• Pasar pembayaran lintas batas Asia-Pasifik, yang bernilai $13,5 triliun pada tahun 2025, diprediksi akan melonjak menjadi $24 triliun pada tahun 2033, didorong oleh pembayaran QR dan adopsi digital.
• Thailand menempati peringkat kedua dalam optimisme ekonomi regional, mendukung pertumbuhan kuat dalam volume transaksi di seluruh Asia Tenggara.
• Ekspansi yang didorong oleh lonjakan e-commerce dan inovasi fintech meningkatkan efisiensi perdagangan di Singapura, Malaysia, Indonesia, dan Vietnam.
Winston Marshall, mantan anggota Mumford & Sons, mengatakan mereka yang menyeberang adalah ‘migran ekonomi’ bukan pengungsi
Putra pemilik Spectator, Paul Marshall, telah menyatakan bahwa Britania Raya harus membangun “dinding apung” bermuatan ranjau sebagai langkah radikal untuk menghentikan penyeberangan Channel.
Winston Marshall, mantan anggota grup musik Mumford & Sons yang kini memantapkan dirinya sebagai pemengaruh daring sayap kanan, menyatakan bahwa meskipun ide tersebut “mungkin terdengar konyol”, hal itu harus dieksplorasi karena upaya-upaya sebelumnya untuk menghentikan penyeberangan telah gagal. Lanjut membaca...
• Startup paytech lintas batas Latitude yang berbasis di AS keluar dari fase stealth minggu ini dengan pendanaan seed senilai $8 juta yang dipimpin oleh NEA untuk mengatasi transfer uang bisnis yang lambat dan mahal.
• Pendanaan tersebut mendukung misi Latitude untuk menyederhanakan pembayaran internasional, memposisikannya sebagai penantang di ruang fintech di tengah meningkatnya permintaan untuk transfer B2B yang efisien.
• Peluncuran ini bertepatan dengan lonjakan fintech pada April 2026, menyoroti kepercayaan investor pada inovasi paytech meskipun ada ketidakpastian ekonomi akibat harga energi dan kebijakan Fed.
• FOX Business Network (FBN) melampaui CNBC dalam jumlah penonton di seluruh program hari bisnis, jam pasar, dan sepanjang hari selama April 2026, menurut data Nielsen Media Research yang dirilis pada 29 April.
• Acara unggulan FBN "Varney & Co." dan "Kudlow" mempertahankan posisi mereka sebagai dua program bisnis teratas di televisi, mencapai bulan ke-50 dan ke-55 berturut-turut dalam mengungguli rekan-rekan mereka di CNBC secara berurutan.
• Kemenangan rating ini menegaskan dominasi kompetitif FOX Business di pasar berita keuangan selama periode pengumuman kebijakan Federal Reserve yang signifikan dan volatilitas pasar.
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...