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Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) wants to develop a mobile application that runs on Ripple. The 112-year-old bank has around 16 million customers and they want to deliver “happiness and smiles” to their customers. Not really sure how a banking app can cause smiling and happiness, but SCB’s SVP of Commercial Banking, Arthit Sriumporn believes that it can be achieved by partnering with Ripple.Alright, putting jokes aside, let’s look at the results of a recent survey by PwC. They have found out that...

Walmart’s new shopping platform might be the next big thing. America’s largest retailer has been testing a new shopping platform. The platform referred to as Alphabot has begun trial testing at a supercenter in Salem, New Hampshire. The aim of Alphabot is simple. Grocery shopping can be a chore for many. Automation of the process saves time. Customers’ needs may vary. And Alphabot is a system to automate all customer’s needs. Human interaction is necessary only at the end of the selection...

You have probably heard of an Australian online design platform Canva and even used it to create graphic designs. But have you known that Canva’s founder Melanie Perkins is one of the youngest female CEOs that leads a $3.2 billion business? Here we are going to tell you the story of Melanie Perkins’ success and show how a dream cherished in high school can come true and totally change one’s life.Melanie Perkins was born in Australia. While attending Sacred Heart College, she started her first...

Airbnb, DoorDash, and GitLab are among 18 unicorn companies that are set to run an initial public offering (IPO) sometime in 2020. The expectation for a more definite announcement at some point this year, already means that there is more than enough to anticipate in the financial clime. While there will most likely still be more public announcements, these 18 are already making the rounds.The market for initial public offerings in 2019 was a little disappointing, to say the least. Compared to...

QuadrigaCX creditors’ claims have caught the eye of Argo partners. Argo Partners is a New York investment firm whose niche includes creditor’s claims, bankruptcies, insurance liquidations among others. Sources indicate that the investment firm is already communicating with impatient creditors. Ernst & Young that is the court-appointed bankruptcy trustee is still sorting things out. The death of Gerald Cotten in India has complicated things further.Zeeshan Aziz who is the co-manager for...

At the hour of composing, Ethereum is drifting underneath about 3% at its ongoing price of $138.51, which denotes an amazing diminishing contrasted with past daily highs of $148, which were set at the highest point of prior day’s rally and latest intraday high of $141.38.It is essential to see that Ethereum is very momentous up from weekly lows of $126, anyway it’s most recent advancement is by all accounts in danger of an inversion as bearish sentiments increases.The Ethereum bulls...

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has previously allowed several crypto derivatives products to enter the market. In that context, CME Group, which offers Bitcoin futures, plans to launch options on BTC futures on January 13, 2020.While responding to the growing interest in cryptos and customer demand for tools to manage Bitcoin exposure, CME Group decided to launch options on BTC futures. As we highlighted earlier, the firm officially confirmed this launch last...

By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex.Tech analysis of the BTCThe BTC may grow in price due to the US vs. Iran conflictIn ten years, the profitability of the BTC has been many times higher than that of Gold and S&P 500.On D1, speaking about the long-term moods of the cryptocurrency, there has been a pullback to 50.0% Fibo related to the previous declining wave after a convergence on the MACD. Also, the correctional dynamics have let the market test the resistance area at 50.0%...

Starting today, the Binance Futures platform is launching another perpetual contract with Litecoin. This time, Litecoin (LTC) is being paired with USDT making it the sixth perpetual contract on the platform.Binance Futures Litecoin ContractAccording to an official announcement from Binance, the LTC/USDT perpetual contract opened trading today at 8:00 AM (UTC). The recent announcement has a few similarities with previous ones. For example, just like the previous offerings, users are allowed to...

Sources indicate that it has taken six months to test China’s national blockchain service network. It will launch in April 2020. The blockchain service network is an initiative of the State Information Center (SIC). The SIC is responsible for formulating information policies for the Chinese government. The SIC is also in charge of sponsoring the Chinese Economic Information Network. The network is the primary organ for information on the Chinese economy. The BSN is aimed at giving new...