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China, Hong Kong stocks tumble as escalating Iran war rattles financial markets
SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks fell sharply in early trading on Monday, as the escalating Middle East war roiled global financial markets. Both China's blue-chip CSI300 Index and the Shanghai Composite Index lost roughly 2% at the open. Hong…
Wallester Secures Top Fintech Spot in Financial Times' FT1000 as Embedded Finance Scales
Wallester, the European leader in payment infrastructure and card issuing, has been named the #1 fastest-growing company in the Fintech, Financial Services & Insurance category in the 2026 FT1000, compiled by the Financial Times and Statista. The…
Finance Magnates Launches FM Intelligence: Data and Compliance Portal
Finance Magnates has launched the FM Intelligence Portal, a new digital platform that brings together market data, compliance tracking, and custom research in one place. The portal is presented as “One Dashboard. All the Intelligence You…
Exclusive | Hong Kong developer banks on arts and finance synergy in West Kowloon cultural hub
Hong Kong developer Sun Hung Kai Properties is betting big on arts and commercial projects at the West Kowloon Cultural District, banking on the city's designated role as a cross-border asset and wealth management hub – even as the office…
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Utkarsh Small Finance Bank signs Mumbai Indians as banking partner for IPL 2026
Utkarsh Small Finance Bank has partnered with Mumbai Indians as the official banking partner for the IPL 2026. The deal adds another banking brand to franchise cricket partnerships, as companies continue to use team associations to build visibility…
Hong Kong vows to boost green finance and innovation role for sustainable growth
Hong Kong's finance chief has pledged to support the regional and global transition to a green economy by leveraging the city's role as an international financial centre and a developing innovation and technology hub. Speaking at the China…
StanChart-Backed Vault22 Eyes UAE Move, Islamic Finance Platform
Vault22, a fintech company backed by Standard Chartered Plc's innovation unit, plans to enter the Islamic finance market with Shariah-compliant personal-finance and wealth-management offering in the United Arab Emirates. The company will roll out…
Real-time financial visibility: The competitive advantage in 2026
Netesh Maharajh, Director, ALNET Technologies. (Image: ALNET Technologies) Delayed data leads to delayed decisions – and lost opportunities, according to Sage Platinum Business Partner, ALNET Technologies. Netesh Maharajh, Director, ALNET…
Iranian official issues stark warning targeting US financial assets
Iran's parliament speaker issued one of the most sweeping and unconventional warnings yet in the widening conflict with the United States, suggesting that U.S. financial institutions and investors could be treated as military targets. In a X post…
PBO nominee Annette Ryan enters spotlight at a pivotal time for federal finances
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How Global Finance Drove Deindustrialization
Bartolomeo Sala In your latest book, The Global Casino, you build a powerful case for the dismantling of the global financial system as it currently exists. You show how unregulated capital flows and murky financial speculation happening in the…
Editorial: With Chicago's forced bond sale, the financial details just keep getting uglier
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You know you're in financial trouble when you start putting regular monthly expenditures on your credit card and you don't pay them off right away, allowing your bank to charge you double-digit interest on…
Woori chair wins second term, doubles down on AI, productive finance
Yim Jong-yong secured another three-year term as chairperson and chief executive of Woori Financial Group, after shareholders approved his reappointment at the company's annual general meeting on Monday. Woori said Yim began his second term the…
Finance Teams Want More Than ERPs Can Give Accounts Receivables
Time waits for no one. Neither does change. And they certainly aren't waiting for the enterprise resource planning (ERP) landscape to catch up with them. The humble ERP has served as the financial backbone of large organizations for decades, but as…
Rachel Reeves is powerless to stop the next financial crisis and you will foot the bill
Rachel Reeves can't stop the UK missing targets if the Iran war continues The cost of living crisis is back. The UK is plunging headlong into another crippling financial crisis and, of course, it's the working people of Britain who will end up…
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