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The second installment of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance.

Stripe's acquisition is part of a wider trend of African fintech startups defying the odds during the global pandemic to bag multimillion-dollar M&A deals. 

The first installment of a Global Finance FAQ web series on Islamic finance.

Seychelles' central bank governor Caroline Abel tells Global Finance that the central bank of Seychelles will focus on diversifying the economy after the pandemic passes and in the meantime is focused on stopping currency speculation.

Policymakers should carry on with stimulus measures and let cheap borrowing costs ease their fears, Fund officials say.

Billionaire wealth grew despite the global pandemic, particularly for those in tech, health care, and industrials.

NewCo will free the parent to soar in cloud services, IBM says.

Central banks in countries like Sweden, China, the UK, Uruguay, West Africa, Japan, Singapore, and France are piloting or experimenting with digital currencies.

While fintech was meant to democratize economic power, unconscious biases drove innovation and solutions were designed to generate revenue rather than improve everyone's lives.

Under the shadow of the pandemic, SWIFT has embarked on a revamp of its underlying technological infrastructure, which may be reliable, trusted and relatively secure, but is no longer fit for purpose in a highly interconnected and sped up world.

The platform will operate 24 hours per day, 365 days a year, including holidays and weekends.

Will a brutal decline in the Naira force the country to finally end its multiple-exchange-rate system?

Thailand's economy is being battered by the pandemic and political uncertainty.

Canada’s economy is reeling from Covid-19 and a slumping energy market, but a lively tech sector and support from government and the central bank offer hope for recovery.

Iconic brands and companies that have flourished for over a century are being damaged, wiped out, or transformed all around the global as a result of the ongoing pandemic.

A new M&A wave from Italy is likely despite caution over risks.

Orange skips brick-and-mortar retail locations in West Africa for an online banking service instead.

Rivals Disney, Netflix, Microsoft, Apple, Google and Facebook all find themselves on the same side regarding Reliance Jio.

Fintech-bank product pitches endure despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Entrepreneurs—even the more seasoned ones—say they most value the coaching of finance executives.