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Westpac tech spend up 12 percent as new systems come good

Massive Microsoft upgrade could mean less office space post-COVID.

DBS unveils new financial advisory app

Technology has helped the insurance, brokerage and wealth management industries scale up and reach more customers with their services.

Iress inks global news distribution deal with MT Newswires

Combining Iress’ powerful market data and trading software with MT Newswires’ Live Briefs PRO Global Markets gives institutional, retail and online brokers around the world faster access to the right information

NatWest Renews Contract for Artesian Solutions' Relationship Intelligence and Customer Insight Platform

This new agreement with Artesian signals NatWest’s desire to use technology-enabled solutions to support our vision of being a customer-first organisation, offering consistent, high quality experiences.

A New Digital Age for Banking Ecosystems

One strategy both Accenture and Microsoft identity as being a possible way to rebuild trust

Digital banking boom during coronavirus pandemic: How will it affect e-wallets’ demand in Germany?

Novel coronavirus pandemic could act as a catalyst for digital banking adoption

Digital banking is surging during the pandemic. Will it last?

Online banking logins in the first three weeks of April grew 40% compared with the same period in March, and average logins per user rose from 7 to 8.6.

JCB Introduces Tap on Mobile Solution for JCB Contactless Payments on Android Smartphones

Developed by fintech player Soft Space, JCB's introduction of this solution is aimed at driving innovative contactless payments worldwide

Emirates NBD Corporate Banking reports over 60% increase in clients using digital channels

Emirates NBD recently received international recognition for its "Transformation in Transaction Banking" from Celent Research

Zelf to launch Messenger App-based banking offering

Goykhman feels that challenger banks will be the norm of the future

Azer Turk Bank deploys Eftpos kit from Ashburn International

he company also provided the bank with the country's first payment terminals manufactured by Ingenico.

UnionPay International Launches its Content and Service Platform to Build "Pay+" Digital Ecosystem

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, digital payment services have played an essential role in slowing the spread of the virus by reducing the risk of person-to-person transmission.

Standard Bank boss talks job cuts and branch closures in pursuit of digital transformation

The group closed 91 branches over the year, to 1,114 branches by its end – while the number of Standard Bank ATMs also declined by 254, to 8,970 across all operations.

KENYA: Electronic cards usage slows down to 13-month low in February

Interestingly, use of prepaid cards rose considerably by Sh7 billion

Cloud-computing solutions can help significantly to reduce banking costs in Africa

Cloud computing creates an opportunity for providers of financial services to rethink their technology spend and significantly reduce costs

Bahrain’s Kuwait Finance House joins ‘Skiplino’ app

‘Skiplino’ is a modern and smart application that meets the requirements and needs of all customers, whereby customers can reserve appointments and view the same electronically.

NAB takes $1bn software hit to bottom line

McEwan goes Kondo on code shop

South Africa’s digital Bank Zero: on track to launch despite pandemic

BrandsEye CEO Nic Ray told The Africa Report that banks and insurers have been slow to make the shift from using social media as a marketing channel to a customer service channel.

UniCredit introduces upgraded Meniga-built banking app in Czech Republic

Transactions can also be sorted and categorised based on the individual preference of the user.

Billon’s distributed ledger technology enables Polish banks to go paperless

The Polish Credit Bureau (BIK) launches a new form of immutable electronic notification document that complies with data regulations

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