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March will be an interesting month in financial markets, driven by three major themes: inflation, paring back of interest rate cut expectations, and the lack of volatility despite underlying risks. Upcoming events in March, including central bank rate decisions, will be significant and could induce price action.

Payments in Africa are “1% built,” presenting a massive opportunity to unlock growth for businesses and improve lives – not just on the continent itself but also around the globe where migrants proliferate and prosper. Join Benjamin Fernandes, CEO of Nala, a cross-border payments and remittances fintech focusing on building Africa’s modern payment infrastructure, to…

Last week’s economic data deluge, including the latest inflation reports that called into question the timing of rate cuts, triggered some significant volatility across financial markets, creating a modest case of whiplash. Could this become more frequent as central banks begin policy easing this year?

Fraud feels like one of the inevitabilities of our financial system – if we had a system that was 100% fraud free, it would be so restrictive and buttoned down that it would be almost impossible to use.  And because we still rely on many antiquated systems to confirm the identity of customers, fraud continues to…

This past week, in a rare mainstream media appearance, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell joined 60 Minutes and within that time sent expectations for a US March rate cut plunging. Regardless, major global financial markets are broadly looking for around the same moves over the next 18 months – about 200 basis points of cuts.

Fintech has always been an exciting space for venture capital investors, but it’s no secret that today’s environment remains a challenging one for the venture capital industry. During the previous era of low interest rates, investors were competing to back startups at increasingly high valuations, but now future ROI remains uncertain for many. Many funds…