With SWIFT’s ISO 20022 compliance deadline looming in November, several banks are behind schedule. This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. Cross-border payments are approaching a hard deadline in November, when SWIFT stops accepting unstructured address data under ISO 20022. The global messaging standard that replaced the old SWIFT MT…
Rubin joined the event amid an ongoing new initiative between the Association of Independent Regional Press Publishers of Ukraine (AIRPPU), WAN-IFRA and OpenAI. The Ukrainian program launched in August with a masterclass series open to 40 newsrooms. The next stage kicks off tomorrow (17 September), with 12 weeks of intensive support for 10 Ukrainian newsrooms…
Many people get acquainted with the crypto market through the usual purchase of Bitcoin or other digital assets. But over time, it becomes clear that there are much more opportunities. One of them is crypto futures trading — a tool that allows you to work not only with the price increase, but also with its…
On 15th September 1976, in what was to be one of the deadliest years of the period in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles, the offices of the Belfast Telegraph were bombed. Over a dozen people were rushed to hospital, with 63 year-old printer, Joseph Paton, dying as a result of his injuries four days…
Gulf investment is rising, but Africa needs long-term solutions to close a huge infrastructure financing gap. Africa harbors grand aspirations. In the continent’s long-term development blueprint, Agenda 2063, “world-class” infrastructure is one of the goals under Aspiration 2. Realizing the goal of linking the continent by rail, road, sea, and air, as well as energy…
Choosing where to live usually starts with the obvious questions, such as how much a home costs, how long the commute will be, whether the neighborhood feels safe, and whether there are enough shops, restaurants, parks, and services nearby to make everyday life convenient. One factor that often gets less attention, even though it can…
You want to build a custom WordPress block. But you don’t want to learn React, manage a build pipeline, or deal with NPM packages. Seven and half years after blocks arrived in Core, WordPress introduces a way to build blocks without any of these things. All you need is PHP. But was the long wait…
In an AI-saturated world, information may be abundant, but confidence in what is real, sourced and accountable is becoming increasingly important. This was the focus of the opening keynote at the Indian Printers Summit by Ashwin Padmanabhan, COO, WPP Media (formerly GroupM) South Asia, who spoke about the changing news landscape and what it means…
Fast GDP gains are just the start as investors target deeper capital markets and regional value chains. This article appears in the September 2026 issue of Global Finance Magazine. East Africa is defying a difficult global environment—and the region’s appeal is not simply that it is growing faster than many of its peers. The more…
The UAE’s 0% corporate tax rate for free zone companies is one of the most frequently cited facts in international business coverage. It is also one of the most frequently misunderstood. Forming a company in a Dubai free zone does not, by itself, produce a 0% tax outcome. It produces eligibility to apply for one,…