On this day
On this day in 1866: © Neil Wigmore/Shutterstock.com 1886 The South African city of Johannesburg was founded
On this day in history, in 1886, Johannesburg emerged from the Witwatersrand gold rush, beginning the extraordinary transformation of a...
Financial insights
Global markets end turbulent week mixed as investors look to Monday
Global markets ended a turbulent week on...
Leapfrog economies
GXBank uses digital banking to leapfrog traditional SME lending in Malaysia
Malaysia’s GXBank is taking another step towards a digital-first lending model, securing backing from the International Finance Corporation for a...
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US politics
US government warns Americans abroad as global security risks remain elevated
The United States government is warning American citizens travelling or living overseas to exercise increased caution as tensions in the...
AI - Tool or Threat?
AI – tool or threat? The debate enters a new and more urgent phase
Artificial intelligence is becoming one of humanity’s most powerful tools, promising breakthroughs in medicine, science, education and productivity. But developments...
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Digital banking
Nigeria’s Bankit moves from payments into full digital banking
Nigerian fintech Bankit has launched a new digital banking platform, expanding from its origins as a payment aggregator into direct...
Ukraine vs Russia
Russians go to polls as Ukraine war hangs over tightly controlled election
Russians began voting on Friday in the country’s first parliamentary election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with President Vladimir...
LATAM
Panama takes small business banking across the border
Panama’s UniBank is expanding digital banking beyond domestic accounts, launching a new cross-border payment service aimed at giving small and...
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...
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
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...
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...