04/30/2020
Digital banking boom during coronavirus pandemic: How will it affect e-wallets’ demand in Germany?
Novel coronavirus pandemic could act as a catalyst for digital banking adoption
Retail Banking
04/30/2020
Digital banking is surging during the pandemic. Will it last?
Online banking logins in the first three weeks of April grew 40% compared with the same period in March, and average logins per user rose from 7 to 8.6.
04/28/2020
JCB Introduces Tap on Mobile Solution for JCB Contactless Payments on Android Smartphones
Developed by fintech player Soft Space, JCB's introduction of this solution is aimed at driving innovative contactless payments worldwide
04/27/2020
Emirates NBD Corporate Banking reports over 60% increase in clients using digital channels
Emirates NBD recently received international recognition for its "Transformation in Transaction Banking" from Celent Research
04/27/2020
Zelf to launch Messenger App-based banking offering
Goykhman feels that challenger banks will be the norm of the future
04/23/2020
Azer Turk Bank deploys Eftpos kit from Ashburn International
he company also provided the bank with the country's first payment terminals manufactured by Ingenico.
04/22/2020
UnionPay International Launches its Content and Service Platform to Build "Pay+" Digital Ecosystem
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, digital payment services have played an essential role in slowing the spread of the virus by reducing the risk of person-to-person transmission.
04/22/2020
Standard Bank boss talks job cuts and branch closures in pursuit of digital transformation
The group closed 91 branches over the year, to 1,114 branches by its end – while the number of Standard Bank ATMs also declined by 254, to 8,970 across all operations.
04/21/2020
KENYA: Electronic cards usage slows down to 13-month low in February
Interestingly, use of prepaid cards rose considerably by Sh7 billion
04/21/2020
Cloud-computing solutions can help significantly to reduce banking costs in Africa
Cloud computing creates an opportunity for providers of financial services to rethink their technology spend and significantly reduce costs
04/20/2020
Bahrain’s Kuwait Finance House joins ‘Skiplino’ app
‘Skiplino’ is a modern and smart application that meets the requirements and needs of all customers, whereby customers can reserve appointments and view the same electronically.
04/20/2020
NAB takes $1bn software hit to bottom line
McEwan goes Kondo on code shop
04/17/2020
South Africa’s digital Bank Zero: on track to launch despite pandemic
BrandsEye CEO Nic Ray told The Africa Report that banks and insurers have been slow to make the shift from using social media as a marketing channel to a customer service channel.
04/17/2020
UniCredit introduces upgraded Meniga-built banking app in Czech Republic
Transactions can also be sorted and categorised based on the individual preference of the user.
04/17/2020
Billon’s distributed ledger technology enables Polish banks to go paperless
The Polish Credit Bureau (BIK) launches a new form of immutable electronic notification document that complies with data regulations
04/16/2020
BEA announces Digital Convenience for SupremeGold Customers
The adoption of digital services by customers has seen continual growth in recent years, and we recorded a growth of more than 40% in digital fund transfer transactions in the first quarter of the year from the previous quarter.
04/16/2020
Credit Bank Launches Video Conferencing Services For Customers
We are committed to ensuring our customers feel supported as we walk this journey together
04/15/2020
Kenyan digital lenders feel the heat of virus
Although the upsurge of mobile bank and digital apps have become an important part of the credit system in Kenya households and owners of small-and medium-sized businesses have taken advantage of their mobile phones to access quick loans, mostly without a
04/15/2020
Qatar National Bank awarded for use of iris
The system enables QNB customers to access their accounts at ATMs without the need of a bank card or PIN.
04/15/2020
SA’s tech CEOs heed ‘Thuma Mina’ Solidarity Fund call
On 23 March, Ramaphosa announced a Solidarity Fund had been created, saying: “Following consultation with social partners, we have set up a Solidarity Fund, which South African businesses, organisations and individuals, and members of the internatio