05/07/2019
Irish Fintech secures funding for African micro loans
The start-up has committed to helping the next 2 billion people progress into the formal financial world
Innovation & Startups
05/06/2019
Singapore May Allow Virtual Banks After Hong Kong, DBS Says
Virtual banks have a lower cost base than regular lenders
05/06/2019
Who’s using Chainlink to connect smart contracts to the real world? The Decrypt canonical list
Chainlink’s platform enables smart contracts to respond to actual events—a key requirement for a secure and effective Web3. Here are its major partnerships By Adriana Hamacher
05/03/2019
Top 10 legal innovators for Asia-Pacific region 2019
Overall winner from Gilbert + Tobin is on a mission to make changes — including a ban on the term ‘non-lawyer’
05/03/2019
British Law Firm Incubators Lead Way with Legal Tech Innovations
American firms more often have opted instead to build own tech
05/02/2019
Bahrain Seeks To Transform Into Middle Eastern Fintech Hub
"Bahrain has moved very fast over the last few years and put in the right framework to support fintech growth," senior manager of financial services at EDB, Dalal Buhejji, said of the small country's transition.
05/02/2019
Google, Facebook make billions in Australia but pay less than $40m in tax
The low-tax nation of Singapore has long been in favour with the tech giants, and Google and Facebook have declared in their latest accounts filed with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission that it still is.
05/02/2019
International technology center to be set up in Abu Dhabi
The new center to boost fintech in the region
05/02/2019
GPS, a Brazilian company of the Julius Baer Group, has signed a partnership agreement with FinTech Magnetis in Brazil
GPS, a Brazilian company of the Julius Baer Group, has signed a partnership agreement with the leading local digital financial advisor Magnetis, in which it will acquire a minority stake.
05/01/2019
Sprint Financial Targets US$60m PayPal Payments With Fintech Platform
On registration with Sprint, users will be able to transfer their PayPal funds to Sprints account and get the funds in 24 hours, at a cost of five per cent of the transaction value, Barrett said Tuesday.
04/30/2019
Northern Trust's Data-Driven Transformation: Integrating the Human and Technology Dimensions
The firm currently services more than $10 trillion in assets for corporations, institutional investors, and high net worth customers.
04/30/2019
Standard Bank selects Microsoft to drive the bank's digital transformation
Standard Bank is embracing digital transformation and the opportunities it presents.
04/30/2019
Embracing fintech - speech by Dave Ramsden
In practice the Bank is embracing fintech
04/29/2019
$10m to be invested for African start-ups
The investments were aimed at denting the scourge of unemployment in the country and to help sustain one of Africa’s most industrialised and developed economies.
04/29/2019
Hong Kong Banks Are on an Unusual Hiring Spree
Newly licensed lenders are seen doubling headcount this year
04/29/2019
Tink teams up with Mash
Tink provides data enrichment and categorization to ensure accuracy of user financial information
04/29/2019
FIS, Fiserv and Infosys compete for Robinhood’s core banking tech deal
Robinhood has applied for a national banking charter to launch a consumer-focused bank in the US.
04/29/2019
New nationwide FinTech network launched
Because innovation is coming from all parts of the UK it is vital to have a unified message that can be taken to a global audience and attract even more Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
04/29/2019
Motive Labs Forms Strategic Partnership With Standard Bank
Today's deal will also help strengthen our trading relationship with Africa and will go further to fulfil the Prime Minister's promise to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.
04/29/2019
Temenos wins “Best Islamic Banking & Finance Technology Provider
Temenos' market-leading software recognized by industry peers for its exceptional offering in Islamic banking