Navigating reality has become an almost constant shock to the system. With the ongoing cost of living crisis, wars, political polarisation, and global environmental issues, life’s stresses are becoming increasingly difficult to escape. With individuals and collectives in a perpetual state of disturbance, peop...

The mainstreaming of AI is setting a new precedent for how people relate to non-human sources of intelligence. While automation on a consumer level has typically focused on specific tasks like replying to emails or budgeting, it’s now swiftly expanding to a more dynamic range of applications.

MoneyGram has introduced a feature for its mobile app that lets users buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies. Despite some declining interest, digital currencies still have the potential to solve a range of problems, but applications need to be more integrated into people's daily lives.

A report by Starling suggests that financial inequalities begin at a young age, with girls receiving less pocket money than boys. Based on these results, the banking brand has released a campaign called 'Make Pocket Money Equal' to raise awareness of the pay gap between girls and boys.

The pandemic has made people more aware of their money and some platforms are looking to help people make their money work for them. In Singapore, knowledge around investing is relatively low but Endowus aims to educate people on investing, money management, and all things finance.

Rising unemployment and ample time to spare led to a surge in stock trading among Gen Yers and older Gen Zers in 2020. Yet while the likes of Robinhood, Stash, and E*Trade have made it easy to participate in this once-opaque market, could simplified investing apps do more harm than good?