The Swiss start-up paid $12 million to obtain the domain name, Cheddar has learned. Previous owner Matt Blaze, a cryptology researcher and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, originally registered the domain in 1993. Cheddar’s...

The visa suspension follows a decision by the U.S. to restrict adoptions from Japan, which wants tougher rules. Until the Canadian government can determine why, it has temporarily suspended visas for infants coming from Japan.

Britain's government has announced a £2.3 billion (€2.61 billion) boost to push AI talent, including the creation of over 15,000 jobs, and a Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation.



Major businesses including...

Stacey Madge, president of Visa Canada, on testing a contactless payment project for public transportation across Vancouver.

Visa CMO Lynne Biggar explains which markets are shifting toward electronic payments, and why it's better for smaller businesses.

U.S. border control officers are struggling to cope with the number of asylum seekers illegally crossing into Canada

PayPal and Visa have struck a deal enabling the online payments service to issue debit cards in Europe.



It’s an extension of the two companies’ collaboration in the US and Asia

-Pacific.

PayPal already...

The International Entrepreneur Rule aims to increase the presence of foreign entrepreneurs in the U.S. FWD.us' Todd Schulte says if it's overturned, it'll put job growth on hold.

U.S. president's ban on people seeking refuge in the U.S., visitors from 7 Muslim-majority countries causes confusion and fear for travellers

Canadians held rallies to protest President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travellers from seven Muslim majority countries.

Among the many artists at this year’s Visa for Music in Rabat, a fair for music professionals from across Africa and the Middle East, was Guinea’s Sekouba Bambino, one of West Africa’s most popular musicians.



Born...

The Visa for Music gathering, now in its third year in Rabat, Morocco, brings music professionals together from Africa and the Middle East with market development in mind. The event includes professional...

Sharoon Thomas, co-founder and CEO of Fulfil, on leaving one of the most sought-after destinations for tech entrepreneurs: Silicon Valley

Many of the movers and shakers of the tourism industry have spent this week in London at the latest incarnation of the World Travel Market.



India was the partner country this year and talking up its e-visa...

EU Ministers have agreed on an ‘emergency brake’ for visa waiver programmes for some countries. It comes as Turkey is negotiating visa-free travel for its citizens.



The “safeguard clause” aims to reassure EU countries...

U.S. president's address coincides with 1st North American leaders' summit in more than 2 years

Roxham Road is the busiest illegal crossing into Canada. It's a one way-route out of the U.S. that the Canadian government can't seem to plug.

Renee Filippone reports that major sponsors are threatening to rethink their relationships with FIFA, but would they really abandon such worldwide exposure

UK universities struggle to recruit international students as visa applications plummet

With a deadline looming for Ukrainians to come to Canada, Nova Scotia is seeing a spike in new arrivals.Ottawa created an emergency visa program for Ukrainians after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.That program is coming to a close...

With a deadline looming for Ukrainians to come to Canada, Nova Scotia is seeing a spike in new arrivals.Ottawa created an emergency visa program for Ukrainians after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.That program is coming to a close...

UPEI interim president Dr. Greg Keefe and the provincial government say that P.E.I.'s allocation of international students was lower than expected. Both are trying to get the federal government to raise the cap and allow more...

More than two years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Canada's emergency visa program for Ukrainians seeking safety is set to expire. That's driving a surge of last-minute applications and arrivals.

CBC's Emily Brass talks to the owner of La Taqueria in Winnipeg, who worries her family in Mexico won't be able to visit her because of the federal government's decision to bring back visa requirements for some visitors from the country.