02/14/2023
UAE to build CBDC and card scheme
The second stage will see work on financial cloud
Retail Banking
02/14/2023
How Asian banks are rethinking the payments game
Specialist players are disrupting payments and challenging banks to find a new playbook.
02/13/2023
Credit card fraud hits 10-year high
Fraud levels skyrocketed in the final quarter of 2022 as consumers looked to borrow to cover Christmas costs.
02/13/2023
Wirex becomes global Visa partner
The agreement between Wirex and Visa will support further collaboration in major markets, including APAC, UK, Europe and the USA.
02/10/2023
Standard Chartered and Allinpay partnership enables cross-border QR payments
The move is expected to encourage travel between the countries and will generate revenue for participating Hong Kong businesses.
02/10/2023
Carrefour implements PopID's facial verification for payments in UAE
This solution is based on proprietary facial recognition technology developed by PopID
02/08/2023
Sionic rolls out fraud protection tech for instant payments
The services are designed to help avoid fraud that is prevalent in person-to-person (P2P) payments as is reported regularly.
02/07/2023
BNPL Zilch to “fully integrate” support from debt charity StepChange
The partnership will see Zilch making a financial contribution for StepChange’s work.
02/03/2023
Canada's Vancity adds emission tracking feature to credit cards
Vancity partnered with ecolytiq, one of Europe’s leading climate engagement technology companies, to provide the Visa Carbon Counter in Canada.
02/03/2023
India's biggest retailer trials digital rupee
India began piloting a retail digital rupee last month, following up on an earlier wholesale CBDC trial.
02/02/2023
JPMorgan preps German digital retail bank
The bank launched its UK outpost in 2021, attracting half a million customers and $10 billion of deposits in its first eight months of operation.
02/02/2023
Thailand Embraces Digital Banking with Customer Protection in Mind
In addition to Thailand, other Southeast Asian countries that have approved digital banking include Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
02/02/2023
Why online retailers must beware of policy abuse
Against this backdrop of reduced demand, many retailers are having to work much harder to attract and retain customers.
02/02/2023
Auriga expands into CEE market for digital self-service banking technology
The full team of skilled analysts, developers and testers at F1 Solutions will be joining Auriga.
02/01/2023
American Express debuts cash flow management hub
Business Blueprint builds on the Kabbage platform, which was acquired in 2020
02/01/2023
Capitalising on the EM fintech revolution
Many have no bank account
01/31/2023
Monzo commences reporting to Experian
Typically, lenders work with at least one of these CRAs to help them make the decision about whether to lend you money or not.
01/31/2023
Cash Plus joins with Mastercard to issue international e-card in Morocco
This collaboration will allow for the inclusion of a large portion of the country’s unbanked population and financial ecosystem - especially young Moroccans.
01/31/2023
Arab Bank Switzerland signs up with Apex Group’s digital bank
Clients such as Arab Bank can simply and efficiently open multi-currency accounts and manage their day-to-day transactions
01/31/2023
How Millennials and Gen Z Are Changing Banking
According to a recent survey conducted by GOBankingRates, nearly 30% of Americans ages 25-34 use online banks