Manufacturing Tecnology

Coronavirus lockdown: Massive surge in the use of fintech apps     Coronavirus-triggered social distancing, isolation and lockdowns have driven-up the use of financial apps in Europe by 72 per cent in a week, reveals deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations. The sharp increase in the use of financial technology comes as the world readjusts to life fighting against the global health crisis and economic downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. James Green, deVere Group’s Divisional Manager of Europe, notes: “The world has changed in the last few weeks. The measures we’re now all taking...

Global Perspective: To meet increasing demand for power and expand access in underserved regions, governments must choose whether to invest in traditional or new sources of energy Oliver Cornock OBG Editor-in-Chief The duel aims of rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing greater access to energy for underserved regions of the world are proving to be a complex challenge in need of innovative solutions and major investment. Repeated warnings from scientists regarding the economic and environmental consequences of unabated carbon emissions have seen the topic of climate change increasingly appear on the agendas of companies and governments worldwide. In 2018 the...

FAU Research Explores How Regulatory Ambiguity Has Discouraged Entrepreneurial Activity in Bitcoin Market   Credit: Florida Atlantic University/Getty Images Newswise — More than a decade after the launch of Bitcoin, regulatory ambiguity surrounding the peer-to-peer virtual currency continues to discourage entrepreneurial activity by increasing risk and the costs of compliance, according to a newly published paper by faculty at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Business. Regulatory ambiguity refers to the uncertainty or inexactness of policies governing a particular action or industry, resulting from dormant, imprecise, conflicting and selectively enforced regulation. In his paper, recently published in The Review of Austrian Economics, William...

Bloomberg’s cryptocurrency policy puts him on the right side of financial history Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s proactive cryptocurrency plans place him on the right side of financial history, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial services and advisory organizations. The chief executive and founder of deVere Group is speaking out after the New York-based billionaire presidential hopeful proposed creating a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies in a new financial regulation plan. The plan notes: “Cryptocurrencies have become an asset class worth hundreds of billions of dollars, yet regulatory oversight remains fragmented and undeveloped.” Mr Green comments: “Michael...

Software Study: 62 percent consider personalization very important Users want flexibility to customize software to their needs Cupertino, February 4, 2020 – Software personalization pays off! This is the result of a global study by OTRS Group.[1] The majority of those surveyed (62 percent) want software that is tailored to their personal needs when working with customers. In Brazil, as many as 97 percent stated this, in Mexico 72 percent, in Germany 60 percent and in the USA and Singapore 50 percent. In any case, 89 percent would take the necessary time to adapt software to their needs. The majority of respondents...