Mobile money moves The Gambia closer to universal financial access
The Gambia’s formal financial inclusion rate rose to 82% in 2025, up from 19% six years earlier, according to the ...
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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 ...
Inventing the Wallenberg machine, 1916–1930
Inventing the Wallenberg machine, 1916–1930 Between 1916 and 1930, the foundations of the Wallenberg ownership model took shape. Investor separated ...
Trump’s $20 million advertising campaign sparks taxpayer funding dispute
Taxpayer-funded television adverts celebrating Donald Trump have triggered demands for federal investigations just weeks before the US midterm elections. Democratic ...
Zelenskyy announces first combat use of Ukraine’s FP-7 missile
Ukraine has used its domestically developed FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat for the first time, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced ...
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 ...
Asian markets start Friday unevenly as bond yields weigh on confidence
Asian markets began Friday, 2 October, on an uneven footing, with losses in Japan and Hong Kong contrasting with modest ...
Today in 2017: Tom Petty died
On 2 October 2017, Tom Petty died in California at the age of 66. Nine years later, the American singer, ...
MSTRpay goes live in Ghana with Multitrust
MSTRpay goes live in Ghana with Multitrust — dedicated infrastructure and market activities start immediately Ghana becomes the latest active ...
Apple Pay enters India’s home-grown payments revolution
Apple Pay has launched in India, entering a market already transformed by domestic digital payment infrastructure. Its arrival highlights both ...
