Financial insights
Asian markets open lower as technology and oil weigh on sentiment
Asian markets opened the new trading week...
On this day
On this day in 1960: Five oil nations create OPEC in Baghdad
On this day in 1960, five oil-producing nations gathered in Baghdad and created an organisation that would fundamentally alter the...
Election in Sweden
Sweden wakes to razor-thin election as opposition takes narrow lead
Sweden woke on Monday to one of the closest parliamentary elections in its modern political history, with the centre-left opposition...
AI - Tool or Threat?
The ballot has a new voice: when AI starts telling voters who not to vote for
A Swedish radio experiment found ChatGPT ranking political parties and advising voters against some alternatives. Three tests prove little on...
The AI Big Bang
When machines start improving machines, progress may no longer happen in years — but in hours. For decades, we have...
Anthropic researchers intensify AI warnings as Musk dismisses fears as ‘psyop’
A growing number of researchers at Anthropic are publicly warning that the race towards increasingly powerful artificial intelligence could create...
LATAM
Mexico moves towards a cash-light economy with new digital payments law
Mexico is taking a potentially significant step towards a more digital financial system after the government submitted legislation designed to...
India
India takes UPI to the checkout with new tap-and-pay system
India has taken another major step in the development of its digital financial infrastructure, launching a tap-and-pay function for the...
Leapfrog economies
The village that skipped the bank
In parts of Africa, the future of finance may arrive before the bank branch ever does. Across the continent, there...
Newshub long read
The rise and fall of Senator McCarthy – the man who made America afraid
For four extraordinary years, a senator from Wisconsin held Washington in his grip. Joseph McCarthy accused officials, diplomats, soldiers and...
Blockchain
Blockchain moves closer to everyday payments across Africa
Blockchain is moving beyond cryptocurrency trading and into practical financial infrastructure across Africa, as a new partnership between DCSPay and...
US politics
Trump’s $5,000 promise could carry a $1.35 trillion price tag
Donald Trump’s promise to give every adult American $5,000 if Republicans retain control of Congress sounds simple. The arithmetic behind...
Trump promises every US adult $5,000 if Republicans win Congress
Donald Trump has made an extraordinary election promise, pledging a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” to every adult US citizen if Republicans...
Caribbean
Jamaica fintech deal builds a new payment bridge between Africa and the Caribbean
Jamaica is strengthening its position in the rapidly changing global payments market as JN Money partners with fintech company WapiPay...
Jamaica returns to global markets with $1 billion bond plan
Jamaica has returned to international capital markets with plans to raise up to US$1 billion while simultaneously restructuring part of...
Africa
Angola moves to open $18.6 billion bond market to global investors
Angola is preparing to open its $18.6 billion domestic government bond market more widely to foreign investors, in a significant...
US vs Iran
US-Iran conflict escalates at sea as oil breaks $100
The confrontation between the United States and Iran has entered a dangerous new maritime phase after US forces destroyed five...
US destroys Iranian tankers as Gulf confrontation surges
The United States says it has destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after Iran launched ballistic missiles at an American warship,...
Ukraine
Ukraine takes the war deep into Russia’s Arctic gas heartland
Ukraine has dramatically extended the reach of its campaign against Russia's energy infrastructure, striking two important natural-gas facilities in the...
MSTRpay
MSTRpay Enters Liberia — Expanding Its Financial-Inclusion Strategy in West Africa
MONROVIA, LIBERIA — MSTRpay has confirmed its entry into Liberia, adding another West African market to the company’s expanding international...
Climate & Energy
Indonesia battles spreading wildfires as climate extremes engulf Southeast Asia
Indonesia is intensifying its battle against widespread forest and peatland fires as exceptionally dry conditions fuel one of Southeast Asia’s...
Sunday article
The rise and fall of Senator McCarthy – the man who made America afraid
For four extraordinary years, a senator from Wisconsin held Washington in his grip. Joseph McCarthy accused officials, diplomats, soldiers and...
Everybodys Dolly
Dolly Parton dies at 80, leaving a legacy far beyond country music
Dolly Parton, the country music legend whose songs, warmth and unmistakable style made her one of the world’s most recognisable...
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
Sweden wakes to razor-thin election as opposition takes narrow lead
Sweden woke on Monday to one of the closest parliamentary elections in its modern political history, with the centre-left opposition...
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
Dolly Parton leaves behind far more than a country music legacy
Dolly Parton leaves behind one of entertainment's most remarkable legacies: more than 3,000 songs, an estimated $450 million fortune, a...