From MNT-Halan to Zeepay, digital pioneers are building a high-value corridor to the Middle East. As African fintech matures, companies that once focused on domestic markets are now increasingly seeing Dubai as a strategic base for MENA and international expansion. Some key players are already on the move. Egypt’s fintech giant MNT-Halan recently launched in…
Short-term rental investing has moved well beyond weekend income and pretty listing photos. For high earners, real estate investors and finance professionals, the more interesting question is how the property performs after tax planning is brought into the picture. That is why the short-term rental, or STR, strategy has gained so much attention. When a…
As we’re getting close to rounding out the Beta period of the 2.0 editor, we’re trying to close out any bugs we find or users report quickly. They could be browser-support related, network conditions related, account capability related, or just bugs in how the 2.0 editor and technology behind it works. It’s complicated enough that…
In April, Citi launched Citi Sky, an always-on, AI-powered member of the Citi Wealth team, built with technology from Google Cloud and Google DeepMind. This launch marks a major shift in the industry from transactional digital banking to an intelligence-led, conversational future for wealth management. Built on an agentic AI infrastructure, Citi Sky prioritizes high-trust,…
Angela Rayner’s estimated net worth remains around £3 million, but fresh leadership speculation has pushed her finances back into the spotlight. As of 17 May 2026, Rayner is being widely discussed as one of the Labour figures who could emerge as a replacement for Keir Starmer if pressure on his leadership continues to build after…
France is pressing European banks to accelerate the development of euro-denominated stablecoins, as policymakers grow concerned that the region might fall further behind the U.S. in the shift toward digital payments and tokenized finance. Recently, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure publicly called for more euro-based stablecoins and urged banks to explore tokenized deposits, saying the…
Elvis Presley was worth about $5 million when he died in 1977, but the real money came later. Nearly 50 years after his death, Elvis remains one of the highest-earning dead celebrities in the world thanks to Graceland, music royalties, licensing deals and the enormous global value of the Presley name. People are still searching…
The cracks in the private credit market appear to be widening. Private credit is a significant alternative to syndicated bank loans as a source of corporate capital provided predominantly by private equity (PE) firms. The market is heavily involved in financing data center capacity, which is burgeoning along with the demand for artificial intelligence. Investors…
If 3D voxel scenes (that you can style), flying focus animations, or new CSS syntaxes sound like your kinda thing, then this issue of What’s !important is definitely for you. Also featuring Polypane, scroll-driven animations, and the latest web platform updates from Chrome 148 and Safari 26.5. Heerich.js for 3D voxel scenes Inspired by the…
By Julia Barcelon Jack Kelly, founder and CEO of TLDR News, shared how the London-based digital news organisation has grown into a trusted source for young audiences by focusing on accessible storytelling, transparency, and authenticity during his presentation. Founded in 2017, from what Kelly described as his “university bedroom,” TLDR News has since expanded into…