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Gold and Silver Rebound After January Rout as Safe-Haven Demand Returns Among Tariffs Pressure
Finance & Economics

Gold and Silver Rebound After January Rout as Safe-Haven Demand Returns Among Tariffs Pressure

Gold and silver prices climb significantly higher on February 23 after January’s sharp sell-off, supported by a weaker dollar, renewed safe-haven demand and shifting investor sentiment.

Binance and Franklin Templeton Unveil New Institutional Collateral Model Linking Traditional Funds to Crypto Markets
Blockchain & Crypto

Binance and Franklin Templeton Unveil New Institutional Collateral Model Linking Traditional Funds to Crypto Markets

Binance and Franklin Templeton have launched an institutional off-exchange collateral program that enables eligible clients to use tokenized money market fund shares as collateral when trading digital assets.

Bitcoin Stalls Below $69,000 as Bulls Struggle to Regain Momentum
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin Stalls Below $69,000 as Bulls Struggle to Regain Momentum

Bitcoin today finds itself once again trading under significant pressure, with BTC failing to reclaim the psychologically important $69,000 level and prompting analysts to warn of weak bullish momentum in the market.

AI Tools Trigger Sell-Off in Wealth Management and Brokerage Stocks
Finance & Economics

AI Tools Trigger Sell-Off in Wealth Management and Brokerage Stocks

AI disruption fears hit Wall Street’s wealth managers as Charles Schwab and LPL Financial dropped roughly 7% in a single session, with investors questioning how automation could reshape the role of financial advisors.

How to Choose a Financial Advisor for Retirement: What Small Business Owners Should Know
Finance & Economics

How to Choose a Financial Advisor for Retirement: What Small Business Owners Should Know

Choosing the right advisor is one of the highest-leverage decisions a small business owner can make for retirement security. This guide explains how to choose a financial advisor for retirement, the difference between advisor types, practical interview questions, fee structures to watch, and how to evaluate an advisor’s fit with your business goals. If you’re […]

Invest Africa Convenes The Africa Debate 2026 to Redefine Partnership in a Changing World
Finance & Economics

Invest Africa Convenes The Africa Debate 2026 to Redefine Partnership in a Changing World

The Africa Debate 2026 will provide a platform for this essential, era-defining discussion, convening leaders to explore how Africa and its partners can build more balanced, resilient and sustainable models of cooperation.

Survey Finds 94% of Investment Firms Will Boost Alternative Data Budgets in 2026
Finance & Economics

Survey Finds 94% of Investment Firms Will Boost Alternative Data Budgets in 2026

Professional investors at hedge funds, asset managers and pension funds are set to boost spending on alternative data in 2026, reflecting both growing demand and strong support from senior management, according to new research from Exabel, a platform specializing in alternative data insights and analytics, part of the BattleFin Group.

Trending Investment Products 2026
Finance & Economics

Trending Investment Products 2026

Investing today is full of completely distinct choices: stocks, ETFs, bonds, real estate, crypto, and more are available even to market amateurs. But which products are actually trending right now? Recent surveys and market research give us clear answers. Here’s a data-driven overview of what investors are choosing in 2026 and why.

Brazilian Fintech Agibank’s U.S. IPO Confirms Renewed Investor Appetite for Latin American Digital Banks
Fintech & Ecommerce

Brazilian Fintech Agibank’s U.S. IPO Confirms Renewed Investor Appetite for Latin American Digital Banks

Agibank’s planned U.S. IPO aims to raise up to $785 million at a valuation of about $3.3 billion, underscoring recent resurgence of global capital market interest in Brazilian fintechs.

Global Gold Demand Hits Record, While Major Jewellery Markets Slump
Finance & Economics

Global Gold Demand Hits Record, While Major Jewellery Markets Slump

Global gold demand hits record high in 2025 despite falling jewellery consumption: paradox explained.

JPMorgan Chase Acquires WealthOS to Strengthen Digital Pensions and Wealth Tech
Fintech & Ecommerce

JPMorgan Chase Acquires WealthOS to Strengthen Digital Pensions and Wealth Tech

JPMorgan Chase has completed the acquisition of UK-based WealthOS, signaling a major step in the bank’s push to modernise retirement and wealth management through advanced digital technology.

Binance Wallet Introduces AI-Powered Tools to Simplify On-Chain Trend Discovery
Blockchain & Crypto

Binance Wallet Introduces AI-Powered Tools to Simplify On-Chain Trend Discovery

Binance has expanded its Web3 wallet with new AI-driven features designed to help users track on-chain trends, social momentum, and emerging crypto narratives more efficiently.

Thailand’s SEC Moves to Expand Crypto Rules as Markets Watch Global ETF Momentum
Blockchain & Crypto

Thailand’s SEC Moves to Expand Crypto Rules as Markets Watch Global ETF Momentum

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to expand its digital asset regulatory framework to support new investment products, including crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and futures trading. The move is aimed at broadening market access and reducing the need for direct cryptocurrency custody, which has been a major barrier for many retail and institutional […]

Fintech Funding Is Back on Its Feet: $53B in 2025 and a Busy Start to 2026
Fintech & Ecommerce

Fintech Funding Is Back on Its Feet: $53B in 2025 and a Busy Start to 2026

Fintech investment bounced back strongly in 2025, with companies raising around $53 billion across nearly 6,000 deals — a clear sign that investors are getting excited about financial technologies again after a painful period of tighter funding for the industry. And early 2026 is already showing momentum, with major rounds across payments, digital banking, stablecoins, […]

Strategy Deepens Bitcoin Accumulation with $2.13 Billion Purchase, Boosting Holdings to Over 709K BTC
Blockchain & Crypto

Strategy Deepens Bitcoin Accumulation with $2.13 Billion Purchase, Boosting Holdings to Over 709K BTC

This latest Strategy crypto purchase, executed between January 2 and January 19, brings the firm’s total BTC holdings to around 709,715 coins, making it the largest corporate bitcoin holder globally and one of the most substantial institutional treasuries in the asset’s history.

How Embedded Crypto Services Emerge in the Gulf Region: BBK Use Case
Blockchain & Crypto

How Embedded Crypto Services Emerge in the Gulf Region: BBK Use Case

In late 2025, the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait (BBK) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Binance Bahrain to integrate crypto services directly into its mobile banking application, marking a notable milestone for digital finance in the Gulf.