04/28/2019
How well is Africa playing the innovation game?
The transformation seen on the continent, so far, has largely been due to the deliberate willingness to embrace change.
Innovation & Startups
04/26/2019
Europe Leads The Way In FinTech Initiatives Thanks To Hackathon
Dr Leonard Franken, a Supervisor at Authority Financial Markets said he believes that banking and finance sectors will become increasingly automated thanks to AI, and that blockchain will offer new ways to solve efficiency issues within the sector.
04/26/2019
Orange, a key player engaged in the digital transformation in Africa and the Middle East, launches its first “Orange Digital Centre” in Tunisia
The Orange Digital Centre has been set-up as a centre to provide wide-ranging support for startups
04/25/2019
The digital future of financial services: Tech and beyond
Technology is changing the financial services industry, and the digital future poses both value and risk to banking transactions.
04/25/2019
UAE-based FinTech startup NewBridge joins forces with UK’s Meteor Asset Management
The company said it would look to expand its product to new markets over the next 12 months by hiring a team of business developers.
04/25/2019
Finserve inks pay deal with e-commerce firm
Jenga Payment Gateway makes it possible to undertake payments on American Express, Visa and MasterCard among other electronic mobile wallets.
04/25/2019
BBK enters new phase of innovation with Tailored service to preserve and sustain Wealth
BBK Privé now available to affluent clients across the Gulf region - its offerings a 360 degree of relationship including loans, deposits, investments and portfolio management.
04/25/2019
DIFC FinTech Hive launches career mentorship programme, AccelerateHer
Initiative aims to empower young, female talent in the fields of financial services and technology
04/25/2019
Marqeta Launches New Digital Banking Solution For European Fintech Innovators, Announces Three Major Customer Signings
Marqeta’s European Digital Banking solution helps customers build, test and continuously refine new features in a developer sandbox, allowing them to build unique solutions that integrate with existing systems and software.
04/25/2019
VTB Bank taps BS/2 for cash monitoring
Since the beginning of 2019, technical support for all bank self-service devices has been entrusted to BS/2 Georgia.
04/25/2019
Banks need to dedicate 10% of revenue to innovation, says fund manager
Increased resources required to fund fintech development could also lead to more bank mergers, says Jupiter AM's Guy de Blonay
04/25/2019
Report: UK Fintech Investment Booms in Q1
Later stage investment captured 80% of the money with big names like OakNorth, which received $440 million from Softbank, helped to fuel this number.
04/24/2019
Delayering AML – Ideal Test Field for Innovative Technologies
These breaches highlighted the lapses in banks’ CDD
04/24/2019
Innovations boost Jersey's global appeal
A number of Jersey advisers report growing workloads from the Middle Eastern markets.
04/24/2019
Digital Assets in Bermuda
Bermuda has always been regarded as a jurisdiction with a formidable reputation as one of the premier offshore jurisdictions in which to develop various forms of legal structures, such as trusts, insurance, reinsurance and investment fund structures.
04/24/2019
A world of platform solutions
Xplore Wealth was launched in 2004 to offer managed discretionary accounts to the retail market.
04/24/2019
Sustainable investing is going mainstream thanks to fintech
New revolution is opening up investment opportunities for wealthy individuals
04/24/2019
Fintech Startups are Overtaking Banks, Will Crypto Emerge as the Winner in Long-Term?
It posed two key trends, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain, the combination of which could serve corporates speedy financial services, including optimized utilization of supply chain, know your customer, identity management, and trading.
04/23/2019
99% of UAE execs say the speed of innovation has accelerated
The UAE has outpaced global averages in many technology-driven areas like adaptation to 5G, AI and blockchain
04/23/2019
TD and Microsoft Enter into a Strategic Relationship to Power the Future of Digital Customer Experiences
Engaging Microsoft to help support the Bank's digital transformation journey