Science and technology, explained simply
International payment systems Visa and MasterCard plan to increase the interchange rate* to 0.9% starting July 1, 2023. Accordingly, the acquiring fee paid by businesses for each non-cash transaction to banks and payment systems will increase. This will entail hundreds of millions of hryvnias of additional costs for Ukrainian businesses per year. Ukrainian retailers are […]
On June 30, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted amendments to the rules for assigning license plates, allowing car owners to choose license plates during registration, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports. From now on, when registering a car with the state, the owner will have the right to choose a license […]
Estonia has raised fines for schools with teachers who do not speak the state language and continue to use Russian. Fines have increased 15 times and will reach 10 thousand euros. This was reported by the Estonian public broadcaster. Until now, the maximum amount of fines that the Language Department could impose on teachers and […]
PrivatBank continues to expand the functionality of its branded applet. This week, the developers of the banking institution added another service to it. From now on, PrivatBank customers will be able to use the Privat24 application to order plastic cards with delivery. According to the press service of the state bank, the cards will be […]
Ukrainian soldiers have made it a habit to find and help animals in the war zone created by Russia. The last such “discovery” involving a huge hare went viral. A huge hare was spotted and picked up by Ukrainian soldiers clearing mines in the Kherson region, sparking a discussion about the army having “animal care […]
If the proposed draft law is passed, a person will be checked for debts for utility services when registering a vehicle. The draft law aims to simplify debt repayment for honest debtors. The Verkhovna Rada is also considering restrictions on car purchases for other categories of people. The Verkhovna Rada has registered a draft law […]
The popular screenshot utility Lightshot was developed by the Russian studio SkillBrains, AIN.ua reports. So, if you support the rejection of Russian developments and use this program, it is better to find some analog. I saw someone here using Lightshot on a laptop to take screenshots, so I want to remind you that this is […]
State-owned PrivatBank, the market’s largest bank, which suspended acceptance of cash dollars and euros at its terminals in late May, will resume accepting them on June 22. This is stated in a statement on the bank’s website. It confirms that the suspension was related to the problem of accepting foreign banknotes with signs of significant […]
Disney and Pixar have released the first official trailer for the upcoming sci-fi animated film Elio, which is scheduled to premiere on March 1, 2024. In the story, a little “outsider” Elio suddenly finds himself in Communiverse, a world where representatives of many alien races have gathered. The boy is mistakenly identified as the leader […]
The monobank mobile application has launched the possibility of opening accounts for self-employed persons. This was announced by Oleg Gorokhovsky, co-founder of Neobank. The service will be useful for lawyers, notaries, insolvency officers and private enforcement officers. To open such an account, you need to update the application to the latest version. After that, in […]