As part of the changes introduced in Europe in iOS 17.4, Apple gave third-party payment apps and banks direct access to the NFC chip, allowing for non-Apple Pay tap-to-pay payment options. The European Commission is set to approve Apple's plan to open up tap-and-go mobile payments "as soon as next month," according to Reuters. With NFC access, banks and third-party payment apps can offer contactless payments directly on the iPhone without having to use the Wallet app or Apple Pay. This...
Ronaldo has agreed a deal to sell a 90 per cent stake in Brazilian side Cruzeiro. The Brazilian club is one of several business investments by the football icon. Is the North London Derby the best clash in the Premier League? Listen to the
Online daters may believe they are too smart to fall for one of the love scammers who swindle smitten Americans out of millions every year.They may need to think about it again.Scammers have done their best, hitting their targets with real-time deepfakes in shockingly convincing video calls.For the victim – often an unremarkable middle-aged couch potato – it is all too convincing.You meet an attractive candidate online, start chatting, and then do Zoom or WhatsApp video calls. The “Yahoo...
Real Madrid visit Real Sociedad in what’s expected to be the toughest game left on the team’s LaLiga schedule. Los Blancos have an 11-point lead over Barcelona in the table, so them clinching the title seems like a matter of time. Ancelotti’s men will have a very crucial game when they visit Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League Semifinals next Tuesday, so the Italian coach will make some rotations —Mendy and Rodrygo are out— in order to keep his starters fresh and ready for...
The Judo Bank is now forecasting the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024. This would see borrowers paying the highest rates in almost 16 years.
Judo Bank now predicts the Reserve Bank will raise interest rates three times in 2024 to levels not seen in 16 years - increasing the average mortgage repayment by $300 a month.The bank's chief economic adviser, Warren Hogan, forecast the key interest rate will rise to 5.1 percent by Christmas, from a 12-year high of 4.35 percent. Rate hikes in August, September and November this year would see the Reserve Bank of Australia's key interest rate reach levels last seen in December 2008 during the...
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Independence should not mean the Bank of England is shielded from government scrutiny and accountability to the public, says Damian Pudner Last week, a striking disclosure by former prime minister Liz Truss reignited the debate on the delicate balance between political authority and the operational independence of central banks – a topic with profound implications []
It’d be understandable to want to skip right past this story, which explores the bizarre speech Donald Trump gave in Wisconsin on Wednesday night, a rare day off from his criminal election interference trial in Manhattan. The politician Trump has been unavoidable for nine years now, and at every turn, he gets worse. And Wednesday night was no exception. Hot off nine contempt of court violations and a disastrous Time magazine interview that he surely thought went very well, Trump continues to...
By Eli Yudin Published: May 02nd, 2024
Hapag-Lloyd has launched real-time container tracking on most of its nearly 3 million strong fleet, becoming the first container shipping line to introduce a fleet-wide dry container tracking product. With
“Are you really speaking truth to power, or do you think you look cool in a keffiyeh?”