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Amazon launches online pharmacy service

Amazon has launched its own online pharmacy that will allow customers to buy prescription medicines.

Monument picks tech vendors to build bank for mass affluent

The startup, which secured its banking licence with restriction last month, has brought in the providers to help build its bespoke technology platform ahead of a launch next year.

Fidelity Bank and Trust signs core banking deal with Jack Henry

The bank replaced several vendors across its enterprise, leveraging Jack Henry for highly integrated lending and deposit solutions as well.

Thomas H Lee Partners raises USD900m for automation-focused PE fund

Automation is everywhere in the news now as a result of the pandemic, but the reality is that the return on investment from automation was already high for businesses that deployed automation pre-pandemic.

COVID-19 speeds up Middle East banks’ technology transformation

Region’s financial services industry is moving towards digitization at a rapid pace

ila Bank wins ‘Digital Banking Experience of The Year’ award

Merging state-of-the-art technology, including sophisticated data analytics and AI, with human understanding, ila is designed to listen to its customers, study their financial behaviour and aspirations and address their pain points.

BearingPoint unveils 'RegTech Factory'

The UK banking industry is very complex and diverse, with 58,000 firms impacted by financial regulations

When it comes to fraud, prevention is better than cure

The public is under deep financial pressure and is desperate for economic relief, not matter how small.

Capitec Bank now also offers virtual card payments

Capitec says clients can create their virtual cards on the Capitec app. As the card is stored in the app, clients do not have to visit a branch to get their virtual cards.

Ogier advises video live-streaming platform DouYu on merger

The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2021

Seizing the Opportunities from Digital Finance - Speech given by Andy Haldane

With the recent positive news about vaccines, that hope is now justified. I want to discuss today the three R’s in the context of financial services.

Broadridge Announces Next Generation Virtual Shareholder Meeting Platform

The enhanced platform will increase accessibility, transparency and engagement and leverages APIs to facilitate shareholder access to any virtual meeting platform

Thakral One demonstrates dedication to supporting financial growth in the Philippines with additiv and Microsoft

The collaboration is an extension for both additiv and Thakral One.

Ghana Tech Lab Partners With ABSA Bank To Launch StartupBAS

ABSA Will Provide Free Business Development Support To Startups

Lebanon Central Bank Plans to Introduce Digital Currency in 2021

The Lebanese Central Bank Banque Du Liban (BDL) plans to introduce a digital currency to replace its Lira next year in an effort to restore confidence in the banking sector and transition into a cashless system amid economic and financial crisis.

ANZ invests in fintech Aider

This investment aligns with our focus on building relationships with emerging growth companies that can support our customers.

Digital transformation and cloud security top of mind for enterprise

The respondents also identify with each other when it comes to the biggest pain points.

Lu Launches Wealth Management Platform in Thailand

Lu International, a Singapore-based subsidiary of leading Chinese retail fintech Lufax, is expanding its reach in the region via a strategic partnership with Kasikornbank.

Turkey's Akbank to manage consumer credit portfolio with Fico

FICO has a global pedigree in credit limit management optimization projects, and many of the world’s leading financial institutions use its optimization technology.

Early Days for Virtual Bank Competition in Hong Kong

Many of the VBs offer much more attractive deposit rates than those offered by the incumbents.

Innovation & Startups