MSTRpay
MSTRPay accelerates Central Africa strategy with Cameroon Agent appointment
MSTRPay has appointed Mr Nguekeu Temomo Emmanuel as a non-exclusive country agent for Cameroon, reinforcing its structured market development and...
US politics
Trump hails ‘turnaround for the ages’ in longest State of the Union, renews attacks on Democrats
President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in modern history, claiming a sweeping economic and geopolitical...
On this day
On this day in 1570: Pope Pius V excommunicated Queen Elizabeth I of England from the Roman Catholic Church
On 25 February 1570, Pope Pope Pius V formally excommunicated Elizabeth I, declaring her a heretic and releasing her subjects...
Ukraine
UN chief calls Ukraine war a ‘stain on our collective conscience’ as US abstains from key vote
The United Nations secretary general has described Russia’s war in Ukraine as a “stain on our collective conscience” after the...
UK news
UK to release confidential files on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s trade envoy role after arrest
The UK government has agreed to release confidential documents relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment as a trade envoy after lawmakers...
Financal insights
Singapore market opens on cautious footing as regional cues filter in
The Singapore Exchange opened Wednesday on a cautious note, as investors prepared for a full-day session following the pre-open routines...
Shanghai market opens with measured trading after mid-week reset
On Wednesday morning, the Shanghai Stock Exchange started trading with a measured mood, as investors focused on fundamentals and macro...
Hong Kong market opens steady with focus on export and tech stocks
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange opened Wednesday with a generally steady tone, as investors returned to Asia’s key financial hub...
AI
Disconnected clouds gain traction as firms tighten AI data governance
Businesses are increasingly turning to so-called “disconnected clouds” to strengthen artificial intelligence data governance, as regulators impose stricter compliance standards...
Banking
‘Know Your Agent’ becomes essential as autonomous payments open new fraud frontiers
Artificial intelligence is rapidly gaining financial autonomy, with software agents now able to search, select and pay for goods on...
Africa
What the US Supreme Court–Trump tariff feud means for Kenya
A landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States has reignited trade tensions after it blocked President Donald...
African blocs rally behind new financial architecture to close continent’s funding gap
African regional economic blocs have thrown their collective weight behind the New African Financial Architecture, backing a continent-wide push to...
Climate & Energy
Reimagining matter’: scientist builds machine that pulls water from dry air
Chemist Omar Yaghi has unveiled a breakthrough atmospheric water-harvesting system capable of producing up to 1,000 litres of clean drinking...
Blockchain
Bitcoin slides back into fear territory after erasing weekend rally
Bitcoin has tumbled back into historic fear territory after wiping out its weekend gains, plunging more than $3,000 in just...
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 —...