03/02/2020
Amazon’s apparent investment boosts this region’s tech ecosystem
And a region that prides itself on its blue-collar work ethic is always ready to embrace new opportunities.
Innovation & Startups
02/28/2020
Saudi central bank governor opens fintech gathering in Riyadh
Near field technology and smartphones accounted for almost 57 percent of retail transactions in Saudi Arabia last year
02/28/2020
dltledgers: As senior banking executives move to fintech, does it signal a shift in Singapore's finance sector?
The migration of senior bankers to tech firms is nothing new in Singapore.
02/27/2020
Meeting New Compliance Challenges Through Digital Identity
The financial services space is continually expanding with more and more participants, from digital banks and technology-enabled payments providers, to fintech operators and crypto asset players.
02/27/2020
Fintech startups and PCI DSS compliance: what you need to know [Opinion]
These banks do so in order to increase functionality and create a more attractive model for their customer base.
02/27/2020
NetCents Technology Offers White-Label Crypto Banking Solution to European Banks
The benefits of licensing this technology includes a new revenue stream for the Company and also drives additional trading volume to the NetCents exchange.
02/27/2020
Grab's tie-up with MUFG signals serious move into fintech
Southeast Asian 'super app' banks on $706m deal to differentiate from rivals
02/27/2020
South African fintech startup Jumo raises second $50M+ VC round
After the latest haul, Jumo has raised $146 million in capital, according to Crunchbase.
02/26/2020
The Benefits of Fintech, Regtech and the Role of Compliance in 2020
The financial services industry has much to gain from the effective implementation of Fintech, regtech and insurtech but the practical reality is there are numerous challenges to overcome before the potential benefits can be realised.
02/26/2020
Geneva Wins At The Alt Credit Us Awards For Best Portfolio Management System
SS&C Advent extends a huge thank you to the judges for the recognition of best portfolio management system.
02/26/2020
Leading Libyan Bank Chooses Temenos to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Assaray Trade and Investment Bank selects cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos Transact to replace legacy IT and launch new digital products
02/26/2020
Bank of Ireland's hasn't been impacted by challenger bank competition - yet
The bank is investing in technology in a ‘competitive environment’.
02/26/2020
Reinventing the bank branch for the digital age
However, other age groups – often more tech averse – still make up a significant proportion of the population in Hong Kong.
02/25/2020
UAE leading $2.5bn Mena fintech market: experts
FinTech is about using digital services to help people and organizations optimize costs
02/25/2020
Cardiff-based Sonovate selects TruNarrative’s RegTech platform
Tom Wilson, Head of Risk and Compliance, Sonovate stated, “We recognised that automation was necessary to improve efficiency in our UK operation and facilitate our further expansion into new markets.”
02/25/2020
Rabobank Partners with Brilliance Financial Technology to Optimize Digital Pricing Strategy
Brilliance's DealPoint, the solution that automates and streamlines dynamic pricing, is now integrated across Rabobank's wholesale bank ecosystem
02/25/2020
Financial services: Overcoming identity challenges to thrive in the digital space
Last year, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority also issued virtual banking licenses to a handful of organizations, and aside from providing better services to customers, a key focus was to ensure that more people had access to financial services beyon
02/24/2020
apoBank selects Avaloq's BPaaS for securities processing
Avaloq currently employs around 185 people in Germany.
02/24/2020
Innocap Retains SS&C for Data Aggregation and Shadow Services
The $7.2 Billion Managed Account platform will leverage SS&C GlobeOp for its Investment Book of Record (IBOR) and net asset value (NAV) reconciliation
02/24/2020
Tamale Event Generates Ideas From Clients, Plus Expert Insights On Due Diligence
Because many firms use Tamale to track research on funds and managers, organize their due diligence process