Binance tightens background checks as global anti-money laundering regulatory pressure mounts
Aug 21, 2021 16:36 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
The worlds biggest cryptocurrency exchange Binance would begin demanding stricter background checks on customers to bolster efforts against money laundering in response to global pressure by regulators. Binance users...
McDonald's claims 99.6% of its paper packaging sourced from sustainable fiber
Aug 21, 2021 14:19 pm UTC| Nature Economy
McDonalds Corp claims that it has sourced 99.6 percent of its paper food packaging in restaurants from recycled or sustainable fiber in 2020, up from 92 percent in 2019. In its annual sustainability report, the global...
Sports apparel startup Fanatics scores big with MLB sports card deal and PSG's signing of Leo Messi
Aug 21, 2021 12:37 pm UTC| Sports Economy
Sports apparel startup Fanatics will become the new exclusive licensee for Major League Baseball (MLB) cards in 2025, while its LA store that focuses on Paris Saint-Germain apparel got a boost when the soccer team signed...
Amazon dismisses report of plans to open physical stores as 'rumors and speculation'
Aug 20, 2021 23:54 pm UTC| Economy Business
E-commerce giant Amazon dubbed reports of plans to open physical stores in the US that resemble the brick-and-mortar department store models as rumors and speculation. Amazon will supposedly open its first US stores in...
UWM hopes to become first US mortgage lender to accept crypto payments, gives nod to bitcoin
Aug 20, 2021 23:21 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy
United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is hoping to become the first US mortgage company to accept cryptocurrency to satisfy mortgage payments The Michigan-based UWM hopes to start accepting bitcoin in Q3, and it is currently...
Chipotle now testing plant-based chorizo as vegan lifestyle continues to get popular
Aug 20, 2021 10:02 am UTC| Business Economy
Chipotle is said to be testing its newest creation which is the plant-based chorizo. It was reported that the American chain of fast-casual restaurants specializing in burritos and tacos have developed a meatless version...
Amazon to open retail outlets akin to a department store: Report
Aug 20, 2021 09:47 am UTC| Business Economy
Amazon is reportedly planning to open a physical retail store, and it will rise in several locations. It was said that it will not be an ordinary outlet as the plan is to build something like a department...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects