US vs Iran
Deaths reported as US consulate in Karachi stormed amid attacks on US bases and diplomatic missions
At least six people have died after demonstrators stormed the United States consulate in Karachi, Pakistan, as unrest spreads across...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei confirmed dead by state media; Iran launches fresh strikes
Iran has confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following a major wave of joint United States–Israeli airstrikes,...
Financial insights
Global markets brace for volatility after attack on Iran
Global financial markets are expected to react sharply following the attack on Iran and the escalation of military tensions in...
On this day
On this day in 1810: Frédéric Chopin was born – video
Frédéric Chopin, one of the most influential composers and pianists of the Romantic era, was born on 1 March 1810...
MSTRpay
MSTRpay advances Cameroon expansion with licensed microfinance institution ADeC
MSTRPay AB continues to expand its Central Africa footprint following formal confirmation of cooperation interest from African Development Credit (ADeC...
Africa
Trump’s ‘stop-start’ tariffs place pressure on African economies
African economies are facing renewed uncertainty after the United States Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff policy,...
US politics
Critics warn Trump’s Iran strikes risk portraying the US as a rogue global actor
The latest US-led military strikes on Iran have triggered intense global debate, with critics arguing that the escalation risks reinforcing...
AI
Improving trust in agentic AI for finance workflows becomes a priority for technology leaders
Improving trust in agentic artificial intelligence is emerging as a central challenge for financial institutions, as banks and technology firms...
Nokia and AWS pilot AI automation for real-time 5G network slicing
Telecommunications company Nokia and cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) have launched a pilot project aimed at using artificial...
Banking
Getting acquisition right: the second impression matters as much as the first
Financial institutions have spent years refining their digital “front doors”, optimising account applications and onboarding processes, but industry experts increasingly...
The real cost of cutting costs in digital banking
As banks race to reduce operational expenses and compete with fintech challengers, cost-cutting strategies in digital banking are increasingly under...
Climate & Energy
Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later as climate crisis disrupts ecosystems
Tropical plants are increasingly flowering months earlier or later than normal due to the accelerating climate crisis, according to new...
‘A devastating force’: How Mediterranean storms became serial tragedies
A succession of violent storms has battered the Mediterranean basin this year, prompting scientists to describe an ‘atmospheric machine-gun’ pattern...
Blockchain
Would Bitcoin really be at $200K if not for Jane Street?
Debate is intensifying within the cryptocurrency industry over whether Bitcoin’s price trajectory might look very different without the growing influence...
Business of the week
From call centre to tech titan: GoTo’s meteoric rise reshapes Indonesia’s digital economy
GoTo — the technology powerhouse born from a humble ride-hailing service — has evolved into one of Indonesia’s most influential...
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...
Newshub long read
Crowns and controversies: two centuries of scandal inside Britain’s royal family
For more than 200 years, the British monarchy has balanced ceremony with crisis, projecting stability while repeatedly confronting scandal —...