Driven by exhaustive research, this webinar will provide you with both the big-picture and granular view of the challenges and potential of developing national payment infrastructure in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) countries.

Despite the current diversity of the Stan’s interests, let’s start with some news on regional cooperation with an expansion to the West.

France was the week’s main newsmaker for the region, however there were other important news as well. Make sure to scroll the news feed a bit more once you’re done with our column. And here we go.

Digiwaqf, a blockchain-based cash Waqf platform, is set to launch in November this year, ISFI has learned. Following the launch, the endowment platform will also see its first institutional buy-ins, which will be from energy producers in the GCC.

YeePay displayed its enterprise leading payment solutions for the airline and travel industry at ITB Asia 2023 in Singapore last week. The main solution that YeePay showcased at ITB Asia is its global B2B wallet, a secure, convenient, and cost-effective payment method for real-time settlements. The global B2B wallet expedites financial transactions, ensuring that all parties can focus on what matters most – growing their businesses and...

Chile’s Economy Ministry and InvestChile concluded a successful investment promotion tour in Asia, where over 420 representatives from Asian companies participated in more than 40 activities.

Global circumstances have changed dramatically over the past five years, both globally and nationally within China. It is clear that, more than ever, multinationals operating in China need to adapt to the new normal. How to understand the Chinese macro environment and how it will evolve over the next decade? How will the competitive situation be affected? These are the key questions we will discuss during the event.

For better or worse, the region continues to be an area of interests’ intersection for the superpowers that currently have rather complex relations with each other.

The Sino-Swiss Business Awards (SSBA) is a highly regarded biyearly event organized by SwissCham China in partnership with the Swiss Embassy. Its primary objective is to recognize and celebrate companies's significant contributions to the Swiss and Chinese business communities.

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority ("SDAIA") recently published the second iteration of its AI Ethics Principles ("AI Principles 2.0").