Business leaders representing 200 million people across ten rapidly growing African economies are gathering in Lomé, Togo this week for a trade summit with the UK. Over 560 delegates from 442 companies are expected to attend. The West and Central Africa Forum (WCAF) IV, taking place on 12-13 November 2025, marks the first time the […]
Cross-border payments provider Clear Junction has launched a multi-currency SWIFT service aimed at streamlining transactions for remittance companies across Latin America, Asia-Pacific and EMEA. The new service targets one of the industry’s long-standing pain points: achieving faster and more cost-effective last-mile payouts in destination markets. By enabling bulk payments through SWIFT’s correspondent banking network and connecting to […]
QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has announced a strategic partnership with TransferMate, the world’s leading provider of embedded B2B payments infrastructure as a service, to expand global receivables and local accounts solutions for QNB customers worldwide. This partnership enables QNB to integrate TransferMate’s award-winning technology directly into its platform, providing […]
Tink, A Visa Solution, and Coinbase have announced a partnership to enable crypto purchases via Pay by Bank in Germany. Pay by Bank is an open banking-powered payment method that allows consumers to transfer money directly from one bank account to another – quickly, securely, and without the need for manual data entry. The partnership allows Coinbase […]
Salt Edge has partnered with Finlayer, a Romanian financial management platform helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) manage their finances more easily. The platform acts as a financial layer on top of existing banking systems, letting companies handle all their operations without changing banks. Finlayer chose Salt Edge for its secure, fully compliant open banking […]
On 28 October 2025, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) launched a pioneering new initiative aimed at supporting legal and accountancy professional bodies in the fight against money laundering. The three-day programme, with over 70 delegates from bar associations and professional accountancy bodies from 22 jurisdictions in the Caribbean […]
ClearBank, the technology-enabled clearing bank, today announced that it has signed a strategic framework agreement with a subsidiary of Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE: CRCL) (“Circle”), a global financial technology firm and stablecoin market leader, to collaborate on a range of initiatives in the European market. Initially, this collaboration will focus on expanding access to […]
Angel Investment Network (AIN), the world’s largest online angel investment platform, today announced the launch of its first Chinese language site in Singapore, marking a significant milestone in its rapid global expansion. The move to a Chinese language site in Singapore is driven by the vast entrepreneurial potential of the world’s Chinese-speaking population and the region’s […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) pledged to reach at least 70 million small-scale farmers and significantly transform their lives by increasing their incomes, productive capacity and market access by 2030 as part of the World Bank’s AgriConnect initiative today. The pledge was made by Alvaro Lario, IFAD president, at the launch of this initiative at […]
Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm, today released its annual Greater China Retail Supply/Demand Trends report. According to the report, by Q2 2025, the total prime retail property stock in the core markets of the 15 major cities we track in Greater China reached 116.7 million sq m. During the past year, […]
