MSTRpay
MSTRpay activates six markets as global expansion accelerates
MSTRpay is moving six markets into operational activation as its international expansion advances from agreements and preparation towards implementation. The...
MSTRpay evaluates Sri Lanka for South Asian expansion
MSTRpay is assessing opportunities in Sri Lanka as part of its emerging-markets development programme, focusing on potential institutional partnerships, digital...
Nobel prizes 2026
Nobel Prizes 2026 honour discoveries spanning the brain, space and molecular chemistry
The first three Nobel Prizes of 2026 have recognised advances in neuroscience, astronomy and chemistry. By Wednesday lunchtime, 7 October,...
Financial insights
Oil and interest rates shape Wednesday’s outlook for Arab, African and European markets
Higher oil prices and a firmer dollar...
Asian markets open cautiously as oil and bond yields weigh on sentiment
Asian stock markets made a mixed start...
US politics
Newsom calls for 25th Amendment after Trump’s remarks about California cities
California Governor Gavin Newsom has called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked against Donald Trump after the president’s remarks...
Kosovo
Kosovo elects Justina Shiroka Pula president after last-minute political deal
Kosovo’s parliament elected economist Justina Shiroka Pula as president early on Wednesday, 7 October, following a political agreement that averted...
Africa
Mukuru expands neobank strategy with South African account launch
Mukuru has launched an everyday transaction account in South Africa, extending its services beyond international money transfers. Introduced on 30...
On this day
On this day in 1931: Desmond Tutu was born
Desmond Tutu: the cleric who challenged apartheid and championed reconciliation Born on 7 October 1931 in Klerksdorp, South Africa, Desmond...
LATAM
Brazilian fintech Asaas raises R$300 million to expand small-business financing
Brazilian fintech Asaas has raised R$300 million, approximately US$55.6 million, through a receivables investment fund to expand financing for small...
Ukraine vs Russia
Tanker fire off Sochi follows reported naval drone attack
A Liberian-flagged oil tanker caught fire off Russia’s Black Sea coast on Tuesday evening after what Russian authorities described as...
AI - Tool or Threat?
Seventeen countries back AI agenda for publicly funded science
Seventeen countries have endorsed an international agenda to expand artificial intelligence in government-supported research, combining wider access to scientific data...
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Digital banking
Monzo seeks private equity backing after Nubank talks stall
British digital bank Monzo is exploring private equity investment after acquisition talks with Brazil’s Nubank broke down, the Financial Times...
The Wallenbergs, 170 years of power
Newshub Finance launches investigative series on the Wallenberg sphere
NewsHub Finance is launching a major investigative series examining 170 years of money, industry and power within Sweden’s Wallenberg sphere....
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Middle east
Trump rejects Iran’s Hormuz offer as US military buildup raises risk of renewed war
The confrontation between Washington and Tehran is entering a more dangerous phase after Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to...
Newshub Finance
Spain prepares for November election as Sánchez seeks fresh mandate
Spain’s political parties are preparing for an early general election on 29 November after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the...
Indonesia
Indonesia’s Bank Jago expands AI use as digital banking grows
Indonesia’s Bank Jago has allocated approximately 5 billion rupiah to artificial intelligence as it seeks to improve lending assessments, fraud...
China - US
Russia pushes military spending above $200 billion as global arms race accelerates
Russia is preparing its largest defence budget since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. But when Moscow’s plans are compared...
Leapfrog economies
The Solar Projects Waiting for Finance: Odyssey’s Bid to Close the Gap
Odyssey Energy Solutions has raised $74 million to help smaller companies build solar projects across emerging markets. Its approach tackles...
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India
India’s digital payments forecast to reach 702 billion transactions
India’s digital payments market could reach approximately 702 billion transactions annually by the financial year ending March 2031, according to...
Blockchain
Blockchain moves towards everyday payments as Minisend expands into Kenya
Blockchain finance is moving closer to everyday use in East Africa as stablecoin settlement company Minisend expands its operations in...
Caribbean
Jamaica opens a new door for fintech innovation
Jamaica is expanding the infrastructure around its fintech economy, creating a new regulatory sandbox that will allow financial companies to...
Climate & Energy
The world is draining its water savings account
The world's rivers experienced one of their driest years in more than three decades in 2025, while freshwater stored in...
Newshub long read
Part Three – Kreuger, Wallenberg and the battle for Swedish industry
By the beginning of the 1930s, Sweden had two extraordinary centres of financial power. Ivar Kreuger had created an international...
Business of the week
From small Nigerian start-up to $250 billion fintech engine
Moniepoint began in Lagos in 2015 as a self-funded technology venture created by two Nigerian software engineers. Just over a...
Inside the scam - Serie
Inside the scam (Part 5): Can anyone stop the scam economy?
Online fraud has evolved into a global industry supported by trafficking networks, stolen identities, artificial intelligence and an international system...
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Financial inclusion
6. The infrastructure of freedom
Why financial inclusion deserves to stand alongside roads, schools and electricity as essential development infrastructure Every generation eventually discovers that...
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World Cup 2026
Kosovo elects Justina Shiroka Pula president after last-minute political deal
Kosovo’s parliament elected economist Justina Shiroka Pula as president early on Wednesday, 7 October, following a political agreement that averted...
Trump in office
Trump’s crypto ventures generated more than US$1bn in 2025, financial filing reveals
Businesses linked to US President Donald Trump generated more than US$1 billion in revenue from cryptocurrency-related activities during 2025, according...
Serie - HIdden financial giants
Russia pushes military spending above $200 billion as global arms race accelerates
Russia is preparing its largest defence budget since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began. But when Moscow’s plans are compared...