Why banks and insurers need a single decisioning brain as pressures collide

Why banks and insurers need a single decisioning brain as pressures collide

The banking, financial services and insurance sector is navigating an unprecedented convergence of economic and regulatory pressures. Rising cost-of-living pressures, household cash-flow stress, regulatory expansion and new risks linked to climate, fraud, conduct and geopolitical volatility all converge to create a perfect economic storm. Socio-political shifts mean that customers now expect greater transparency, demonstrable concern…

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Africa: Facing Myriad Global Pressures, Iran Intensifies Outreach to African Partners for Critical Needs

Africa: Facing Myriad Global Pressures, Iran Intensifies Outreach to African Partners for Critical Needs

Burkina Faso’s security minister headed to Tehran on Nov. 12, 2025, for high-level talks with Iranian officials. The visit was a fruitful one: The West African nation reopened its Iranian embassy, finalized new agreements on security cooperation and held discussions about strengthening relations in agriculture and industry. Far from being a routine bilateral diplomatic event…

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Trump pressures Ukraine to end war ahead of Zelenskyy meeting

Trump pressures Ukraine to end war ahead of Zelenskyy meeting

WASHINGTON — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon at the White House, just days after Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin left an Alaska summit without a ceasefire deal. Zelenskyy is traveling to Washington, D.C., alongside several European leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO…

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