02/21/2017
NatWest bank introduces ‘Esme’ lending platform to cope with fintech firms
Fintech startups hover over in order to increase their share in the lending sector.
Innovation & Startups
02/20/2017
True Balance raises $15 mn from SoftBank Ventures Korea, others
The additional funding will help spur business growth even further
02/16/2017
Indonesia authority to allow on-balance-sheet lending for fintech startups
The proposal came about two months after the authority banned fintech startups from lending money directly to their customers
02/16/2017
Rules and conformity frustrate South Korean tech start-ups
Concern is growing that the country could lose its cutting edge
02/16/2017
A VC fund set up by Skype's cofounder has raised $765 million to invest in European startups
Atomico raised the new capital from wealthy family offices and pension funds across Europe
02/16/2017
Swift’s global payments innovation initiative now live
The project went into live production in January this year.
02/16/2017
UBA wins Most Innovative Bank of the Year
Our innovations in the digital banking space have been possible because of our huge investments in building efficient, trustworthy platforms.
02/14/2017
UK’s tech start-ups feeling stress of Brexit challenges
Fundraising, hiring and European access main causes of anxiety among entrepreneurs
02/13/2017
ICICI Bank, HDFC Life, & three others launches Fintech startup challenges
Fintech Valley has launched India’s first Fintech startup challenge
02/13/2017
Alior Bank to fuel continued rapid growth with Misys FusionCapital
Bank to boost operational efficiencies across treasury and foreign exchange trading
02/10/2017
Six Asian Firms Make Global Top 50 Most Innovative Companies List
A newcomer to the Top 5 is Amazon, which moved up four spots this year while Netflix and Facebook made the top 10 for the first time, ascending from the 15 and 19 spots respectively.
02/09/2017
Former DBS bankers back fintech remittance start-up
SingX's foreign exchange platform can help consumers as well as small and medium sized enterprises
02/09/2017
Neptune continues liquidity expansion in first few weeks of 2017
The data is provided to the network using an open standard which means it is cheap for Banks to connect to the network, as well as being uncomplicated for the buy-side to integrate with OMS/EMS systems.
02/09/2017
CIMB Niaga allocates Rp 2 trillion to boost digital banking
Last year, digital transactions accounted for 90 percent of the bank’s overall transactions
02/08/2017
Rakuten, JAFCO co-invest in Japanese fintech startup FOLIO's US$16M Series A
FOLIO offers an online security brokerage service in Japan, specialising in thematic investing
02/08/2017
Catella: Start-ups and the European real estate industry – a boost for innovation
A functional start-up ecosystem forms a foundation from which a potential property area can develop in subsequent years.
02/07/2017
Banco Original wins award for innovative digital solution developed by GFT
The App is available in both the Apple and Google stores.
02/06/2017
Participating in the digital revolution is our obligation
But will it help galvanise traditionally risk-averse GCC-based business patriarchs to unlock their funds for local technology start-ups?
02/06/2017
Former Helion executives launch US$100M VC fund Stellaris Venture Partners
Stellaris’s key investment areas include local language online services, technology-led financial inclusion, supply chain networks, vertical machine learning applications and SaaS
02/05/2017
Valuing a digital bank isn't so Simple
BBVA is continuing to invest in Simple