03/28/2019
Finastra’s solution to simplify community banking services
Recently, over 100 Finastra customers were upgraded to the latest compliant versions of its transaction banking software
Mobile Banking
03/25/2019
Citi launches next generation mobile app in the UAE
More than 80% of its customers are enrolled in digital channels
03/21/2019
Dubai Deploys The City’s First Bitcoin ATM At JBR 5-Star Hotel: The Crypto Kiosk Accepts Cash
Dubai Deploys The City's First Bitcoin ATM
03/21/2019
12 financial institutions have signed up to Avaloq’s PSD2 solution to meet March deadline
Avaloq launched its PSD2 software and PSD2 as a service solutions in December 2018
03/20/2019
Technology is playing a bigger role and advisers need to catch up
Digital technology is now playing a key role in improving customer choice and engagement, particularly among the younger generation who expect to transact in real-time via mobile platforms.
03/19/2019
Safaricom takes M-Pesa overdraft service global
M-Pesa services are also available in India through Vodacom.
03/19/2019
U.S. firm FIS buys Worldpay for $35 billion in payments deal bonanza
“Scale matters in our rapidly changing industry,” said FIS Chief Executive Gary Norcross
03/18/2019
Knowledge sharing platform Tigerhall secures US$1.8M seed funding
The platform was launched on February 21st, founded by former leading sales and marketing recruiter for Michael Page International Singapore Nellie Wartoft.
03/17/2019
EU's mobile payments market attracts global challengers
Growth in popularity of the smartphone and its part in our daily lives is one of the major drivers of the mobile payments market.
03/15/2019
Santander Brasil launches digital investment platform
Pi will offer investment products to mass retail customers, including lower income clients.
03/15/2019
Bulgaria’s Municipal Bank gets core and payments tech from Oracle
Oracle FSS says “a major bank in Bulgaria” has chosen to implement these solutions in its Q1 2019 financial results report, although the name wasn’t revealed.
03/15/2019
Bank of Tanzania embraces digital financial platforms
He further acknowledged that the digital financial services have been largely contributing to inclusiveness in financial services, with many Tanzanians using the mobile phones to make transactions.
03/14/2019
Digital banks threat looms
Transactional income will feel the pinch, but big banks have businesses which won’t be hit, at least in the short term
03/14/2019
Cutting the branches: The case for letting go of physical locations
Yet most retail banks don’t offer the alternatives customers seek.
03/14/2019
Jeff Schumacher, Launches Investment and Financial Services Firm, 55 Catalyst Capital
As an early innovator and investor in blockchain and cryptographic technology, Jeff holds the view that decentralized technology will transform every industry as the internet did in previous decades.
03/14/2019
Standard Chartered sets up digital business platform for Indian SMEs
This technology platform will be one of the first to provide holistic solutions to SMEs in India, where this sector contributes approximately 30% of GDP and 45% of exports*
03/14/2019
Digital channels dominate how Canadians bank: CBA polling
Online banking leads all other methods; app-based banking continues to surge upward
03/13/2019
Standard Chartered Bank launches its Mobile Digital Platform in Kenya
The new platform will allow clients to open an account, transact, borrow, invest, insure and even protect their wealth online without visiting a branch.
03/12/2019
High-net-worth investors not impressed by mobile wealth management apps
Apps are still too text-heavy and difficult to navigate, J.D. Power study finds
03/12/2019
Digital engagement boosts investing demand
The interest shown by online investors in smart speaker technology emphasises the depth of their demand for convenient and timely access to information in their investment decision-making.