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SPAYZ.io brings Africa’s payment growth story to Forex Expo Dubai 2026

SPAYZ.io brings Africa’s payment growth story to Forex Expo Dubai 2026

SPAYZ.io will join Forex Expo Dubai 2026 on 22–23 September at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing its latest payment solutions across Africa to one of the industry’s key meeting points for Forex brokers, Fintech companies, and trading professionals. This year, the team will focus on how local payment infrastructure can support Forex businesses entering and scaling across African markets.

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Brussels Diamond League finals Day 2 - four events to watch

Brussels Diamond League finals Day 2 - four events to watch

Swiss star Audrey Werro and Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo, along with newly-minted world record holders Masai Russell and Alison dos Santos, headline the second half of the two-day Diamond League finals in Brussels on Saturday.

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Tanker captain arrested over cargo ship sinking off Istanbul

Tanker captain arrested over cargo ship sinking off Istanbul

The captain of an oil tanker that collided with a cargo ship which sank off Istanbul leaving 10 missing has been arrested along with his third-in-command on charges of negligent homicide, prosecutors said Friday.

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Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires

Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires

Twice already this week, Indonesian volunteer firefighter Kristoforus Sinyong worked throughout the night fighting some of the blazes that have consumed swathes of Borneo island.

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India hopes 'unique idea' will save athletes from cabin fever

India hopes 'unique idea' will save athletes from cabin fever

India has gone to great lengths to give its athletes a taste of the accommodation at the Asian Games, temporarily housing them in shipping container-style units to replicate the lodgings in Japan.

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PU Prime Launches Australian Operations under ASIC Licence

PU Prime Launches Australian Operations under ASIC Licence

PU Prime officially launches operations in Australia through its ASIC-regulated local entity, PU Prime Trading Pty Ltd.With ASIC regulation and local operations in place, PU Prime is strengthening its presence and commitment to the Australian market.

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Night-owl Zverev goes distance to advance as upsets rock US Open

Night-owl Zverev goes distance to advance as upsets rock US Open

Top-seeded Alexander Zverev kept his bid for a first US Open title on track with a gritty five-set victory over Quentin Halys, staying the course as a spate of upsets rocked the men's draw on Thursday.

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How a Dostoevsky novella took TikTok by storm

How a Dostoevsky novella took TikTok by storm

Marcelo Nogueira is not well versed in the classics but the 27-year-old Brazilian book influencer was seduced by Fyodor Dostoevsky's "White Nights," a 19th-century tale of love and loneliness at the center of an unlikely TikTok craze.

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Marathon man Zverev goes distance again to reach US Open third round

Marathon man Zverev goes distance again to reach US Open third round

Top seed Alexander Zverev was put through the late-night ringer once more before booking his place in the third round of the US Open on Friday.

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Zverev goes the distance again to reach US Open third round

Zverev goes the distance again to reach US Open third round

Top seed Alexander Zverev was put through the late-night ringer once more before booking his place in the third round of the US Open on Friday.

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