01/21/2020
HSBC launches “FlexInvest”
FlexInvest is designed to encourage our increasingly digital-savvy customers to build their wealth.
Retail Banking
01/20/2020
American Express holds off launching Pay with Bank Transfer service in Australia
The financial service said it would not do so unless changes to the Consumer Data Right are made.
01/17/2020
Managed IT infrastructure a trend to watch during 2020
The share of spending on enterprise software, on the other hand, has not grown fast.
01/15/2020
TSB to open new IT centre in Edinburgh
A new services agreement will see IBM build and manage TSB’s private cloud environment, running services across TSB’s core banking platforms with all of the infrastructure being operated and managed by IBM under supervision by TSB.
01/09/2020
Euronet Worldwide will work with Visa in bolstering the Visa Fintech Fast Track program in CEMEA
Both companies will work together to deliver geographically tailored payment experiences and quick go-to-market solutions for fintechs
01/08/2020
Goldman Sachs is reorganizing its businesses to highlight its transformation into a digital bank
The changes, just before the bank’s fourth-quarter earnings report next week as well as its first-ever investor day later this month, should allow investors a cleaner look at how Goldman lines up with competitors.
01/08/2020
#BizTrends2020: SA's year of digital payments?
A notable change is the requirement for banks to provide third-party providers with secure access to client accounts in order to improve service offerings to clients.
01/08/2020
Nigerian banks want a slice of the lucrative digital pie
Digital banking in Africa has been a hot topic over the past decade, with some experts calling it the ‘golden age of fintech’.
01/07/2020
QIIB selects IBM Safer Payments to advance fraud prevention
QIIB is a privately-owned Islamic bank in the State of Qatar offering personal and corporate Islamic banking solutions.
01/07/2020
AMTD-Led Consortium Vies For Singapore's Digibank License
Eventually, these successful customers will become the most valuable additions and long-term partners to our ecosystem and banking platform
01/06/2020
Why is e-commerce a key economic driver for UAE?
Cashless transactions have been around for a while, and more consumers are realising the convenience it brings.
01/06/2020
Fledgling British bank Starling flies to Dublin
Felim O’Donnell, another former AIB staffer, joined Starling International in September as chief operating officer from Liberty IT, a technology subsidiary of US insurer Liberty Mutual.
01/06/2020
Signature Bank and Prime Trust to Align Their Respective Technologies to Better Serve the Institutional Blockchain Industry
Any Signature Bank commercial client participating on the Signet platform has the ability to make instantaneous payments in U.S. dollars, any time without transaction fees.
01/05/2020
Consortium bids to be digital full bank
A digital full bank licence will allow Beyond to serve retail customers and extend loans to individuals as well as companies.
01/05/2020
How to bring Indonesia’s great unbanked masses into the fold of financial inclusion
When getting to the nearest bank branch can be a perilous journey, and where more people have smartphones than bank accounts, digital banking is clearly the solution.
01/05/2020
Hong Kong Institute of Bankers Welcomes Six Digital Banks
A new milestone that supports talent development in the rapidly evolving banking sector in Hong Kong
01/03/2020
How real-time tech casts a lifeline to banks' online bill pay
Payrailz, launched in 2016 by a group of bank technology veterans, is one of various payments innovators working to tame consumer bill payments through banks.
01/03/2020
iFast leads Chinese partners with bid for Singapore digital wholesale bank licence
A group led by gaming company Razer and partners Grab and Singtel have put in their bids for one of two digital full bank licences on offer which allow for retail customers.
12/27/2019
Asia is overtaking the US in cashless payment
Will 2020 mark the start of a cashless society? It may be for some nations.
12/27/2019
Saudi’s HyperPay raises eight-figure investment for its payment processing platform
Even though HyperPay did not disclose the exact size of investment, given the investors involved, it would be safe to assume that it is between $10 to $15 million.