Resetting ESG for the post-pandemic world
As world leaders mobilise investment capital to fight climate change and secure the economic recovery from Covid-19, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria have never been more prominent.
Driving digital payments innovation
Alternative payment methods, like peer-to-peer providers PayPal and Square Cash, and smartphone digital wallets, are disrupting an industry which long offered just three options: cash, check, or card.
Money makes the world go round
Long-established financial institutions are working hard to support financial inclusion and to increase their funding of socially and environmentally positive projects.
Q&A: Carbon Trade Exchange
Wayne Sharpe, Executive Chairman and Founder: "We want to provide the global scale and capacity needed to address the climate change problem."
Financial sector braces for strong headwinds
Senior bank executives and regulators gathering in Davos this week are still grappling with the fallout of the global financial crisis, almost a decade after the collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Data shakes up world of retail
In that architectural icon of the consumer age, the shopping mall, some of the world’s largest developers are using the power of data to find new ways to attract customers and increase spending.
Q&A: MasterCard South Africa
Mark Elliot, Division President: "Done right, mobile money can bring the banked world to the unbanked in ways that are useful in their daily lives."
Disrupting the financial playing field
Naguib Sawiris has always been a force to be reckoned with, in business, politics and even international relations. Charismatic and forthright, the Egyptian entrepreneur is a visible catalyst of change in the Middle East and North Africa.
Exchanging environmental commodities
Alongside the global banks, newer players in the financial sector are delivering innovative financing mechanisms for environmental investments.
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Pioneers in fuel cell and electric mobility
With air quality in cities deteriorating over recent years, sustainable mobility solutions are coming into focus. We are at the outset of an eco-cars era.
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Forget the blah blah blah
On April 29, Madrid's historic Palacio Cibeles was not just a backdrop but a beacon of modernity, as it hosted the remarkable "CUPRA Design Obsession" event. This wasn’t just another car launch; it was a manifesto of style, declaring CUPRA’s unwavering commitment to design as its core tenet.
