In 1878, just a few years after an early version of the incandescent lightbulb had been invented by English physicist Joseph Swan, a British parliamentary report on the new technology… read more →
The ninth Annual African Financial Markets Index, launched today by multinational African bank Absa, shows a continent that has remained relatively stable despite tariff and geopolitical turbulence, where ambitious reforms… read more →
The accession means Moldovan users can now send and receive euros with processing times of less than 24 hours and substantially lower fees than previously available. International transfers that formerly… read more →
Yesterday, at the Sibos 2025 conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Visa announced it would launch a stablecoin prefunding pilot through Visa Direct, its real-time digital payments network. The pilot will enable… read more →
At the 2025 Sibos conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Oracle announced its Oracle Banking Payments, a subscription-based digital payments solution, has been validated as a Swift Compatible Application. This confirms the… read more →
The platform, Temenos Money Movement & Management, will allow financial institutions to move money faster, more reliably, and at lower cost. The solution leverages AI for automated payments repair, fraud… read more →
As fintechs began to rise in the early 2010s, it was clear that the position of traditional banks in global finance was about to change. Discourse in and out of… read more →
The pilot, targeted at SME freight forwarders, is expected to make B2B payments more secure and transparent. The pilot recently completed its first transaction at Hong Kong International Airport (managed… read more →
Commerzbank, ING, Santander, and Standard Chartered announced their backing of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Principles for Sustainable Trade Finance on Thursday, collectively representing about 25% of the global trade… read more →
Resilience in banking and digital trade Resilience in banking comes down to preparation. Burwell said, “When I hear the word resilience, I think of how you respond to risks in… read more →
