers are moving beyond bricks and mortar and going online for their next python-skin handbag fix.
24 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Mr & Mrs Watanabe like eating out
Mr & Mrs Watanabe like eating out
Japan’s eateries see a jump in sales and traffic
Not something we usually touch on but there’s not much else going on right now. Japan’s restaurants saw a 5.9% rise in total y/y sales in July, following a 2.0% gain in June.
24 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Four More Mega-Banks Join The Anti-Dollar Alliance
Four More Mega-Banks Join The Anti-Dollar Alliance
Submitted by Simon Black via SovereignMan.com,
That was fast.
Yesterday I told you how a consortium of 15 Japanese banks had just signed up to implement new financial technology to clear and settle international financial transactions.
24 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Zealand’s interim report for the first half of 2016 (unaudited)
Zealand’s interim report for the first half of 2016 (unaudited)
24 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Colombia, FARC rebels reach deal to end half-century of war
Colombia, FARC rebels reach deal to end half-century of war
Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels unveiled a peace deal to end a guerrilla war which almost made the country a failed state.
24 August, 2016 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Ransomware attacks zoom as bitcoin’s use grows
Ransomware attacks zoom as bitcoin’s use grows
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, ransomware attacks have quadrupled this year from a year ago, averaging 4,000 a day, reports the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).