View from the top: Christina Montes De Oca, Coface North America
Christina Montes De Oca became CEO of Coface North America in September 2025 after serving as U.S. trade credit practice leader at Marsh.
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Economic news and global market trends
Slovakia: Where Fintech Meets an Industrial Economy
The following showcases an in-depth 2026 overview of the developments of fintech and the wider digital landscape of Slovakia. The post Slovakia: Where Fintech Meets an Industrial Economy appeared firs...
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6 Best Employer of Record Companies for Global Teams in 2026
In 2026, companies of all sizes actively tap into international talent pools, completely unconstrained by domestic borders.
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Cryptocurrency OTC Desk Explained: What It Is and When to Use One
A cryptocurrency OTC desk is the answer to exactly that moment, offering a way to execute large trades without ever touching the public order book at all.
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Why Some Discontinued Rolex Watches Are Now Worth More Than They Cost New
A group of Rolex watches are actually worth more now than when they are new.
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Togo: From Motorcycle Taxis to a Digital Financial Economy
The following is an in-depth analysis of the fintech and wider digital economic development of African nation Togo. The post Togo: From Motorcycle Taxis to a Digital Financial Economy appeared first o...
5 min readFrom Temporary to Permanent Full Expensing: Strengthening Canada’s Investment Climate
If Canada doesn’t make these provisions permanent, it will drop to 12th place in the capital cost recovery ranking once provisions expire in 2034.
5 min readHow Tax Cliffs Hold Back Poland’s Individual Business Owners
Poland taxes its individual business owners through alternative regimes and a series of thresholds, several of them sharp notches that imply significant tax costs for businesses crossing them.
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The Boardroom Playbook for UAE E-Invoicing
UAE businesses must treat mandatory e-invoicing as a strategic transformation, not just a compliance exercise, with boards needing to focus on regulatory readiness, system redesign, staff training, an...
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Thailand: The Fintech Market That No Longer Feels Like Fintech
The following showcases the 2026 developments of fintech and wider digital of Southeast Asian nation of Thailand. The post Thailand: The Fintech Market That No Longer Feels Like Fintech appeared first...
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Why Paid Survey Sites Are Surging as Americans Chase Side Income
An estimated 72.6% of side hustlers participated in online surveys, making it a common side-income activity — alongside selling goods online and freelancing.
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AI is Everywhere in Finance, but the Trading Desk is Where it Still Falls Short, Says Quantum Signals’ Yianni Gamvros
Why AI still falls short on the trading desk: Quantum Signals CEO Yianni Gamvros explains why market data, not chatbots, is the real challenge. The post AI is Everywhere in Finance, but the Trading De...
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Samoa: Fintech Begins With Money Sent Home
The following is a fintech and wider digital economic development view of Pacific Island nation of Samoa in 2026. The post Samoa: Fintech Begins With Money Sent Home appeared first on The Fintech Time...
5 min readSnap Finance UK lifts Simba Sleep approvals tenfold in six months
Simba Sleep approved 17% of first-line declines after adding Snap Finance to its checkout, and reported a 50% rise in average order value. The post Snap Finance UK lifts Simba Sleep approvals tenfold ...
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Why Do Capable Career-changers Get Screened Out Of Finance Jobs?
A lot of the people applying for entry and mid-level finance roles never studied finance. They came up through other jobs.
5 min readHow BILL is becoming the financial backbone of the SMB economy
For most small and midsize businesses, financial operations remain a tangle of disconnected systems: A payroll platform over here, an ERP over there, and a manual AP process stitching them together wi...
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Tajikistan: Can Fintech Digitalise a Remittance Economy?
The following showcases the 2026 developments of fintech and wider digital of Central Asian nation of Tajikistan. The post Tajikistan: Can Fintech Digitalise a Remittance Economy? appeared first on Th...
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Why This Fintech Founder Says the Investing Industry Has It Backwards
“Is now a good time to start investing, or should I wait?
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What’s Driving Corporate Investment Decisions? Economic Uncertainty.
Corporate investments are going strong midway through 2026. But the factors driving each investment decision are shifting.
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Sudan: Can Fintech Help Rebuilt the Economy?
The following is an in-depth analysis of the fintech and wider digital economic development of Sudan in 2026. The post Sudan: Can Fintech Help Rebuilt the Economy? appeared first on The Fintech Times.
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