African Trade Turns Inward Amid Growing Tariff Disputes
As trade wars escalate globally, an African payment system is accelerating its efforts to enable businesses across the continent to conduct cross-border transactions in local currencies. The Pan-African Payments and Settlements System (PAPSS) allows companies in different African nations to trade without relying on the dollar. Amid ongoing tariff disputes involving the U.S., China, and […]
Coinbase Launches Stablecoin Platform for E-Commerce
After bringing Shopify on board, Coinbase will roll out its stablecoin acceptance platform to merchants at scale. The platform, dubbed Coinbase Payments, provides the infrastructure where merchants can receive payments in Circle’s USDC. It runs on Coinbase’s layer-2 network, Base, and supports hundreds of wallets, including MetaMask, Phantom, and Coinbase Wallet. On the back end, […]
How Banks Can Capture the Wealth Transfer from Boomers to Gen Z
As we stand at the gates of the world’s greatest generational wealth transfer, from the Baby Boomers down to their heirs and descendants, banks are positioning to capture those assets. This requires a long-term multigenerational strategy, one for which a bank must start sowing the seeds now so it can win later—perhaps much later. In […]