Credit Scores and Debt: What Actually Moves the Number
Seven years of writing about consumer credit and the most useful thing I can tell anyone is that the score is downstream of everything else. People treat it as the problem to solve. It isn’t. It’s a readout of decisions you made months ago, and it only improves when the underlying behaviour does. Which means […]
Fuji Electric Joins Helical Fusion as Investor and Official Helix Partner
Helical Fusion Co., Ltd., a fusion energy company developing a Helical Stellarator with the goal of achieving commercially viable fusion power in the 2030s, recently announced the completion of a JPY 3.23 billion (approximately USD 20.6 million) Series B second close. The round marks another expansion of the industrial coalition forming around Helical Fusion’s Helix […]
OCBC opens up platinum, palladium trading on its app to retail investors
OCBC has expanded the precious metals trading capabilities on its mobile application, allowing retail investors to trade platinum and palladium bullion. Starting from Aug 11, mass retail customers can digitally invest in platinum and palladium starting from a minimum of 0.01 ounce. Based on pricing from Aug 8, this micro-investing threshold translates to about USD […]
MAS Issues AI Risk Management Guidelines for Singapore Financial Sector
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued new guidelines spelling out supervisory expectations for financial institutions to manage risks arising from artificial intelligence use. The Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Risk Management will take effect on Oct 7, 2027, and apply to all financial institutions and all forms of AI technologies. The central bank noted […]
Bahrain FinTech Bay Expands into Building Financial Products
Bahrain FinTech Bay (BFB) has set a new strategic direction that expands its role beyond connecting Bahrain’s fintech market to developing products and solutions with partners. The first partnerships and agreements under the new direction were signed on Day 1 of Fintech Forward 2026. Fintech Forward 2026 is hosted by Bahrain EDB, programmed by Forbes […]
Toshiba Launches TXZ+ Entry-Class M4H Microcontrollers for System Control Applications
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has started mass production of the TXZ+ Family Entry-Class M4H Group, standard microcontrollers featuring an Arm Cortex-M4 core with a floating-point unit (FPU). The microcontrollers are expressly designed for use in small-scale system control applications in consumer products, such as air conditioners and washing machines, and in industrial […]
FPT and Inswave Partner to Advance System Integration in South Korea
Global technology corporation FPT and South Korean enterprise software provider Inswave have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to expand collaboration in talent development, system integration (SI), and application delivery in South Korea. The partnership will combine Inswave’s enterprise software expertise with FPT’s large-scale delivery capabilities to build specialized technology talent and strengthen enterprise application […]