This week’s main blog discussions include … How China’s banks and fintechs are using AI to leapfrog the world For quite a while, I have been amazed by China’s innovations in fintech from Ant to WeBank. My first visit to a Chinese bank in the 1990s, they were using Abacuses to calculate transactions; now they … Read more
On 29 April 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) granted part of the applicants’ requests to issue an interim measure in the case of Đorović and Others v. Serbia (App.no. 8904/25). The case involves the alleged use of a sonic weapon for crowd control by the authorities at demonstrations and … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chinese electric-vehicle battery maker CATL said it would raise at least $4bn in what is set to be Hong Kong’s biggest share sale this year. The company’s shares will be priced this week and start … Read more
Research from XConnect and Mobilesquared suggests that over 50% of telecom service providers, including Asia, expect an increase in SMS fraud by 2025. This comes at a time when the average cost to send an SMS internationally has skyrocketed by more than 85% between 2020 and 2024. The report, titled How Do We Create a … Read more
Original blog posted by Patrick Starr on 5 May 2025 for PEC Credit: Lancaster County At PEC, we pride ourselves on knowing Pennsylvania like few other organizations. Our statewide perspective is informed by engagement in communities and regions. Many of our staff are lifelong or long-time Pennsylvanians and that lived experience is invaluable. Case in … Read more