Insurance
California Wildfires Fuel Parametric-Policy Adoption
California’s recent traumatic spate of wildfires has spotlighted the often clunky process of traditional commercial insurance. Typically, businesses are required...
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Economics, Policy & Regulation
El Salvador Alters Bitcoin Policy
El Salvador’s heralded adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender appears to be undergoing a significant downgrade as businesses are no...
Technology
Deepseek AI Takes Root In China’s Banks
China’s financial sector, from banks to brokerages, is rapidly incorporating DeepSeek, the nation’s champion in AI, for customer service, data...
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Qatar’s QIB’s growth is built on its position as a leading Islamic Bank with deeply rooted customer relationships and strong engagement with the local community in supporting sustainable business practices
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has devised a comprehensive growth and development strategy for the coming years with customers at the centre. A Q&A with Bassel Gamal, Group CEO of QIB on the bank’s digital channels driving its sustainability strategy.
Banking
Hong Kong Banks Expand SME Task Force
The 18 Hong Kong banks comprising the territory’s joint task force on lending to small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) have...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Hong Kong Eases IPO Rules
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. (HKEX) are considering whether to ease initial...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
US Halts Enforcement Of Foreign Bribery Law
Citing the need for a level playing field in access to critical minerals, deep-water ports and other key infrastructure or...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
X’s Valuation Grows
Banks led by Morgan Stanley finally moved a significant amount of debt from Elon Musk’s Twitter purchase off their books....
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Beyond the Buzz: New Treasury Solutions with AI
As artificial intelligence (AI) appears poised to revolutionize financial services, Andreas Lutz, CEO of global treasury solutions leader Fides, discusses the potential benefits of AI-powered treasury services, using AI to bridge the API connectivity gap with legacy systems and mitigating risks through responsible AI.
News
US Pressure Pushes Panama Away From China
Panama was the first Latin American country to join in 2017 China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Last month, it...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Amazon Overtakes Walmart
Online shopping giant Amazon generated $187.8 billion in fourth-quarter revenues, while Walmart, a traditional retailer, lagged behind for the first...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Beyond Unicorns: Andreessen’s Venture Capital Vision
While insisting he is not eager to take the firm public, Marc Andreessen, co-founder of a16z (Andreessen Horowitz), has said...
Economics, Policy & Regulation
RBA’s First Rate Cut In Four Years Is A ‘Hawkish’ One
More than a year after the first rate cuts by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Fed since...
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Ethiopias’s Rising Demand for Digital Banking
Substantial investment in its digital platform positioned Awash Bank to capture growth opportunities driven by Ethiopia’s rapidly increasing demand for mobile and online banking services. Kefyalew Shiferaw, Awash Bank’s Chief, Digital Banking Officer, discusses the bank’s digital strategy and future expansion into new markets.
Economics, Policy & Regulation
Baltics Ditch Russia For Europe’s Power Grid
“Today, history is made,” EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declared during a ceremony held in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius,...