- New data out Friday showed $590 million in ransomware-related payments were reported to US authorities in the first half of...
Washington has sought to crack down on a sharp rise in attacks, including issuing its first sanctions against an online exchange
The heists involve breaking into a company or institution’s network to encrypt its data, then demanding a ransom,
- An Iranian court has sentenced the former governor of Iran’s central bank to 10 years in prison for violating the...
Zabihollah Khodaeian, judiciary spokesman, told state TV that besides violating the currency system, Valliollah Seif also had a role in smuggling foreign currency
State TV said they were involved in violations of the currency market in 2016
- The e-cheques will retain all the basic functions, legal validity, and benefits of paper cheques while providing a paperless payment...
The e-cheques will come into effect on October 19, and will be available through two apps
They are expected to complement traditional paper cheques, which are a popular payment instrument in Bahrain
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled tolerance of cryptocurrencies, but is still not convinced they can replace the US dollar in...
Russia has sought alternatives to trading in dollars since being slapped with sanctions in 2014 following the annexation of Crimea
“It is legitimate and can be used in settlements, no doubt about that, but it is too early to use it for trading in oil"
- The Saudi and UAE bourses saw quite some ups and downs in the week that began on Sunday, October 10.
The Saudi index started the week dropping 0.2 percent and closed the week increasing 0.64 percent
Financial-sector stocks helped Dubai and Abu Dhabi indices end the week up 0.01 percent and 0.33 percent, respectively
- Thousands descended on St James' Park when the takeover was finalised just over a week ago, celebrating the end of...
Amanda Staveley says the consortium's ambition is to turn the struggling club into Premier League champions within the next decade
Newcastle sit second bottom of the table, without a win in their opening seven league games this season
- People in the Middle Eastern countries are increasingly relying on apps to manage their money, streamline expenses and other banking...
TRENDS presents a list of apps that can be used to manage personal finances in UAE and elsewhere in the region, as well as those that can be used anywhere
Middle East has one of the highest percentages of smartphone penetration in the world





















