03/24/2021
HSBC launches mobile business banking application for UK SMEs
Mobile-based business banking application, HSBC Kinetic, has today been launched by HSBC UK, which aims to help SMEs manage their finances more effectively.
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03/24/2021
Citi introduces 'Zoom-free' Fridays
Citigroup is to introduce 'Zoom-free' Fridays, as the pressure of working virtually during the pandemic takes its toll on employee well-being.
03/24/2021
Telegram Messaging App Raises $150 Million From Middle East Investors
They have bought what are described as five-year, pre-IPO convertible bonds, although it is not clear what sized shareholding in the company the debt could be converted into.
03/22/2021
How financial institutions can deal with unstructured data overload
Clearly, decision-making potential is being wasted as a result of data overload.
03/22/2021
Sugi portfolio temperature feature shows users how cool their investments are
Using data from S&P Global Trucost, Sugi’s portfolio temperature feature incorporates results from 4400 global listed companies and all the major global indices.
03/22/2021
Banco Sabadell rolls out subscription management software
Banco Sabadell is to roll out a subscription management service to mobile users following a three-month collaboration with Swedish startup Minna Technologies.
03/22/2021
Ant’s Alipay Rolls Out Investment Advisory Platform in China
All of the companies won licenses from the Chinese securities regulator to offer investment advisory services in 2019.
03/19/2021
AJ Bell eyes mobile platform with acquisition
Adalpha is currently developing a mobile focused platform proposition for financial advisers.
03/18/2021
Global Survey Finds 71% of Cloud Users Suffered up to Seven Malicious Account Takeovers in Last Year
Gap between attacker and defender capabilities is widening
03/16/2021
Solace Powers Mobile Payments on Standard Chartered Bank Korea's Digital Banking Platform
Adopting a Solace-enabled event mesh and event-driven architecture provides SCB Korea with a stable and scalable foundation to deploy and scale new banking services for its customers while meeting demands for real-time responsiveness.
03/16/2021
FICO Survey: 68% of Singaporeans Prefer to Use Digital Channels to Engage with their Bank During Financial Hardship
Appeal of in-person branch banking fading fast post pandemic
03/16/2021
Tencent Loses $62 Billion, Wiping Out Value of Fintech Business
The internet giant’s payments and fintech business is worth between $105 billion to $120 billion
03/15/2021
Embeddable Banking: The next frontier for banking
In the last three to four years, the rise of fintechs and neo banks has disrupted the way the banking industry functions. Challenger banks have proven that consumers want 24/7 access to online banking, and fintechs that offer specialized services have dem
03/12/2021
India’s Axis Bank Intros Wearable Tech For Contactless Payments
The wearables are directly linked to users’ bank accounts and function just like a debit card.
03/12/2021
Capital One Ventures invests $24 million in Securonix
In August last year, Capital One agreed to an $80 million fine from US regulators over a 2019 hack which exposed the personal information of more than 100 million customers and applicants.
03/11/2021
iPay88 Marked 600% Increase in E-Wallet Transactions in 2020, Integrates With ShopeePay
With the integration of ShopeePay, both online and offline merchants in their network have access to an additional payment option.
03/11/2021
Asia’s traditional wealth managers lag digital adoption
Although they still form a small part of the market, challenger banks are using digital payments as a gateway to wealth management growth, according to a KPMG report.
03/10/2021
Herbert Smith Freehills Unveils New Ediscovery Platform
The platform provides demand-driven scalability, high speed data transfers and processing capabilities designed to handle large data volumes.
03/10/2021
Emirates NBD integrates website with UAE PASS for seamless digital account opening
Users will now be able to log in with their UAE PASS credentials when signing up for a new Emirates NBD account and forms will be automatically completed with their details along with auto-uploading of documents, thus saving time and effort.
03/10/2021
FICO Survey: 56% of Filipinos Prefer to Use Digital Channels to Engage with their Bank During Financial Hardship
Appeal of in-person branch banking fading fast post pandemic