MONEY STAFF REPORTER

International Money Transfers

Disruptive tech could be a big economic enabler.

MONEY BEN SHERRY

Terraform Labs Owner Do Kwon Found Liable For Defrauding Crypto Investors Out of $40 Billion

The cryptocurrency co-founder lied to investors about the true nature of his "algorithmic stablecoin," a civil jury found.

MONEY ALI DONALDSON

More than Three-Quarters of Economists Predict This Year Will End with a Soft Landing

A new outlook from the National Association of Business Economists predicts stronger economic growth, lower inflation, and rate cuts in time for summer.

MONEY CEBILE ZIBI

Groundbreaking money attitudes assessment

Helping South Africans On the road to financial success.

MONEY MINDA ZETLIN

TurboTax Advertised 'Free' Tax Prep When Most Customers Had to Pay. It's a Master Class in How to Hurt Your Own Brand

The FTC ordered the company to stop "deceptive advertising." The company says it will appeal in federal court.

MONEY MELISSA ANGELL

Kevin O'Leary Urged Congress to Aid Capital Access for Small Business and Stop Writing Laws That Benefit Only Big Companies

The 'Shark Tank' judge and private equity investor argued that Congress needs to step up its small-business support.

MONEY BRUCE CRUMLEY

BlackRock Buys Private Equity Firm in $12.5 Billion Mega-Deal

By acquiring Global Infrastructure Partners, BlackRock adds private equity power to its asset management business, sparking hope and fear in potential investment targets.

MONEY KEVIN SISKAR

Alternative Ways to Finance Your Startup Growth in 2024

Though VC funding is down, there are still a lot of viable ways to raise cash.

MONEY YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR COUNCIL

How Entrepreneurs Can Transform Accounting with Gamification

Playful strategies can turn tedious tasks into engaging challenges, fostering better financial understanding and control.

MONEY STAFF WRITER

A Billion-Dollar Problem

Guarding against disinformation profiteers in the global programmatic advertising market.

MONEY KELLY MAIN

I Asked My 7-Figure Financial Adviser What His Self-Made Millionaire Clients Have in Common

His one-word answer was bizarre yet brilliant.

MONEY STEVE STRAUSS

Don't Make the Costly Mistake I Did in Your First Pay-Per-Click Campaign

Here are seven steps to making your first PPC campaign a winner.

MONEY CHARISSA CASSELS

Reducing Wealth Inequality Among Middle-Class Africans

How these founders aim to do so by removing access barriers to global investments.

MONEY SARAH LYNCH

How a First-Time Entrepreneur Secured Six Figures of Funding by Applying to Grant After Grant

Brianna Arps has raised more than $200,000 in nondilutive funding for her nascent fragrance brand, Moodeaux.Deck

MONEY DAN FURMAN

Hidden Liens Are a Danger When Buying Used Business Equipment. Here's How to Protect Yourself

My truck was repossessed by a bank I never heard of, even though I never missed a payment. What gives?

MONEY DAVID SPRENG

Looking for Funding for Your Company? Why Debt Could Be a Smarter Option Than Equity

Venture capital isn't the only choice when it comes to financing. When used wisely, debt can be a powerful tool for growth.

MONEY JIM SCHLECKSER

What Changes When You Have Profound Wealth?

How choices differ when everything is essentially free.

MONEY JENNIFER CONRAD

'Number Go Up': The Brutal Truth About the Crypto Bust

The recent release explores how crypto got so big, and why the industry – and Sam Bankman-Fried's vision – fell apart.

MONEY CHARISSA CASSELS

How African Businesses Can Manage Their Spending

What is this Nigerian company, Flex Finance, doing to achieve this?

MONEY CHARISSA CASSELS

Closing the Insurance Gap in Africa

Turaco takes aims at the underserved with microinsurance.

MONEY BOMIKAZI ZEKA & ABDUL LATIF ALHASSAN

How To Build Financial Resilience

Insurance and retirement savings are the most effective tools in South Africa – study.

