Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected a proposed overhaul of the country’s banking system that had been described as “dangerous” by its critics. Over 75% of voters rejected the “sovereign money” proposal in a referendum on Sunday, according to provisional results published by the government. The initiative would have prohibited commercial banks from lending more money than they […]

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have arrived in Singapore for their historic summit. Mr Trump flew in aboard Air Force One, a few hours after Mr Kim touched down with his entourage. The two men are staying in separate hotels, not far from each other, and are preparing for Tuesday’s […]

By Alex Mardikian Digital signage has appeared as a boon for places of worship trying to get people to pay a visit. Churches need money to function. People are stressed for time. Getting them to visit a place of worship, regardless of religion is a no mean task. The manner in which digital signage can […]

Was this the week that we woke up to our addiction to smartphones? That is just one of the topics we discuss in a special edition of Tech Tent live from the Cheltenham Science Festival. This week, Apple spent quite a lot of the opening keynote speech of its Worldwide Developers Conference talking about ways […]

David Beckham has returned to social media after a day of rumors he is set to divorce wife Victoria. The former football star, 43, popped up online to promote his House 99 skin care brand hours after the couple’s spokesman deemed split rumors “nonsense,” The Sun reports. The ex-England skipper also offered his condolences following the death of […]

By now you know — or at least have heard about — all the many, many wonders and uses for coconut oil. It’s more than just a basic fatty oil: You can cook with it! You can clean your house with it! And perhaps, most importantly, it’s the most versatile beauty product you could keep in your cabinet. […]

If you haven’t already started selling internationally, it is time to start! According to Statistica, from 2014 to 2021 worldwide ecommerce sales will grow almost 246 percent, from $1.3 trillion to $4.5 trillion. The global competition for customers is increasing, with a significantly growing number of shoppers buying from sellers across international borders, including 83 percent of […]

Kodak, the company that was synonymous with photography for over a century, was almost entirely written off when digital technologies rendered Kodak’s chemical processes obsolete. Kodak’s fear of digital technology goes back to the 1970s, when an engineer working in house for Kodak came up with a prototype of a digital camera. Kodak’s management squashed […]

There has been much debate about the potential benefits of blockchain technology to improve the world of payments — particularly international payments. This is a business where many different parties need to reach consensus to route the payments, perform currency conversions, and deploy and manage liquidity in different jurisdictions, all subject to heterogeneous regulatory constraints. […]

LA MALBAIE, Quebec – The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official said on Friday, signaling a modest step forward for bitterly divided allies at a Group of Seven summit in Canada. U.S. trading partners have been furious over President Donald Trump’s decision […]