Goldman Sachs has decided to delay the German launch of its consumer bank Marcus until 2020. Richard Gnodde, who heads Goldman Sachs International, announced plans to roll out Marcus into Germany one year ago. The initiative was expected to launch in 2019 to coincide with Brexit,...
Samsung has decided to postpone the launch of its Galaxy Fold smartphone because of technical problems. The news comes just days ahead of the launch of the industry’s first foldable-screen device, which is set to cost consumers nearly $2,000. The delay was caused by problems...
Two big announcements from Verifone today, both focused on ways for consumers to pay for items. One is a device — the Verifone V400m — and the other is a partnership with Alipay. Payment and commerce solution provider Verifone unveiled the Verifone V400m, which is...
Barclays is looking toward an “imminent launch” of Apple Pay within the United Kingdom, according to MacRumors. In a report on Friday (July 10), the site said it had learned that a “high-level” executive expects the Apple Pay debut to come quite soon, perhaps as...
August 11, 2019
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said it is now ready to launch its own blockchain-based digital currency after five years of research, CoinTelegraph reported on Sunday (Aug. 11). Deputy Director Mu Changchun said that PBoC’s digital currency “can now be said to be ready,” he told the news outlet, and a prototype was successfully […]
May 06, 2019
Goldman Sachs has decided to delay the German launch of its consumer bank Marcus until 2020. Richard Gnodde, who heads Goldman Sachs International, announced plans to roll out Marcus into Germany...
April 23, 2019
Samsung has decided to postpone the launch of its Galaxy Fold smartphone because of technical problems. The news comes just days ahead of the launch of the industry’s first foldable-screen...
July 13, 2015
Barclays is looking toward an “imminent launch” of Apple Pay within the United Kingdom, according to MacRumors. In a report on Friday (July 10), the site said it had learned...