05/29/2022
From startup to scaleup: a UAE fintech journey
With such huge opportunity, entrepreneurs are, unsurprisingly, rushing to innovate, ideate and launch the next era-defining fintech venture.
Innovation & Startups
05/27/2022
The Shortlist For The 2022 FinTech Awards Wales Has Been Announced
The last few years have been testing but it is great to see how the Welsh FinTech community has driven innovation combined with an explosion of talent and growth in the FinTech sector in Wales.
05/26/2022
Aussie banking and investment tech spend to top $28B this year
IT services to make up the bulk of the spend, at $13.4 billion.
05/26/2022
Fintech solution provider FOO expands operations into Saudi Arabia
FOO works with banks, fintech companies and retailers across the MENA region to provide digital products that enhance business models and customer experience
05/26/2022
ThetaRay Wins "AML Solution Provider of the Year Award"
The award marks a second recognition within a year from the UAE financial community following ThetaRay's win of the "The Search: Israel" competition for the ADGM Fintech Abu Dhabi event.
05/26/2022
QIB continues to introduce new features to its award-winning mobile app
The new features will provide customers with broader options and a more personalized service through the QIB Mobile App
05/26/2022
Margaris launches fintech solution with boutique and says ‘We haven’t seen anything yet’
It aims to provide investors access to a range of 25 companies which have an impact on the industry, have growth potential and a robust business model.
05/26/2022
Paysend invests in Serbia with new European Tech Center
The technology sector has become a critical part of the social and economic fabric of Serbia and will be crucial to the country’s ongoing development and economic growth.
05/25/2022
Mobile Banking Apps – The good, the bad and the ugly
“Using our platforms you get the benefit of those lessons from day one, and you don’t have to go through those painful learnings yourself.”
05/25/2022
Generation Life launches innovative investment-linked lifetime annuity solution
“Generation Life’s use of Composer’s inbuilt capabilities as part of the implementation incorporates a sophisticated process involving actuarial calculations for management of longevity risk”, Boland said.
05/25/2022
NBO showcases next generation of banking and finance technology at COMEX 2022
In addition to exhibiting the measures the bank has implemented to fulfil the objectives of Oman Vision 2040, NBO is proud to be one of the main contributors to Banking & Finance (fintech) Technology Week, presented by the Central Bank of Oman.
05/25/2022
SS&C Provides Seamless OEMS Access to Cowen Digital’s Institutional Digital Assets Platform
Cowen becomes first traditional investment bank to offer institutional digital asset solution on Eze’s institutional OEMS platform
05/25/2022
Digital asset fraud and asset tracing: An update from the British Virgin Islands
As is the case for the most widely used blockchains, the transactions pursuant to which tokens had been stolen by the hackers were recorded permanently and could be viewed publicly.
05/24/2022
Thailand’s stock exchange backs private market platform ADDX in US$58m round
The additional funding brings total funds raised by ADDX to around US$120 million.
05/24/2022
Challenger and SimCorp to launch new investment administration company
As part of the agreement, Challenger will move its current on-premise SimCorp platform to SimCorp’s cloud-based solution.
05/24/2022
One deadline ahead in Operational Resilience. Now off to the next!
The countdown has already started to the next deadline of 31 March 2025, for firms to prove their ability to operate within impact tolerances.
05/24/2022
Mega International Commercial Bank to roll out Avaloq’s core banking platform
Mega Bank will deploy the Avaloq Core Platform to support comprehensive investment products and digitalize its private banking business, with the capacity to automate processes to increase efficiency.
05/23/2022
Embedded banking models and the rise of Service-as-a-Bank (SaaB)
The first embedded model, BaaS, refers to technology providers and non-banks that offer financial service products, such as electronic wallets, consumer loans, or payments.
05/23/2022
Fintech launches in UK to help brokers cut out fraud
“The way in which identity verification has been done historically is just not sustainable in our digital-first mobile-ready world”
05/23/2022
Recognise Bank creates COO and director of platforms roles
This follow’s last week’s successful fundraise of £8.7 million in new capital.