Finance

Out of the five major challenges facing the world today only one is not related to climate change, according to 750 experts. Those challenges include extreme weather events, water crises, major natural disasters and failure in climate-change

Traditional lenders such as high street banks are seeing parts of their business model change following the rise of alternative finance. As well as shaking up the finance space, alternative finance companies like peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders

Unconventional and controversial are two words often used to describe US President Donald Trump’s character and his approach to the presidency. In a short period of time, President Trump has managed to reverse many agreements

Security of customer data isn’t just a legal imperative for banks, it’s a competitive differentiator. In the age of connected devices, Open Banking and GDPR, the role security plays in driving business objectives cannot be underestimated.

2018 has been a good year thus far for both entrepreneurs and venture capital firms. Entrepreneurs are showing strong innovation and disruption capabilities, and investments from venture capitalists (VCs) are burgeoning.

The speed of service and one-click mentality that digitalisation offers is transforming traditional industries. Various sectors are evolving and adapting to incorporate automation.

Financial markets and economic growth do not necessarily move in tandem. Oftentimes cycles in financial markets precede economic cycles. In doing so, they offer both economists and investors some valuable foresight aboutwhere the economy is heading.

To understand reality and approach it better, we usually build mental interpretations of how things work. We use our abstraction abilities to form a picture in our minds.

A century ago, you would have needed only $100 to buy what $1,641 buys today (a 1,541-percent inflation rate). A decade ago, you would have needed $100 to buy what $115 buys today (a 15-percent inflation rate).

Five of Latin America’s six largest economies will be choosing new presidents over the next 15 months. With such a substantial potential for fundamental change across the region, emerging-market analysts are wringing their hands at some of the candidates garnering substantial leads in their respective races.