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Silicon Valley Bank launches Virtual Cards in the UK

SVB’s Virtual Cards platforms across the US and UK now enable clients to pay in US Dollars, Pounds Sterling and euro.

BSP, Bank Indonesia may test cross-border retail payment linkages

“The BSP and BI have yet to consider specific projects under the MoU,” Mr. Diokno said in an e-mailed response to BusinessWorld on Tuesday.

Grab moves into retail wealth management with acquisition of robo-advisory

Following the acquisition, Bento will be rebranded as GrabInvest, with products expected to be launched on the Grab app in the first half of the year in Singapore.

KBank uses digital for Asean retail

Partnership is another key strategy for overseas digital banking business, with progress expected in China, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam this year.

Egypt- CIB deploys digital solutions to revolutionise banking sector

CIB's Innovation Lab is positioned as the FinTech and Entrepreneurship Hub within the Banking Sector given its strong presence in the ecosystem via its contribution to all the sound incubators and accelerators in the market

Nomura launches crypto index for financial institutions

The index will be known as the NRI/IU Crypto-Asset Index and will mainly target financial institutions and institutional investors.

I2C brings Apple Pay to Najm cardholders in Middle East

The implementation of the program with Najm and Apple Pay took 90 days to bring to market using i2c’s highly configurable and flexible technology platform.

KBank invests in digital core

New growth areas get B17bn until 2022

Ecobank Launches a Pan-African Banking Sandbox for African Fintechs

African fintechs such as Flutterwave (Nigeria), Africa’s Talking (Kenya), Callme2Work (Kenya), and Esicia ltd (Rwanda) have reportedly been pre-selected for the pilot launch.

Newsbreak: Maybank to tie up with GrabPay for digital banking?

Maybank was non-committal when asked if it plans to pursue a digital banking licence in Malaysia and if this might be done in partnership with GPay Network.

Standard Chartered Invests More Money in Newly Rebranded Trade Finance Startup

The newly branded company will seek to capitalize on that sentiment later this year.

Big Tech in Finance: A Deep Dive Into the Future of Fintech

The born-digital companies brought technology to the forefront, attacking the traditional risk-averse sector from various points — digital payments, insurance, P2P lending, and investment management, among other avenues.

SME online retailers express confidence for 2020

In the coming year, 62% of online retailers intend to increase their international sales revenue.

Brilliance Financial Technology announces new office expansion in Amsterdam

"Our newest location will fortify our current services and enable us to grow our existing customer base in EMEA."

Ooredoo and National Bank of Oman Pay+ Mobile Wallet is changing the way people pay

Developed together with the National Bank of Oman, the fast, and secure e-wallet enables customers to make a wide range of transactions from a single app on their smartphone including payments, deposits, transfers, or withdrawals

RAKBANK launches full product suite of Corporate Payment Solutions in partnership with Mastercard

RAKBANK Corporate Purchase Card, Corporate Executive T&E Card and B2B Virtual Card payment solution unveiled for the UAE Market

MoneyGram taps Suez Canal Bank for remittances in Egypt

“We’re excited about how this partnership with Suez Canal Bank will provide our customers in Egypt with cutting-edge capabilities that offer the industry’s best service.”

Samsung Pay Expands in the UAE With New Bank Partnerships

Samsung Pay is a simple and intuitive mobile payment service, which ensures swift and secure transactions for customers who can just swipe or tap their credit or debit cards to make purchases almost anywhere.

Mastercard taps Marqeta for fast fintech card issuing in Europe

Visa led a $25 million Series D round for Marqeta in July 2017, and participated in the firm's $250 million Series E in May last year.

WorldPay and Visa back African payments firm Flutterwave

Last year Visa made a $200 million stake in another Nigerian payments player, Interswitch.

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