Banking
Credit Squeeze Comes for Main Street as Bankruptcies Surge
Rising bankruptcies reflect a credit squeeze driven by cautious banks, higher rates, and deteriorating borrower cash flows nationwide right now.
Author: Weld Royal
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Features
An Insurance War Without Borders
The maps have been redrawn. Not just on the ground in the Middle East, but inside the policy documents that...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
The New Hedging Dilemma
Lock in today’s painful prices—or bet that volatility breaks your way? CFOs are being forced to choose.
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Techcombank Doubles Down on AI and Talent to Drive Vietnam’s New Growth Phase
As Vietnam’s economy evolves towards a more digital, affluent and capital intensive future, Techcombank is investing heavily in AI, data and talent to expand beyond traditional banking. CEO Dr Jens Lottner explains how the bank is positioning itself at the centre of this next phase of growth – across wealth management, infrastructure financing and capital markets.
Technology
AI Fraud Outpaces Board Decision-Making
AI is supercharging financial fraud, leaving organizations underprepared, budgets stretched, and executives scrambling
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Global Salon: Why Finance Should Govern AI
Global Finance: What surprised you the most in your conversations? Mark Koziel: There are three big trends: the change in...
News
Berkshire After Buffett: A New CEO With Lots of Cash
Wearing a purple sweater instead of his signature suit, Warren Buffett attended Berkshire Hathaway’s May 2 annual meeting in Omaha,...
News
The IPO Window Is Open—A Crack
The IPO market is stalling as volatility and fears about artificial intelligence reshape the overall listings landscape.
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Decoding Africa’s Payments Landscape: AI, Regulation and Trade Innovation
Leveraging modular solutions, AI-driven security, and innovative Payment rails to drive growth and resilience across the continent, African markets are setting the stage for a secure, intelligent, and interoperable financial future. Thabo Makoko, Head of Transaction Banking at Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB), shares insights on how the region’s Payments ecosystem is rapidly evolving.
Insurance
From Reactive Insurance To Proactive Investment
As climate change threatens insurability, adaptation finance has become a mechanism for capturing value.
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Latin America And The New Geopolitics Of Mining
Latin America holds the key to relieving global mineral shortages, but community trust and co-prosperity could determine which mines survive
Economics, Policy & Regulation
The New World Of Surging Debt
For CFOs planning capital allocation for 2026 and beyond, the headline number is hard to ignore: Global debt has surged to nearly $346 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, or about 310% of world GDP, according to a report from the Institute of International Finance (IIF).
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Costco, Others Seek Tariff Refunds
Costco’s most talked-about holiday happening might not be the deals on Dyson hair dryers, Godiva chocolates, or even the iconic $1.50 hot dog and soda bargain, but a lawsuit filed in late November against the Trump administration.
Sponsored Content
Beyond Banks: Redefining Flexibility in Global Supply Chain Finance
Markus Schiffers of Orbian explains how a bank-agnostic funding model and scalable supplier onboarding are enabling multinationals to unlock working capital with greater flexibility, faster rollout and broader supplier inclusion – particularly in complex markets globally.
Insurance
The Structural Shift Redefining Insurance Risk
Social inflation, driven by litigation funding, looms as a global systemic risk in the insurance sector.