Monday, May 11, 2026
Global insurers record massive $42bn claims payout in H1 ‘21
The global insurance market paid out huge claims estimated to have reached $42 billion in the first half of 2021,...
Read moreDetailsCommonwealth countries lose $345bn trade in 2020 pandemic, says report
Countries under the Commonwealth are estimated to have lost up to $345 billion worth of trade in 2020 as a...
Read moreDetailsJack Dorsey’s Square breaks into wallet business to mainstream crypto custody
Square, a payment company owned by Jack Dorsey, has taken a jump into the crypto train as it begins building...
Read moreDetailsAfDB mulls $500m initiative to boost youth-led digital industry in Nigeria
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is working towards actualising a $500m digital entrepreneurship establishment tagged, ‘Digital Nigeria’, designed to develop...
Read moreDetailsAfDB approves $50m facility for FCMB to bolster local enterprises
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed a $50 million loan facility for Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to...
Read moreDetailsVisa says over $1bn spent on crypto-linked cards in six months
Says it is partnering with 50 leading crypto platforms At least $1 billion was spent on Visa’s crypto-linked...
Read moreDetailsBeijing regulators crackdown on firm providing software for crypto trading
Just weeks after the people’s Bank of China (PBoC) directed domestic commercial banks to cut off fiat currency funding channel...
Read moreDetailsVietnam central bank to study crypto, pursue pilot implementation
After many years of being branded illegal, cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính of Vietnam has asked the...
Read moreDetailsEU launches conduct code to boost food business, marketing practices
To actualise commitment in promoting the shift towards healthy and sustainable consumption patterns, the European Union (EU) alongside industry stakeholders,...
Read moreDetailsCarbon, Visa eye Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya in 5-year payment partnership
Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya are in sight following a 5-year partnership between Carbon, a fintech company which provides access to...
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