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12-Mar-18 Korea has reported more deaths than births for the first time, amid a plunging fertility rate, raising questions about its economic model, with increasing competition from neighbour China and the growing threat from artificial intelligence and automation. [image: Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach]
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12-Mar-18 Despite the increased use of electronic payments around the world, there is “scant evidence” of a shift away from cash, according to the latest quarterly review from the Bank for International Settlements - the 'central bank of central banks'. [image: istock / news.com.au]
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09-Mar-18 The Korean government imposed a total ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Sep-17, yet healthcare firms such as Zikto and My23 Healthcare went ahead with ICOs through their subsidiaries in Singapore on 8-Mar-18. [image: Business Korea]
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08-Mar-18 A consortium of 61 Japanese banks partnered with the payment firm Ripple to offer a mobile app, Money Tap, that enables customers to make domestic payments instantly using a bank account, phone number or QR code. [image: RTT News]
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27-Feb-18 Visa Korea and payments company BC Card are in a dispute over commission charges for the usage of overseas payment networks, resulting in BC Card using alternatitve networks, including UnionPay of China and Star Network of the US. [image: Business Korea]
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