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BitPesa CEO: That Safaricom has moved against us shows we have already won

A judge ruled that payments between Safaricom m-Pesa and BitPesa won't be reinstated for the duration of the case.

BitFury opening third carbon neutral Bitcoin mining operation in Georgia

BitFury is opening its third energy saving data center in Republic of Georgia next week

Ebay philanthropist funds 'cryptocomplex' cash for central banks

Omidyar Network and eCurrency Mint (eCM) say a central bank deployment of eCurrency is happening soon.

Christmas delivery dates: When are the deadlines?

Everything you need to know from store delivery cut-off dates to postal delivery deadlines.

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Even China's crypto-brothers Bobby and Charlie Lee don't entirely agree on scaling Bitcoin

IBTimes UK speaks to brothers Bobby Lee, CEO BTCC, and Charlie Lee, Litecoin inventor.

Ian Allison Dec 03, 2015

ECB president Mario Draghi extends QE programme until March 2017

The asset purchasing programme will stay at €60bn a month.

Bauke Schram Dec 03, 2015

IMF approves China's yuan for benchmark currency basket

The yuan was added to the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket alongside the dollar, euro, pound sterling and yen.

Adam Justice Dec 01, 2015

Bank stress test: RBS and Standard Chartered shamed by BoE as weakest UK finance institutions

HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, Nationwide and Santander cleared the BoE stress test.

Bauke Schram Dec 01, 2015

Bitcoin versus M-Pesa: Digital payments rumble in the jungle

Safaricom has invoked AML to shut out BitPesa - but doesn't this stifle innovation?

Ian Allison Dec 01, 2015

Meet Wayne Hennessy-Barrett, the ex-military, pipe-smoking Ethereum board adviser doing microfinance in Kenya

Wayne Hennessy-Barrett is CEO of 4G Capital which provides on-the-ground, unsecured loans in Kenya.

Ian Allison Nov 30, 2015

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal speaks during a news conference in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal secures $2bn to complete world's tallest building

Alwaleed bin Talal secured the figure through affiliate Jeddah Economic Company

Callum Paton Nov 30, 2015

HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani gets 5-year jail sentence

Falciani who is currently residing in France is unlikely to serve the sentence

Agamoni Ghosh Nov 28, 2015

Microsoft blockchain affiliate BlockApps muses on Oracle's future in decentralised databases

BlockApps STRATO is being rolled out as part of the Microsoft Azure blockchain-as-a-service offering

Ian Allison Nov 27, 2015

RBS: Whistleblower claims bank hid scale of losses prior to crisis to 'protect bankers' bonuses'

Risk consultant Victor Hong claims former chief executive Fred Goodwin ignored advice about dangers.

Mark Piggott Nov 26, 2015

Black Friday 2015: UK store opening times

Check the opening hours for the top discounted stores before you head out tomorrow for the Black Friday frenzy

Alice Cuffe Nov 26, 2015

Autumn Statement 2015: 2.6m families are £1,600 a year worse off under George Osborne's cuts

The IFS says the chancellor has set himself a completely inflexible fiscal target.

Ian Silvera Nov 26, 2015

City watchdog FCA fines Barclays £72m for 'ignoring its own safeguards' in £1.88bn deal

The penalty related to a £1.88bn transaction involving politically exposed people in 2011 and 2012.

Bauke Schram Nov 26, 2015

Symbiont's Adam Krellenstein: There's really only two smart contract systems - Ethereum's and ours

IBTimes spoke to Counterparty and Symbiont technology chief Adam Krellenstein about the blockchain landscape.

Ian Allison Nov 25, 2015

Autumn Statement 2015: Pensions auto-enrolment rate rise delayed to save £390m

Chancellor George Osborne announced the the move during his Spending Review.

Ian Silvera Nov 25, 2015

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (C), flanked by PM David Cameron (R) and Home Secretary Theresa May

Autumn Statement 2015: George Osborne abandons tax credit cuts after House of Lords defeat

The Chancellor conducted a full U-turn on the issue after coming up against stiff opposition.

Ian Silvera Nov 25, 2015

Hilton hotels hit by hackers as past guests' credit card details stolen

Hilton Worldwide says malware compromised its payment systems.

Agamoni Ghosh Nov 25, 2015

Chelsea annual financial results: Club made £23.1m loss but are 'within FFP limits'

Bruce Buck thanked the club's fans for their support and highlighted benefits of the Chelsea Foundation.

Eduardo Fernandez-Abascal Nov 24, 2015

Young Brits 'locked out' of future job chances warns Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Charity urges UK government to do more to help young people in Britain.

Ian Silvera Nov 23, 2015

Robert Powell: Banks need to prepare for European regulation as MiFID II is almost here

MiFID II is following the Financial Services Bill by the Bank of England.

Bauke Schram Nov 21, 2015

Move over eBay: Countdown to OpenBazaar and the decentralised marketplace revolution

IBTimes spoke to OpenBazaar lead developer Brian Hoffman ahead of the full version release next month.

Ian Allison Nov 20, 2015

Paris attacks: EU to crack down on bitcoin transfers in attempt to strangle Isis funding

EU ministers are in a crisis meeting to strengthen controls over electronic payments and trade of relics.

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 20, 2015

Guy Hands: Private equity captains are the miserable rich who reek with envy and make me feel like an agony aunt

Mental health in the financial services sector is a growing issue.

Bauke Schram Nov 19, 2015

The HBOS Bonfire of the Vanities: Where are the under-fire former bank bosses now?

Peter Cummings, Lord Stevenson, James Crosby and Andy Hornby all criticised over HBOS failings.

Shane Croucher Nov 19, 2015

HBOS management could be banned from City as regulators urge probe to be reopened

Report by the Bank of England argued that initial decisions by FSA were flawed.

Bauke Schram Nov 19, 2015

R3's Tim Swanson examines 'watermarked tokens' on the Bitcoin blockchain

R3 has published an in-depth report titled 'Watermarked tokens and pseudonymity on public blockchains'.

Ian Allison Nov 18, 2015

Blockstream's Austin Hill: confidential blockchains can remove systemic risk from finance

IBTimes spoke to Blockstream's Austin Hill about one particular Sidechains Element - Confidential Transactions.