Bloomberg Mastercard Inc agreed to buy a payments platform owned by Denmark-based Nets for 2.85 billion euros ($3.19 billion), using its biggest-ever acquisition to help extend a push into faster payments. With the purchase, Mastercard is getting an electronic-billing platform and clearing and instant-payment services, according to a statement on Tuesday. The company said the purchase will hurt profit for ...

Bloomberg Brent oil slid below $60 a barrel for a second day as investors weighed the prospects of a prolonged standoff between the US and China, following the Trump administration’s labelling of the Asian nation as a currency manipulator. London-traded futures erased an earlier rally to fall about 0.5 percent on Tuesday. A move by the People’s Bank of China ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The number of licences issued for the top ten economic activities in the UAE totalled 3,976 from the start of the year to the end of July, according to the National Economic Register. Public trade continued to be the most active economic sector in the UAE during the first seven months of the year, reflecting the ...