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Independent analysis on finance, economics, geopolitics and the forces shaping our world.
Independent perspectives on global finance, markets, economics, geopolitics and international business — written by Roberto Balbino, Founder & CEO of Fintech SCB.
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THE COMPLETE EDITORIAL ARCHIVE — ROBERTO BALBINO
The archive contains 136 published articles (21 August–18 September 2026) covering finance, economics, banking, markets, geopolitics, technology, society, business and sport.
What you will find
ECONOMICS
Independent analysis of economic policies, growth, inflation, debt and structural change.
GEOPOLITICS
How political decisions reshape markets, capital flows and the global economy.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
Cross-border finance, international business, emerging markets and global opportunities.
About Roberto Balbino
Roberto Balbino is an International Finance & Banking Executive and Founder & CEO of Fintech SCB, with more than 40 years of experience in finance, banking, private banking, wealth management, corporate finance, M&A and international business.
His analysis combines decades of financial experience with an independent and often unconventional view of the forces shaping global markets and economies.
Why follow Roberto Balbino?
Because financial markets are not shaped by numbers alone.
They are shaped by politics, power, monetary policy, technology, capital flows and human decisions.
Financial Insight connects these forces and challenges conventional narratives.
INDEPENDENT
No institutional investment agenda.
GLOBAL
Finance and economics viewed beyond national borders.
UNCONVENTIONAL
Analysis designed to question consensus rather than simply repeat it.
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