Women-led businesses have been a cornerstone of the economy, creating jobs and contributing significantly to the world’s GDP.📈 In the U.S. alone, women-owned firms contribute over $1.9 trillion annually to the economy. Female business owners like Tara Fela-Durotoye, Jane Fraser, and Mary T. Barra, among others, have shown resilience in driving economic change.

In this episode celebrating Women’s History Month, Wendy and John take a close look at the impact of women-led businesses on the economy.👌🏾

We are all the way to Episode 5 of StayWired Weekly Recap.💃

This time, we'll focus on how AI and machine learning are redefining trade and foreign exchange, from improving document processing to predicting currency fluctuations and strengthening fraud detection.

Listen to John and Wendy to catch up on all the deets.

In 2024, Africa received over $100 billion in remittances, yet Sub-Saharan Africa remains the most expensive region to send money to. African SMEs face many issues in cross-border trade, ranging from high transaction costs to currency volatility, compliance issues, and much more.

In this week's episode, John and Wendy look at the problems African SMEs encounter with cross-border trade and the innovative fintech solutions emerging to address these pain points. 💡

Who do you think spends the most on Valentine's Day among millennials, Generation X, and GenZs?🤔

On our Valentine's edition, we dive into the spending habits of different generations on Valentine's Day over time. Valentine's Day remains one of the biggest global shopping events and is shaping up to become a billion-dollar industry.

Walk with John and Wendy as they discuss the numbers of the heart in this Valentine's edition.
Click to listen.🎵

Welcome to episode 2 of StayWired Weekly Recap!

On this episode, we will be talking about the convergence of AI, AR and Blockchain in eCommerce and global retail.

We will also take a deep dive into last week's market movers and Forex updates. Click to listen.

Welcome to the first episode of StayWired Weekly Recap.

Join us for weekly analysis of key global trends and insights on macroeconomics, geopolitical shifts, currency movements, finance, trade and much more.