MSTRpay
MSTRPay expands Southern Africa footprint with Angola agent appointment
MSTRPay has appointed Mr Gabriel Mavungo Lando as a non-exclusive country agent for Angola, reinforcing its structured expansion strategy in...
Ukraine
Zelenskiy says Putin has already started World War Three with Ukraine invasion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine amounts to the beginning of a Third World...
On this day
On this day in 1665: Composer George Frideric Handel was born
George Frideric Handel, one of the defining composers of the late Baroque era, was born on 23 February 1685 in...
UK news
Government weighs removing Andrew from royal line of succession
The UK government is considering legislation that could formally remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession, a move...
US politics
Trump tariff shift rattles markets as court curbs emergency powers
US President Donald Trump’s latest changes to import tariffs have intensified uncertainty for businesses and consumers, with industry leaders and...
Financal insights
Mumbai markets show cautious resilience at Monday open
The Bombay Stock Exchange opened Monday with cautious resilience, as Indian equities managed a firm start despite softer global cues....
Seoul opens with modest gains on Monday
South Korea’s stock market opened modestly higher on Monday, shrugging off recent global volatility and taking support from robust corporate...
Singapore markets steady but tentative at open
Singapore’s equity benchmark kicked off Monday with steady but tentative trading, with investors positioned ahead of key regional economic data...
Hong Kong equities open mixed on Monday
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange opened Monday in a mixed pattern, with benchmark Hang Seng index moves subdued as investors...
Tokyo markets open cautiously amid mixed global cues
Tokyo’s equity market opened with a cautious tone on Monday, reflecting investor caution as traders weighed mixed economic signals from...
AI
Hitachi bets on industrial expertise to win the physical AI race
Hitachi Ltd. is positioning its century-old industrial heritage at the centre of its artificial intelligence strategy, betting that deep operational...
Banking
Can accessibility drive growth? Where compliance meets customer experience and SEO
Accessibility — the technical foundation that allows vision- or hearing-impaired users to engage with digital services — is increasingly being...
Africa
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 —...