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Anchorpoint Financial, a joint venture formed by Standard Chartered Bank, Animoca Brands and Hong Kong Telecommunications (HKT), plans to apply for a stablecoin licence, making it the first entity in ...

Standard Chartered’s Hong Kong arm and Animoca Brands have launched a joint venture, Anchorpoint Financial, to develop a licensed Hong Kong dollar stablecoin. The Hong Kong subsidiary of major bank ...

Business owners are warning of a form of theft that's on the rise through their point of sale systems. Naama Weingarten explains how it works, and what can be done to help prevent it from happening.

The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) released an updated Standard Form 328 (SF-328), which went into effect on May 12, 2025. The new SF-328 includes several changes to questions, ...

Dealing with plastic waste is a real headache. But with a little help, bacteria can turn plastic into a painkiller. The approach could help reduce plastic pollution and curb reliance on the fossil ...

Last week, ESPN put a price tag on the standalone streaming service it’s launching in the fall, and it’s not cheap. ESPN’s streaming service will cost $30 per month, with an option to bundle Hulu and ...

A headteacher says state school-based sixth forms are so underfunded that things have reached "breaking point". Dominic Burke, headteacher of Balcarras School, in Cheltenham, says he is "worried for ...

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