The Markets

For busy professionals and parents managing bills, savings goals, and a steady stream of “small” purchases, the biggest financial success barriers often aren’t math problems, they’re mindset problems. Immediate gratification bias and other financial behavioral biases can quietly steer decisions toward short-term relief while long-term plans drift, even when income is solid. That’s the impact of money beliefs in action: personal finance psychology shapes what feels safe, what feels urgent, and what feels possible. A…

London, 11 August 2026. British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB), the London-headquartered trade finance bank for specialist markets, has named experienced banker Damian Austin its new Chief Executive Officer. Austin, who has served as BACB’s Chief Banking Officer since 2023, had been Acting CEO since the departure of former Chief Executive Officer Paul Jennings in May. On 24th July, he was confirmed by the Board of Directors as Chief Executive Officer on a permanent basis. Austin…

Impact fund, Oxano Capital, shares their insights on successful investing in Africa. Investor readiness goes beyond pitch decks and data rooms. It means clarity, alignment, and credibility. It includes governance structures, transparent reporting, strong team, and the ability to articulate risks as confidently as opportunities. Oxano Capital has utilized the African Investments Dashboard for curated introductions, structured data, and sector insights that reduce noise and increase efficiency in their screening process.  Introduction Oxano Capital is…

For local business owners and operations managers, keeping systems running smoothly has become harder in an unpredictable business environment where one vendor outage, rushed remote login, or rushed process change can expose weak spots. The core tension is that business IT infrastructure has to stay flexible for day-to-day work while IT risk management and uptime expectations keep rising. At the same time, data security challenges don’t wait for a convenient moment, and small gaps in…

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The International Center for Strategic Alliances (ICSA), a global leader in curating executive-level summits that drive transformation across the banking, financial services, and technology sectors, announces the 29th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards 2026, taking place on 12 August 2026 in Addis Ababa. With over 25 successful editions, ICSA has consistently brought together top banking C-suite executives, regulators, innovators, and fintech disruptors across Africa, the GCC, and…