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PayPal cautious about future of Libra cryptocurrency
AFP, Published on 14/09/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - PayPal is cautious about the future of Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Libra, which is slated to debut with the pioneering digital payments firm as part of its oversight association.
Ministry postpones levy on foreign visitors
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 09/09/2019
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry has decided to delay plans to collect a tourism levy from foreign visitors.
Your horoscope for 6-12 Sep
Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 05/09/2019
» Spot-on horoscope for work, money, coupled & single life from famously accurate Guru's fortuneteller. Let's see how would you fare this week & beyond!
BX to stop services at month's end
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich and Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/09/2019
» Bitcoin Co Ltd (bx.in.th), Thailand's largest digital asset exchange, will cease its operations at the end of this month "to focus on other business opportunities", igniting a price slump for digital assets traded on the exchange.
Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?
AFP, Published on 01/09/2019
» LONDON: Bank of England governor Mark Carney has suggested that a virtual currency, modelled on Facebook's Libra, could one day replace the dollar as king of the foreign exchange market.
The Counterfeiters is a bona fide must-see
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 02/08/2019
» True story and history movie buffs are in for a treat, coming Aug 10, as RCB film club's top movie for this month is The Counterfeiters (Die Faelscher), an Austrian Oscar winner with English subtitles directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky.
BoT more amenable but still leery of Libra landing
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/07/2019
» Bank of Thailand governor Veerathai Santiprabhob has toned down his hostility towards Facebook's digital currency plan, but he said prudent study of both the benefits and risks of the virtual coin is still needed.
Super apps to the rescue
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk & William Hicks, Published on 17/07/2019
» So-called super apps are flocking to financial services to the point where you would be hard-pressed to find a taxi app that's not trying to upsell you on life insurance or some other financial product.
Facebook currency plan under scrutiny in Congress
Associated Press, Published on 16/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: Facebook's ambitious plan to create a financial eco-system based on a digital currency faces questions from lawmakers, as it's shadowed by negative comments from President Donald Trump, his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve.
Facebook's coin toss
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Darana Chudasri & Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/07/2019
» The recent introduction of Libra by Facebook has caused tremors in both the physical and virtual financial spheres, as the much-touted "new global currency" presents itself as a game-changer for mainstreaming the digital currency movement and liberating the unbanked.