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ADIB launches Amwali, the world’s first Islamic Digital Bank targeting GenZ

Account-opening can be done easily and effortlessly.

European Fintech Solutions Provider finleap Partners Bahrain’s Telecom Firm Batelco to Support Open Banking

Batelco Financial Services will also be providing digital financial services and open banking in the MENA region.

African e-commerce firm Jumia targets tech and user growth

It said total orders jumped 13% to 7.6 million from the same quarter a year earlier, while annual active platform users edged up 3% to 7 million.

Request to Pay: Survey confirms high demand

Companies from 20 countries responded to the detailed questionnaire between September 2020 and February 2021, with ten selected companies additionally participating in structured interviews.

Mauritius: National Payment Systems Regulations - Key Features

The Regulations are being issued two years after the promulgation of the National Payment Systems Act 2018 (NPS Act) in January 2019.

Wescom Credit Union Launches Credit Cards for Local University with Temenos

Southern California Credit Union brings sleek, fast digital banking services to the Westwood collegiate community leveraging Temenos’ API-first digital banking platform

SoftServe Opens New Office in Dubai

New office part of company’s Middle East go-to-market strategy, will support clients in retail, financial services, and energy sectors

ila Bank accelerates customer onboarding using the national eKYC platform

ila introduces a further simplified digital onboarding process, now requiring only one ID and a selfie, made possible by the Country's central eKYC platform and progressive digital infrastructure

Snoop raises £15 million to fund international expansion

The latest funding comes off the back of a recent £10 million crowdfund round in December and brings the total raised by the startup to £34 million.

Klarna makes third acquisition

Stockholm-based APPRL has been added to Klarna’s growing social shopping and retail marketing repertoire.

Lloyds and Mastercard aim to take A2A payments mainstream

Initial interest in PayFrom Bank is coming from charities for online donations and wallet funding use cases such as investment accounts.

Barclaycard rolls out cashback programme

Cardholders can also have their cashback redeemed back to their Barclaycard, trade up for an e-voucher, or donate to a chosen charity.

Solarisbank raises EUR190m; buys Contis

The firm recently migrated its full tech stack to the AWS cloud and moved all partners to its entirely self-developed core banking system.

Optima bank goes live with the digital banking platform and “integration layer”

Optima bank was launched on July 31, 2019

Cellulant Gets Approval from Bank of Tanzania to Become a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP)

This approval makes Cellulant one of the top Payment Solution Service Providers (PSSP) in Tanzania endorsed by the BOT to provide digital payments solutions across the nation.

Ecobank Group and Microsoft Upskill Africa's Small and Medium Enterprises to Succeed in a Digital Economy

This training will provide SMEs digital skills and knowledge to succeed in today’s digital world.

Aussie 'non-bank' WTHL raises $3m

WLTH will use the raised capital to fast track the growth of its proprietary fintech platforms, ahead of the upcoming launches of its business payments platform and loyalty program ‘WLTH + Loyalty’, as well as make key hires to bolster its wor

Starling chief Boden bristles with confidence as bank pulls away from fintech pack

Starling CEO Anne Boden says the fledgeling bank is pulling away from its loss-making fintech peers as revenues soared by 600% to nearly £97.6 million in the 16 months to March 2021.

Nationwide utilises Open Banking technology to help debt-distressed customers

In the same vein, OpenWrks is also working with expert advisors at the Money and Pensions Service to visualise customers’ income and expenditure data - leading to more personalised and relevant advice.

Santander begins roll out new cash management platform with Infosys Finacle

The first release of the platform, which is currently in pilot, provides customers with access to view liquidity held globally.

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