10/16/2020
What Nigerians love and dislike about Mobile Banking Apps
Same for apps that crash frequently after new updates, have regular failed transactions, and challenges with setting up and resetting user pins, among others.
Mobile Banking
10/15/2020
Google starts digital engine to accelerate MENA's economic recovery
'Grow Stronger' programme to provide proactive ecosystem to help businesses, governments in face of changing dynamics
10/14/2020
FSB Publishes Letter to G20 Ahead of Virtual Meeting
This will include a holistic review of the market turmoil in March, which will inform the FSB’s future steps under the Italian G20 Presidency to improve the resiliency of the NBFI sector.
10/14/2020
Hong Leong Bank Becomes First Bank in Malaysia to Offer a Fully Digital Account Onboarding Experience
This simple and convenient way of banking is timely given the ongoing Covid-19 health concerns and corresponding shift to digital 'everything', says HLB.
10/14/2020
Sync. selected for Qatar Fintech Accelerator
It focuses on facilitating collaboration between startups and key partners and brands in Qatar.
10/13/2020
Banking innovations prod customers to go digital
Digital banking has also played a supporting role in limiting the spread of COVID-19 as customers now prefer to do banking transactions from their home, instead of going to a bank branch.
10/12/2020
CMA hires law firm after open banking bullying claims
Imran Gulamhuseinwala, head of the business promoting UK open banking reforms, was accused of intimidation and bullying
10/12/2020
Over 30% of Cross-Border Payments Made via Fintech TransferWise are Now Instant, Transaction Fees have Also been Lowered: Report
TransferWise further noted that they’ve improved the speed of the Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments from the United States. The
10/12/2020
JN Launches UK Bank
JN received its UK banking licence on December 12, 2019, banking licence in the United Kingdom that will both allow the bank to do business there and provide cross-border banking services to group members.
10/09/2020
CBA integrates Credit Savvy into app
The move coincides with the launch of two new features designed to help Australians better understand their credit score and how and why it can change, as well as how they manage their finances.
10/09/2020
French mobile payment app Lydia selects Tink as open banking technology partner
France’s leading mobile payment app Lydia has selected Tink as its open banking technology partner to leverage access to PSD2 APIs across Europe.
10/09/2020
Infibeam Avenues inks deal with Oman’s Bank Dhofar for online payments
The company has said it has expanded its operations in the Middle East by entering Oman to offer payment gateway services to financial institutions.
10/08/2020
Leading Jordanian Bank Drives Digital Banking Growth with Temenos
The instant onboarding service and new mobile banking are expected to dramatically accelerate the bank’s customer base in Jordan
10/08/2020
UAE gets a peer-to-peer payments app that lets you split bills with friends
Residents are using the homegrown app Ziina to transfer rent payments, buy furniture or even pay freelancers
10/07/2020
Connecting People with Finance: Mobile Money for Financial Inclusiveness (By Huawei advertorial)
The Bank of Ghana estimates that some seven million people are unbanked, representing 22 per cent of the country’s population.
10/07/2020
RegTech Asia 2020: RegTech Lessons from Digital Banks
Jamie Lloyd Evans, a contributor to Regulation Asia, spoke to Debbie Man, Xuna Shao and Matthew Field about the challenges of rolling out virtual banks in Hong Kong, with a focus on technology and compliance with regulatory requirements.
10/07/2020
Fidelity Bank unveils Kukua, a virtual WhatsApp Banking Assistant
Mrs. Idun-Arkhurst assured that Fidelity Bank will continue to leverage technology to create simple and innovative solutions for customers to enjoy banking services in a seamless and secure manner.
10/06/2020
FBN Bank: Embracing the opportunity of digital disruption
Santiago Castro, Chief Data Officer of First Bank of Nigeria UK, says embracing change and adopting technology has enabled his team to work better than ever
10/06/2020
Inside Standard Chartered Bank’s digital transformation
Alan Chiew, Executive Director and Head of Technology, Digital Channels at Standard Chartered Bank, talks transformation, survival and success
10/06/2020
Middle East’s Leading Digital Wallet Selects Temenos
STCPay selects cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Payments and Temenos Transact to power innovation in digital payments and grow its customer base to 6 million by 2021