MONEY ISAAC ABOTEBUNO AKOLGO

Mobile Money In Ghana Isn’t All Good News

Customers are paying a hefty price.

MONEY CHARISSA CASSELS

Cultivating Young Investors In Nigeria

The story of FinTech PiggyVest powering a new generation of purposeful funders.

MONEY JESSICA STILLMAN

What Does It Take to Feel Wealthy? Not What You Think, 2 New Studies Suggest

Wait, Millennials feel wealthier than Boomers and freelancers are happier with their pay than employees? Surprise findings suggest we're thinking about wealth all wrong.

MONEY CHARISSA CASSELS

Less Than Three Percent of Africans Are Insured

Curacel aims to address this through its insurance infrastructure platform.

MONEY JEFF HADEN

Why It's Okay If It's (Mostly) About the Money

For entrepreneurs, for employees... for everyone.

MONEY NICK HOBSON

Harvard Scientists Say the Happiest, Most Successful Millionaires Have These 2 Things in Common

The number of millions and the nature of wealth are important predictors.

MONEY MINDA ZETLIN

Facebook's Median Pay Is Now $296,000. Here's What Other Big Companies Are Paying

Rising salaries and perks make it even harder for small businesses to compete for employees.

MONEY JEFF HADEN

5 Money Lessons You Weren't Taught in School

Bestselling author Ryan Holiday describes what he's learned about money – and, more important, its relationship with success.

MONEY LAUREN HUTTNER

Running Out of Runway? You Might Want to Consider an Extension or Bridge Round

Extensions and bridge rounds are becoming more common. Here's what you need to know about them.

MONEY STEPHEN ONYEIWU

Tinubu Inherits Nigeria’s High Debt

And what this means for the future.

MONEY JEFF HADEN

Need to Save Money to Start a Business? Here's the Best Approach

One that will pay dividends both now, and for the rest of your entrepreneurial career.

MONEY CHARISSA CASSELS

Nigerian InsurTech Paves Its Way

ETAP Takaful increases transparency and flexibility with its own platform.

MONEY BOMIKAZI ZEKA & ABDUL LATIF ALHASSAN

Get-Rich-Quick Schemes, Pyramids and Ponzis

Five signs you’re being scammed.

MONEY JESSICA STILLMAN

A New Study Explains Exactly How to Spend Your Money to Maximize Happiness

Buying experiences rather than stuff helps. But this approach will squeeze even more joy out of your hard-earned money.

MONEY JEFF HADEN

6 Things About Money (and Building Wealth) You Probably Weren't Taught in School

Most of us took math classes, but how many schools taught basic finance?

MONEY IWA SALAMI

Nigeria and Digital Banking

A revolution still waiting to happen.

MONEY DARRAH BRUSTEIN

Your Business Can Be A Vehicle To Access Time And Financial Freedom

Understanding the benefits – and costs – of building your own company.

MONEY DARRAH BRUSTEIN

How to Create More Reliable Revenue in Your Business

Focus on outcomes, not hours.

MONEY JEFF HADEN

'Succession' Just Showed How Master Negotiators Set Anchors to Outsmart, Outmaneuver and Get the Best Deal Possible

The best show on television on the science of negotiating – and the unexpected impact of ‘one single dollar’.

MONEY ENTREPRENEURS' ORGANIZATION

3 Steps to Heal Your Relationship With Money

Transforming your mindset from scarcity to abundance empowers you to make financial decisions aligned with your values and purpose.

MONEY HILLEL FULD

How to Cope When an Investor Rejects You

If you follow these steps, getting a no from an investor could be a gift.

MONEY OFENTSE OLUNLOYO & TANKISO MOLOI

Power Cuts Are Hurting Small Businesses in South Africa

But sharing resources and equipment might be a solution.

MONEY JESSICA STILLMAN

5 Signs You're Actually Pretty Good With Money

Don't let a low bank balance discourage you. If you can check these boxes, you're on the right track financially, according to a finance professor.

