Technology
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Switching on girl power
I will give you five seconds to think of how many female computer scientists, programmers and developers you know. Five seconds is probably not enough – you need more. And that’s not because you have a whole list of names that fit the description...
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EU Code Week
Learning to code helps us to make sense of the rapidly changing world around us, expands our understanding of how the technology works, and develop skills and capabilities in order to explore creative and innovative ideas. You do not have to be...
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Sigma updates - September 30, 2018
SiGMA tours MFCC on October 2 Pencil the date into your calendars. As a preview to SiGMA’s main expo, the team is coordinating a tour of the selected venue – the distinguished MFCC. The tour equips all exhibitors with the chance to instigate their...
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The game is on: reduce, reuse, recycle
Just how good is your knowledge on waste management? Are you a waste expert or rubbish at rubbish? While we are much more aware nowadays about the importance of sustainable waste management, waste prevention and the reduce, reuse, and recycle...
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Facebook rolls out its Watch video service internationally
Facebook is rolling out its Watch video service globally one year after it launched in the United States with original entertainment news and sports content to compete with platforms like Alphabet Inc's YouTube. Facebook's Head of Video Fidji Simo...
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To tax or not to tax?
The new DLT rules will come into force next October in Malta. If you’re a professional working in this space, potential issuers will contact you because they like the regulatory regime. But they will also ask you a few questions you’d better know...
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Get smarter
The founders of Maltese start-up TechWeave believe time is way too precious to be wasted. For instance, why do new property owners need to spend significant time to inform local authorities and other third-parties about their change in address?...
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Sigma updates
Draft Kings reveals plans to open offices in VEGAS DraftKings has announced plans to open new offices in Las Vegas, as it seeks to transform from DFS giant to US gambling leader. The company, which recently became the first operator to launch a...
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A brave new world
Living in the world of crypto means we’re not unaccustomed to historic firsts, but August 1, 2018 will certainly go down as a landmark day for us. On its first opening day for licensing applications for 2019 we submitted CashBet’s platform to...
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Google is tracking you even when you tell it not to, lawsuit alleges
Google has been accused in a lawsuit of illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users even when they use a privacy setting to prevent it. According to a complaint filed late Friday, Google falsely assures people...
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The blockchain island
Ever since the Maltese government made blockchain and cryptocurrencies a priority, there have been waves of announcements of renowned foreign companies in this sector choosing to invest in Malta. These include Binance, which is one of the largest...
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Better safe than sorry
If you run a company that relies upon constant access to its data, the proverbial of being safe rather than sorry ought to be more than a cliché to you. It should be a mantra. There are few things in business as frustrating, or as costly, as...
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Playing a central role
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has been at the front and centre in Malta’s progression as a primary blockchain jurisdiction. He made a strong statement of intent to the rest of Europe before the legislative process was started at the national...
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Blockchange
Before money was invented, people used to barter. People always needed something that others had. Thus, an exchange of surplus things began to happen. As remarked by Aristotle, “When the inhabitants of one country became more dependent on those of...
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The joy of text
Text messages are the fastest and the most effective way of communication. They have been there before the evolution of the internet or the social media platform that support real-time chatting. The first text message was sent 25 years ago, on...
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Sigma updates
Global Gaming receives licence in Estonia EMTA (Estonian Tax and Customs Board) has approved Global Gaming’s subsidiary Safe Ent Ltd, a licence for Ninja Casino in the regulated Estonian market, thus officially giving its approval to the company’s...
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Meet blockchain’s co-inventor
W. Scott Stornetta is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of Blockchain technology. Dennis Avorin picked the tech luminary’s brain ahead of his appearance at the Malta Blockchain Summit. What did you envisage would come out of the...
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Sigma updates
Pragmatic Play takes content live with Bede Gaming platform Pragmatic Play, the multi-award-winning provider of top-performing casino games, has taken its content live with Bede Gaming. Pragmatic Play’s repertoire of over 80 casino games, which...
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The changing face of risk management
Having exposure to risk management in numerous business sectors, verticals and jurisdictions over the past 20 years has been a journey of learning to play both good cop and bad cop with my professional thinking caps. The proverbial wisdom that...
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Ensuring your compliance team has optimal efficiency
An essential part of a KYC and AML compliance solution is transaction monitoring – software designed to oversee customer transactions in real-time or on a daily basis, as well as detecting any possible risks hidden in business relationships. The...
