Google joins Facebook in banning cryptocurrency related ad contents on its network

This policy will be effective from July 1, 2018. On Wednesday, Alphabet Inc’s Google stated starting from June it will ban advertisements for cryptocurrencies and related content including binary options, and financial services that aid betting. In a separate blog post, Google said in 2017 it had taken down 3.2 billion ads, up by nearly…

Fines on global banks are likely to touch $400 billion by 2020

Financial misconduct by global banks, since the 2008 financial crisis, has led to the writing-off of $850 billion in profits for the world’s top 50 banks. As per a research report released on Wednesday, since the 2007-2009 financial crisis, European and U.S. regulators have imposed $342 billion in fines on banks, resulting from violations of…

Most business underinsured in cyber insurance market

As per Lloyd’s of London report, a hypothetical cyberattack could cause widespread damage ranging from $4.6 billion to $53 billion, with a significant portion of it being unrecoverable due to companies being underinsured. A report filed by Lloyd’s of London states that a major global cyberattack could trigger an average economic loss of $53 billion,…