MONEY DIANA RANSOM

Entrepreneurs Learned Vital Lessons From SVB's Collapse. The Latest Scourge: Multiple Banks

Those with funds in SVB are moving to bigger banks – and spreading money out to stay within FDIC's $250,000 cap. But now they have a new headache.

MONEY THE CONVERSATION

Ghana’s e-levy is unfair to the poor and misses its revenue target:

A lesson in mobile money tax design.

MONEY ELIZABETH GORE

Why Good Financial Hygiene Is Critical for Business Health

Entrepreneurs must take control of their business health trajectory to beat the odds.

MONEY BILL FOTSCH

How ESOPs Can Drive Profitable Growth

Moving from transactional to transformational.

MONEY DAVID RICHARD WALWYN

Explosive Revelations About South Africa’s Power Utility

Why the new electricity minister should heed the words of former Eskom CEO.

MONEY BILL MURPHY JR.

Here's the Staggering Amount of Money People Spend While 'Drunk Shopping,' According to Research

Seriously, it's like billions of dollars.

MONEY PETER COHAN

6 Reasons Silicon Valley Bank Failed and What Business Leaders Should Do About It

Your CFO should assess whether your bank is likely to go under because of a bank run or bad loans.

MONEY SARA MAUSKOPF

How I Kept My Company Afloat During the Silicon Valley Bank Meltdown

On Thursday, my company was business as usual. A day later, we lost access to all our funds and were scrambling to meet payroll.

MONEY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Major Bank for Venture-Backed Founders Seized After Customers Pulled Cash

Tech entrepreneurs were reportedly were being advised to pull at least two months' worth of 'burn' cash out of Silicon Valley Bank to cover their expenses.

MONEY NICK HOBSON

New Research by Nobel Winning Scientist Shows That Money Can Buy Happiness – But Not For All

Research adds new twist to the money-happiness conundrum.

MONEY CHARISSA CASSELS

Entrepreneurs Require Holistic Guidance

And Endeavor South Africa aims to provide them with it.

MONEY MINDA ZETLIN

Success and Wealth Really Come Down to This Decision, According to 233 People Who Have Done It

A financial planner interviewed wealthy people about their careers. Here's what they had in common.

MONEY SARAH LYNCH

Venture Capital Funds Are Tight. You Can Still Get Your Share

The money flow reached a nine-year low at the end of 2022. In this environment, entrepreneurs need to be more competitive and creative to secure funds.

MONEY YOLANDI ESTERHUIZEN

South Africa’s 2023 Budget Speech

What can small and midsize businesses expect this year?

MONEY JESSICA STILLMAN

Can You Afford to Become a Digital Nomad? This New Online Calculator Will Tell You

How much money do you have to make to qualify for various digital nomad visas?

MONEY IGHOSIME OYOFO

Bring Back Brick and Mortar

There is little doubt that 2022 was a watershed year for crypto. But what comes next, and can Africa benefit?

MONEY MARTIN ZWILLING

5 Tactics to Grow Your Business Despite Inflation Qualms

Great things can happen when you start seeing inflation as an opportunity.

MONEY OLUWABUNMI ADEJUMO

Five tips for developing and managing your budget – even in tough economic times

There’s nothing quite like a new year to prompt us to take stock of our lives, our health, our goals – and our finances.

MONEY KELLY MAIN

I Saw Thousands of Bank Account Details At 16 While Working as a Teller. It Taught a Vital Lesson

The million-dollar life lesson that matters in business.

MONEY CHARISSA CASSELS

Funding Opportunities Are Increasing in Africa

South Africa's Nicole Dunn, COO of Revio, shares a few fundraising tips for founders seeking working capital.

MONEY CHARISSA CASSELS

Agriculture in Africa Needs More Funding

And this company aims to bridge this financial gap by proving the importance of farmers’ businesses to impact investors.

MONEY JIM SCHLECKSER

How to Cut Your Budget During Tough Economic Times

Make sure you cut deep and smart the first time.


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