Financial insights
The world is draining its water savings account
The world's rivers experienced one of their...
US politics
The Fed raises rates – and goes directly against Trump
The Federal Reserve has raised US interest rates for the first time in more than three years, choosing the fight...
Trump warns Europe over plan to bring Canada closer to the EU
Donald Trump has threatened Europe with heavy tariffs and possible restrictions on trade if he concludes that a proposed new...
On this day
On this day in 2001: Wall Street reopens after September 11 attacks
On September 17, 2001, the New York Stock Exchange reopened for trading for the first time since the September 11...
AI - Tool or Threat?
AI is turning banking into a new cyber battlefield
Artificial intelligence promises to make banking faster, cheaper and more efficient. But regulators are increasingly warning about the other side...
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Digital banking
Absa takes on mobile money with digital-only bank in Kenya
One of Africa’s largest banking groups is preparing a digital-only banking proposition in Kenya, signalling another step in the convergence...
Ukraine
Russian general killed by Ukrainian drone weeks after Putin decoration
A Russian major general recently awarded the country’s highest honorary title has been killed in eastern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian...
LATAM
Brazil cuts interest rates again as Latin America’s largest economy slows
Brazil’s central bank has cut interest rates for a fifth consecutive meeting, taking the benchmark Selic rate to 13.75 per...
India
India wants to build the chips powering the next global economy
India is accelerating one of its most ambitious industrial projects: building a domestic semiconductor industry capable of moving beyond assembly...
Leapfrog economies
The next billion bank customers may never need a bank branch
A new $700 million initiative from the World Bank Group illustrates one of the defining characteristics of emerging economies: millions...
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...
Blockchain
Indonesia wants to put real-world assets on the blockchain
Indonesia's blockchain industry is beginning to look beyond cryptocurrency trading towards something potentially much larger: putting real-world financial assets on...
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...
Africa
The Gambia is quietly building a digital financial economy
One of Africa’s smallest economies is undergoing a remarkably rapid financial transformation. Mobile money and fintech usage are expanding across...
Middle east
Key Democrat blocks Trump’s $2.8 billion bomb sale to Israel
One of Washington’s most prominent pro-Israel Democrats has refused to clear a proposed $2.8 billion US weapons sale to Israel,...
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...
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...
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...
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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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...
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...