Managers of Wealth Fintech

KBank invests in digital core

New growth areas get B17bn until 2022

Ecobank Launches a Pan-African Banking Sandbox for African Fintechs

African fintechs such as Flutterwave (Nigeria), Africa’s Talking (Kenya), Callme2Work (Kenya), and Esicia ltd (Rwanda) have reportedly been pre-selected for the pilot launch.

Newsbreak: Maybank to tie up with GrabPay for digital banking?

Maybank was non-committal when asked if it plans to pursue a digital banking licence in Malaysia and if this might be done in partnership with GPay Network.

Standard Chartered Invests More Money in Newly Rebranded Trade Finance Startup

The newly branded company will seek to capitalize on that sentiment later this year.

Big Tech in Finance: A Deep Dive Into the Future of Fintech

The born-digital companies brought technology to the forefront, attacking the traditional risk-averse sector from various points — digital payments, insurance, P2P lending, and investment management, among other avenues.

SME online retailers express confidence for 2020

In the coming year, 62% of online retailers intend to increase their international sales revenue.

Brilliance Financial Technology announces new office expansion in Amsterdam

"Our newest location will fortify our current services and enable us to grow our existing customer base in EMEA."

Ooredoo and National Bank of Oman Pay+ Mobile Wallet is changing the way people pay

Developed together with the National Bank of Oman, the fast, and secure e-wallet enables customers to make a wide range of transactions from a single app on their smartphone including payments, deposits, transfers, or withdrawals

RAKBANK launches full product suite of Corporate Payment Solutions in partnership with Mastercard

RAKBANK Corporate Purchase Card, Corporate Executive T&E Card and B2B Virtual Card payment solution unveiled for the UAE Market

MoneyGram taps Suez Canal Bank for remittances in Egypt

“We’re excited about how this partnership with Suez Canal Bank will provide our customers in Egypt with cutting-edge capabilities that offer the industry’s best service.”

Samsung Pay Expands in the UAE With New Bank Partnerships

Samsung Pay is a simple and intuitive mobile payment service, which ensures swift and secure transactions for customers who can just swipe or tap their credit or debit cards to make purchases almost anywhere.

Mastercard taps Marqeta for fast fintech card issuing in Europe

Visa led a $25 million Series D round for Marqeta in July 2017, and participated in the firm's $250 million Series E in May last year.

WorldPay and Visa back African payments firm Flutterwave

Last year Visa made a $200 million stake in another Nigerian payments player, Interswitch.

HSBC launches “FlexInvest”

FlexInvest is designed to encourage our increasingly digital-savvy customers to build their wealth.

American Express holds off launching Pay with Bank Transfer service in Australia

The financial service said it would not do so unless changes to the Consumer Data Right are made.

Managed IT infrastructure a trend to watch during 2020

The share of spending on enterprise software, on the other hand, has not grown fast.

TSB to open new IT centre in Edinburgh

A new services agreement will see IBM build and manage TSB’s private cloud environment, running services across TSB’s core banking platforms with all of the infrastructure being operated and managed by IBM under supervision by TSB.

Euronet Worldwide will work with Visa in bolstering the Visa Fintech Fast Track program in CEMEA

Both companies will work together to deliver geographically tailored payment experiences and quick go-to-market solutions for fintechs

Goldman Sachs is reorganizing its businesses to highlight its transformation into a digital bank

The changes, just before the bank’s fourth-quarter earnings report next week as well as its first-ever investor day later this month, should allow investors a cleaner look at how Goldman lines up with competitors.

#BizTrends2020: SA's year of digital payments?

A notable change is the requirement for banks to provide third-party providers with secure access to client accounts in order to improve service offerings to clients.

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