08/21/2019
Jenkins World Award Winners Announced
15 organizations and individuals honored for outstanding DevOps achievement, open source contributions and channel partner performance
Innovation & Startups
08/21/2019
MTN granted permission to bring digital banking to Nigeria
In May, MTN Nigeria listed in Lagos with a $6.54bn at the time debut that turned it into the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s second-largest stock by market value.
08/21/2019
Old Mutual to use ‘insurance drones’ to investigate car accidents in South Africa
Coleman said that accident reconstruction software has the ability to import aerial accident scene photography and vehicle crush damage which will enhance the overall final product and accuracy.
08/21/2019
SS&C Eze partners with Tokyo Metropolitan Government in Japan’s resurgent hedge fund market
An exciting future lies ahead of Japan with the country’s new hedge fund industry, and we are thrilled to be part of this journey.
08/20/2019
Digital archive specialists combine with new investment capital backing
Kelvin Capital and Scottish Investment Bank to fund newly merged iMetaFilm and UK Archiving
08/20/2019
Top five technologies that will transform Fintech sector in 2020
Alexey Kutsenko of DDI Development, discusses five technologies that will transform Fintech in 2020: blockchain, RPA, AI, RegTech and conversational banking
08/20/2019
Deposit Solutions partners with Close Brothers to collect from Switzerland
The new partnership comes at a time, in which banks in Switzerland are not paying interest on euro savings accounts.
08/20/2019
Ping An Eyes Risk Tech Sharing as Virtual Banking Strategy
These virtual banks cannot have any physical branches and can only offer banking services through the internet, mobile phone, computers or ATMs.
08/20/2019
Technological innovations will help boost Africa’s future growth
In countries rich in crude oil such as Nigeria and South Africa, the development of natural resources has led their economic growth.
08/19/2019
Edinburgh’s Exterity expands operations in Middle East
Expansion of the team has seen the firm recently move into larger premises in Dubai.
08/19/2019
Future Fintech: The Fight for the Digital Banking Crown
Despite lacking some of the advanced features and alternative asset investment options, it now presents serious competition to its closest rival, Revolut.
08/19/2019
Fintech revolution – re-shaping the global financial system
The fintech conference that took place at Impact Hub Bucharest under the name “A new financial era for a new and positive economic governance?”
08/19/2019
Why banking innovation can change the game for small businesses
Accounting digitalisation, direct e-payment access and cost savings by migrating to cloud can boost performance of SMEs
08/19/2019
Investment banks are losing their grip on IPOs
The technology sector in particular now favours direct listing
08/19/2019
Emirates NBD enhances data-driven decision making as first global bank to leverage SAP Financial Services Data Platform
Implementation marks second phase of expansion for bank's Enterprise Data Platform as a major flagship initiative in ongoing AED 1 billion digital transformation
08/19/2019
Santander to Connect Latin America to Ripple-Powered Remittance Service
Like Santander’s DLT efforts to date, the new payment capability will not involve XRP, the cryptocurrency that Ripple periodically sells to fund operations and that powers its separate xRapid product.
08/18/2019
Ping An’s Hong Kong virtual bank to showcase tech prowess as it harbours ambition to go global
Ping An OneConnect Bank is set for soft launch by the year-end
08/16/2019
Aussie robo eyes Thai market
Sydney-based Raiz Invest aims for expansion in Southeast Asia, but does not have any intentions of tapping the Hong Kong and Singapore markets.
08/15/2019
Africa’s Tech Industry Is Booming And It's Time The World Takes Note
Today, there are at least 442 active tech hubs on the continent. Countries like Nigeria, South Africa, Morocco, Egypt, and Kenya
08/15/2019
Paid blogging is ‘big business’ for robo advisors
Wealthfront was among the first of two robos to settle an enforcement action with the SEC in part for failing to fully disclose that it paid for referrals.