A new generation of JVM technologies is reshaping how businesses build, deploy, and scale mission-critical Java applications.

Abstract: Sharding is a promising solution to address the scalability challenge of blockchains by enabling parallel transaction processing across multiple shards. However, handling diverse cross-shard ...

The world of consumption taxes can be confusing, especially when comparing the tax system in the U.S. to the systems used in other countries. For U.S. shoppers and businesses, it’s important to know ...

Global Payments acquires Worldpay from FIS to become a pure-play commerce solutions leader, processing US$3.7tn in annual volume The shift transforms the Atlanta-based firm into a pure-play commerce ...

On January 12, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto sent 10 BTC to Hal Finney, sparking the beginning of Bitcoin’s rise to a global financial revolution. On January 12, 2009, a simple transaction took place that ...

Technology is seen as the cornerstone of today's rapidly changing world, which is developing at an alarming rate. Technology has permeated every part of our life, as seen by its development and ...

Behind every “Pay now” button sits an increasingly complex financial stack designed to remove friction and prevent failure. Unsplash+ Not long ago, going cashless felt novel. Today, tapping a card—or ...

Traditional payment systems once served as a simple infrastructure. Now, businesses of all sizes need instant payment capabilities to survive and thrive. The world of instant payments shows dramatic ...

ABSTRACT: This paper describes preparation, characterization and electrochemical performance of novel planar miniaturized all-solid-state (ASS) screen-printed potentiometric sensors for the detection ...

An Ohio man was arrested after authorities said he mistakenly sent a “baggie” of crystal meth through a tube at a bank drive-thru last week. Jason G. Smith, 46, was cuffed on Dec. 3 after a swift ...

With Christmas fast approaching, small and medium-sized businesses across the U.K. are preparing for what could be a make-or-break trading period. Research from Iwoca shows that more than 2 in 5 (44%) ...