• Le marché des paiements transfrontaliers d'Asia-Pacific, évalué à $13.5 trillion en 2025, devrait bondir à $24 trillion d'ici 2033, porté par les paiements QR et l'adoption du numérique.
• Thailand se classe au deuxième rang pour l'optimisme économique régional, soutenant une croissance robuste des volumes de transactions dans toute l'Southeast Asia.
• L'expansion, stimulée par le boom de l'e-commerce et les innovations fintech, améliore l'efficacité commerciale à Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia et Vietnam.
• Winston Marshall, ancien membre de Mumford & Sons, affirme que ceux qui traversent sont des « migrants économiques » et non des réfugiés
• Le fils du propriétaire de Spectator, Paul Marshall, a déclaré que la Grande-Bretagne devrait construire un « mur flottant » truffé de mines comme mesure radicale pour stopper les traversées du Channel.
• Winston Marshall, ancien membre du groupe Mumford & Sons qui s'impose désormais comme un influenceur de droite en ligne, a déclaré que bien que l'idée « puisse paraître ridicule », elle devrait être étudiée car les tentatives précédentes pour arrêter les traversées ont échoué.
• La startup de paytech transfrontalière Latitude a quitté le mode furtif cette semaine avec un financement d'amorçage de 8 millions de dollars mené par NEA pour s'attaquer aux transferts d'argent commerciaux lents et coûteux.
• Ce financement soutient la mission de Latitude de rationaliser les paiements internationaux, la positionnant comme un challenger dans l'espace fintech face à la demande croissante de transferts B2B efficaces.
• Le lancement coïncide avec l'essor de la fintech d'avril 2026, soulignant la confiance des investisseurs dans les innovations paytech malgré les incertitudes économiques liées aux prix de l'énergie et à la politique de la Fed.
• FOX Business Network (FBN) a surpassé CNBC en termes d'audience sur la journée de travail, les heures de marché et la programmation de l'ensemble de la journée en avril 2026, selon les données de Nielsen Media Research publiées le 29 avril.
• Les émissions phares de FBN, « Varney & Co. » et « Kudlow », ont maintenu leurs positions en tant que deux meilleurs programmes d'affaires à la télévision, atteignant respectivement leurs 50e et 55e mois consécutifs de dépassement de leurs homologues de CNBC.
• Cette victoire d'audience souligne la domination compétitive de FOX Business sur le marché de l'information financière durant une période marquée par d'importantes annonces de politique de la Réserve fédérale et par la volatilité du marché.
Journalists face rising threats while media ownership is concentrated in fewer hands, leading civil liberties group warnsJournalists in the EU face increasing levels of harassment, threats and violence, while news outlets are owned by a shrinking number of proprietors and public trust in the media has plummeted, a report has found.The Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) said the findings of its fifth annual media freedom report, released on Tuesday, should place EU officials “on high alert”, with media freedom and pluralism “under sustained attack” across mainland Europe. Continue reading...
Al-Qaida-linked group JNIM claims responsibility for strikes on airport in capital, Bamako, and four other citiesIslamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years.The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the attacks on Bamako’s international airport and four other cities in central and northern Mali on its website Azallaq. It said the attacks were carried out jointly with the Azawad Liberation Front, a Tuareg-led separatist group. Continue reading...
After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentationThe critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a canopy bridge to cross a road.In 2024, conservationists in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra in Indonesia built the bridge high over the Lagan-Pagindar road, which provides an essential route for local people but which became a barrier for animals. Continue reading...
Exclusive: Emails and internal memos reveal concerns immigration enforcement is interfering with police workLaw enforcement and local government officials across the US have over the last year expressed concerns that immigration operations were interfering with police work and leading to threats to officers, according to internal emails and briefings shared with the Guardian.The development comes as the US public has become afraid and distrustful of officers in their communities due to the Trump administration’s aggressive and at times indiscriminate immigration crackdown. Continue reading...
One blaze broke out north-west of Fort Lauderdale in Florida, a state known for its wetlands and evergladesMuch of the US is battling a widespread drought after a very dry winter and start to spring. South-eastern areas, in particular the states of Florida and Georgia, are experiencing some of the worst of this prolonged bout of dry weather, with calls for the risk to be labelled a level 4 “exceptional” drought in the region, the most severe category. In recent days, strong winds and low humidity conditions have brought an increased fire risk. These ingredients combined with such unusually dry ground have led to multiple large wildfires, particularly across Florida, a state known for its wetlands and everglades.A fire broke out early on Tuesday morning in Broward County, Florida, just north-west of Fort Lauderdale, scorching an area of more than 9,200 acres as of Thursday afternoon. The National Guard helped Broward Sherriff Fire Rescue tackle the blaze, which has since been brought to 50% containment. Residents nearby and farther west have been warned of reduced air quality as a result of travelling smoke. Fires have been breaking out elsewhere, with multiple active blazes across northern Florida, Georgia and into Alabama. Abnormally dry weather is set to continue over the next few weeks before the arrival of the rainy season, usually around June, with the drought and fire risk set to last. Continue reading...
YouGov survey shows cross-party consensus – but that many fear abortion access could be reduced New polling has found that whatever their party political leanings, an overwhelming majority of people support the right to access an abortion – although young people, in particular, fear reproductive rights may be reduced.The YouGov polling, commissioned by MSI Reproductive Choices to mark its 50th anniversary, found nine in 10 people support the right to access an abortion. Continue reading...
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