02/22/2018
‘Digital tech, key to Ecobank’s cashless Africa drive’
“For instance, Rwanda, where the summit is taking place, is seeking to move from a cash-based economy to a digital one."
Retail Banking
02/21/2018
New Savings Marketplace Opens its Doors to UK Savers
The company is backed by well-known investors including PayPal, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital.
02/15/2018
SGBL goes digital with Backbase
The bank’s mission is to engage its customers -from retail to professional and corporate- with a range of new services and self-service capabilities across all channels.
02/15/2018
Multi-Currency e-money app, deVere Vault, launches Companion Cards
“As such, client demand has driven deVere Vault to launch Companion Cards.”
02/14/2018
Stepping up a gear: Ecobank fintech boosts financial inclusion in Africa
The Africa Tech summit takes place on 14 and 15 February in Kigali, Rwanda
02/14/2018
Absa goes live with Finastra PAYplus for CLS
Absa became a direct CLS settlement member at the end of 2017, having previously been an associate member, operating through Barclays.
02/11/2018
“I broke into Hong Kong fintech without tech skills. Here’s how you could too”
As my CEO often mentions, there are three tiers of fintech companies in Hong Kong.
02/04/2018
National Bank of Abu Dhabi Partners With Ripple To Offer Real-Time Cross-Broder Payments
According to an announcement published Friday on Ripple’s blog, the UAE’s largest lender, the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), has become the first bank in the Middle East to partner with Ripple. Through integrating Ripple’s technology
01/30/2018
Finabank selects Temenos core banking package
This back-to-front renovation project will result in a truly digital bank, greater access for the bank’s customers, even in the most rural parts of Suriname, and a seamless customer experience.
01/19/2018
Westpac & NAB launch voice banking technology with Amazon Alexa
Westpac customers will not be able to transfer money or make payments using the service but can ask a range of questions relating to their account balance and transaction history (for the last 50 transactions).
01/17/2018
Macquarie adopts open banking solution
The app integrates with Macquarie's open banking platform, giving customers the option to connect and manage personal finances.
01/10/2018
Crealogix to buy Innofis to establish presence in Middle East market
Under the terms of the agreement, all the employees of Innofis will join Crealogix and the company will continue to be led by its existing management team.
01/02/2018
Redesigning banking for the digital age
Prevalence of interbank cards has been spreading in ASEAN. Next up, we have digital banks and applications.
12/15/2017
Schroders launches asset management chatbot in Singapore
Available in English, but able to understand Singlish, the bot also allows users to track and get the latest information on their preferred funds with a ‘Watchlist’ function.
12/14/2017
PR Savings Bank in Apac signs with Temenos
This signing demonstrates that our vision for banking and technology is resonating with banks.
11/22/2017
Commercial Bank of Ceylon Selects Integrated Digital Banking from Fiserv
"Commercial Bank of Ceylon is putting technology in place to allow them to update their digital banking services quickly."
11/17/2017
FinTechs not threat to banks, says Access Bank
The world we live in is changing.
11/15/2017
RBC To Launch Its Own Robo-Adviser Business
RBC Knows That A Growing Number Of Canadians Are Looking For A Digital Investing Solution
11/15/2017
Emirates NBD goes digital in Dubai
We are evolving our branch network in tune with the changing needs of customers as they look to increasingly rely on self-service.
11/13/2017
MUFG ups the ante on blockchain
Japan's largest bank is investing in digital technology that can improve customer service.