Business

BBN Times Founder Badr Berrada Talks About the Success of his Company

Published

6 years ago

October 3, 2019

Founder and CEO of BBN Times, Badr Berrada is connecting decision-makers, international bestsellers, government officials and inspiring CEOs with readers. His keen sense of entrepreneurship and belief in vertical integration saw him earn the respect of several distinguished digital entrepreneurs.

Since launch in Q2 of 2017, his company has successfully gained 14.4 million page views by 6.8 million users. He has created BBN Times to provide a platform and a voice to those willing to learn and know more about latest trends globally and locally. Its followers on social media are increasing enormously. BBN Times has 500k followers on Facebook and 152k followers on LinkedIn. Its mobile app is also experiencing a large number of downloads on the App Store and Google Play.

Badr Berrada was asked about his views on entrepreneurship. He replied that it doesn’t matter where you start from or where the journey takes you. What matters is that you never lose sight of your objectives and that you keep on delivering on a daily basis.

BBN Times is changing the online media industry with thought provoking content. There are many things that are making the company unique in the industry. It is driven by an innate desire to inform, inspire, educate and entertain readers with world-class content delivered by experts. Its content is unbiased and discusses many sensitive issues in the business world.

Further during the conversation, Badr Berrada also said that BBN Times’ mission is to connect readers with the world without the price tag. The company is not driven by a political, religious and social ideology. According to Badr Berrada, BBN Times has partnered with 150 experts from all around the globe to make genuine, authentic, fresh and unbiased content. This habit is allowing them to produce high-quality content for readers. Each BBN Guru is influencing the world with his unique writing style.

Many articles from BBN Times haven been featured in prestigious higher education institutions such as Harvard Business School (HBS), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania and ESSEC Business School.

BBN Times’s growth trajectory is all but guaranteed to continue in the foreseeable future. The company is poised to take advantage of its own unique proposition which clearly distinguishes it from established marquees including Forbes and Business Insider.

Business

Black Banx Group — Third Quarter 2025 Results

Published

23 hours ago

November 3, 2025

Matthew Wiles

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE · Road Town, British Virgin Islands · October 30 2025

Black Banx reports USD 4.3 billion revenue and USD 1.6 billion pre-tax profit in third quarter 2025

Black Banx Group today announced its results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2025, delivering strong performance with further progress toward its full-year targets.

Key figures for Q3 2025:

Revenue: USD 4.3 billion
Profit before tax (PBT): USD 1.6 billion
Cost-to-income ratio: ≈ 62%
Customer base (period-end): ~92 million clients

YTD (first nine months) results: Revenue USD 12.7 billion, PBT USD 4.7 billion, positioning the Group on track toward its full-year ambitions of ~USD 17 billion revenue and ~USD 6.4 billion PBT.

“Our Q3 results reaffirm the scalability and resilience of our platform,” said Michael Gastauer, Group CEO. “By continuing to scale our client base, deepen engagement, and drive operational efficiencies, we maintain momentum toward our 100 million-customer milestone and full-year ambitions.”

Daniel Dumitrascu, Group CFO, added: “We are pleased to demonstrate sequential improvement in our cost/income ratio despite ongoing investment in growth markets. With the first nine months delivered, our Q4 plan is well calibrated to close the year strongly.”

Business highlights:

Net customer adds of approximately 8 million during Q3, bringing the total client count to ~92 million as of 30 September 2025. On pace for the 100 million-customer target by year-end.
Continued growth across emerging markets, driven by expansion efforts in Africa, South Asia and Latin America.
Strong transaction volumes across cross-border payments and cryptocurrency-adjacent services, contributing to top-line resilience.
Ongoing initiatives to optimise operations and automate processes delivered a sequential improvement in cost/income ratio to ~62% from ~64% in Q2.
Strategic investments sustained in growth markets while preserving profitability and shareholder value.

Outlook:

With three quarters behind it, Black Banx remains aligned with its 2025 full-year targets of approximately USD 17 billion in revenue and ~USD 6.4 billion in pre-tax profit. The company anticipates a seasonally stronger Q4 performance, underpinned by ongoing global client acquisition and further monetisation of its platform.

About Black Banx Group:

Black Banx Group is a global digital banking and fintech platform serving tens of millions of private and business clients across more than 180 countries. The Group offers seamless, borderless banking services, including multi-currency accounts, cross-border payments and cryptocurrency-compatible solutions. Headquartered in the British Virgin Islands, Black Banx is dedicated to innovation, financial inclusion and delivering value to its stakeholders.

Media Contact:

Black Banx Media Relations
Email: [email protected]

Forward-looking statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Group’s business strategy, financial prospects, targets and trajectory. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated.