MSTRpay
MSTRPay Appoints Senior Regional Representative Africa
MSTRPay has appointed Mr Felix Baah as its Regional Representative for Africa, strengthening the company’s strategic oversight and structured expansion...
On this day
On this day in 1956: The Soviet Union launched the core module of the space station Mir
The Soviet Union launched the core module of the Mir space station in February 1986, marking the beginning of what...
Financal insights
Seoul edges lower as technology stocks weigh on opening trade
Shares in Seoul opened Friday slightly weaker, with technology heavyweights dragging the market amid subdued global risk appetite. KOSPI opens...
Mumbai steadies after sell-off as investors assess oil impact
Markets in Mumbai opened Friday with modest stability following the previous session’s sell-off, as investors weighed rising oil prices against...
Singapore opens flat as investors await clearer regional direction
Stocks in Singapore opened Friday largely flat, with investors holding back on major commitments amid mixed regional cues and global...
Tokyo shares drift as exporters retreat on stronger yen
Equities in Tokyo opened Friday slightly lower as a firmer yen weighed on exporters and investors maintained a cautious stance...
Hong Kong markets open lower as regional risk sentiment weighs
Stocks in Hong Kong opened Friday on a softer footing as cautious regional sentiment and external macro pressures continued to...
UK news
King says ‘law must take its course’ after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrest
Britain’s monarch has said that “the law must take its course” following the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, as police confirmed...
Iran
How close the US is to attacking Iran under Trump’s ultimatum
Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated sharply under President Donald Trump, with the White House issuing a...
AI
AI reshapes enterprise treasury as firms move beyond manual spreadsheets
The adoption of artificial intelligence in enterprise treasury management is accelerating, enabling businesses to replace manual spreadsheets with automated data...
Banking
If your digital strategy avoids humans, it’s already broken
For more than a decade, community banks and credit unions have been told the same thing: go digital or get...
Ukraine War
EU pushes for Kyiv membership talks as leaders urge momentum
The European Union has signalled renewed urgency to begin formal membership negotiations with Kyiv “as soon as possible”, as European...
Africa
Digital technology accelerates trade finance transformation across Africa
Digital technology is increasingly reshaping trade across Africa, with artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data-driven credit platforms helping to reduce...
Climate & Energy
Environmental groups sue EPA over rollback of landmark climate finding
Health and environmental justice organisations have filed suit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency after the Trump administration moved...
Blockchain
White House crypto talks pivot toward stablecoin rewards framework
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt has reportedly redirected discussions between crypto firms and banking lobby groups toward a proposed...
Hidden financial giants
Hidden giants: The Rabiu family and Nigeria’s quiet financial powerhouse
While Africa’s billionaire class is often associated with headline names and high-profile conglomerates, one family has built a vast financial-industrial...
Hidden Giants in Finance: Euronet and the invisible rails moving US$200bn a year
Every day, trillions of digital signals move quietly between banks, wallets, ATMs, and payment apps — and behind much of...
America’s quietly powerful Pritzker dynasty
Few families shape global capital as discreetly as the Pritzkers. Best known publicly for building the hotel empire behind Hyatt...
Europe’s hidden financial giant: the foundation behind IKEA
Behind one of the world’s most recognisable retail brands sits a little-known Dutch foundation that quietly controls assets worth tens...
The Grosvenor family (Duke of Westminster)
Few fortunes in Britain are as substantial — or as discreet — as that of the Grosvenor family, headed today...
Sweden’s hidden giants: How Wallenberg and Rausing compare on the global ownership stage
Two Swedish industrial spheres — the Wallenberg network and the Rausing family — quietly control capital measured in trillions of...
Business of the week
Ghana’s cocoa traceability start-up shows how blockchain can lift rural incomes
In a week dominated by geopolitical headlines and market volatility, a quieter sunshine story has emerged from West Africa, where...
Newshub long read
From frozen beginnings to global spectacle: the full history of the Olympic Winter Games
What began as a modest alpine gathering in the early 20th century has grown into one of the world’s most...