Financial services

Illustration of a unicorn next to a bar chart showing the valuations of the world's most valuable unicorn companies, including SpaceX, ByteDance, OpenAI, Stripe, Shein, and Databricks.
By The Numbers

These are the world’s six most valuable unicorns

Based on data available until 20 July 2025

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Thoughts

Understanding Gen Z's financial service preferences: A deep dive into the next wave of consumers

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Thoughts

Fintechs and their risks

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

Digital Collaboration: The future of financial intermediaries

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Banking

Couriers can’t provide financial services: Bangladesh Bank

FILE PHOTO: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey poses for a photograph on the first day of his new role at the Central Bank in London, Britain March 16, 2020. Tolga Akmen/Pool via REUTERS
Global Economy

EU stance on financial services after Brexit is "problematic" - BoE's Bailey

A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD
Tech

Facebook creates unit devoted to financial services