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ICE Totally Gaming is on the books for 6-8 February 2018, and SiGMA is attending in force. The 2017 edition registered upwards of 30,000 in attendance, and cemented the show’s reputation further. ICE is known for its product launches, and as a showcase for innovation in general.  ICE VOX, which …

During a scheduled meeting of the Investment and Entrepreneurship Council of the State Fiscal Service (DFS) of Ukraine the acting head of DFS Miroslav Prodan pointed that the bill No. 6545-1 on the electronic excise marks for excisable goods has “extremely high priority”. At the same time, the proposed “Automated …

With less than one month until the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony, Visa’s roster of Team Visa athletes took the lead in launching the brand’s full-length 60-second global advertising campaign, “Resetting Finish Lines”, across their personal social media accounts. Over the past week, all 54 members of the …

Global Energy Solutions (Glensol) entered into next project for BP Azerbaijan to provide electrical & instrumentation services in the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey (AGT) region. Glensol’s services will cover Sangachal Terminal, BTC and WREP oil export pipelines onshore and 7 BP platforms offshore. The project scope includes execution, service, installation, commissioning, modification and …

Visa Inc has announced the appointment of Andrew Torre as Regional President for its Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region, based in Dubai. Torre, who previously led Visa’s Sub-Saharan Africa business, will now oversee all of Visa’s operations in more than 90 countries across CEMEA and …

Visa and Dynamics today unveiled the Dynamics Wallet Card™, a connected payment card, at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The Visa-branded version of the Wallet Card is the same size and shape as a normal Visa credit or debit card, yet it incorporates multiple features and technologies not previously …

Microsoft has stopped taking Bitcoin payments. Bleeping Computer reported, Microsoft support called the move temporary, a response to high transaction fees and volatility in Bitcoin’s price. Microsoft-owned Expedia continues to accept Bitcoin payments as of this writing. Bleeping Computer noted that Microsoft has twice suspended payments in the past, after first accepting the …

All Media Baltics’ Pay TV subscribers will be able to enjoy the broadcaster’s channel package in HD quality, including its original premium TV channels, at 5 degrees East, following a multi-year capacity agreement announced by SES. Under the agreement, All Media Baltics will use several transponders of satellite capacity on …

Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes brought its Ukrainian round to a successful close during Seedstars CEE Summit. The event took place on December 7 in Bel Etage, and 12 selected startups were invited to present their ideas in front of the …

CanvasU, commissioned by JTI (Japan Tobacco International), recently conducted a poll to understand Australians’ views on the policy five years after its implementation. The research found that: Almost two-thirds (59%) of Australians believe that plain packaging has been ineffective. The majority of Australians (80%) believe the government wouldn’t change or …

The first Huawei Central Asia Innovation Day was held on November 14 in Astana city, the capital of Kazakhstan. More than 150 representatives of industry and academia, government, analysts and representatives of the media were invited for joint discussion of prospects for the development of information and communication technologies (ICT) …

This week, Huawei hosted special event dedicated to digital transformation of Silk Road. Innovation Day is Huawei’s global brand campaign aimed at mobilizing the power of governments, academics, industry and think tanks in the region to explore the opportunities and challenges of a intelligent society in the future. The event …