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StanChart to offer mobile loans

The bank’s customer base is small among the big banks, reflecting the limited number of big corporations and high-net-worth clients.

40% increase in local businesses shifting to BOV’s Batch-Payments

Let’s say a company with 50 employees shifts its monthly salary payments from cheques to digital payments.

EU mulls digital wallet for bloc-wide access to services

Brussels to launch single online ID to pay bills and log in to services

Curve raises nearly £10m in its most successful crowdfunding campaign yet

The fintech raised £6m in two hours and 49 minutes, smashing the previous record set in its 2019 campaign of £6m raised in four hours and 42 minutes.

EU court asked to rule on right to online anonymity

The right to online anonymity is to be tested in a case to be referred to the EU’s highest court.

NatWest lets customers set daily bank transfer limits

Consumer group Which? has welcomed the move. It has asked other lenders if they plan to follow NatWest's lead; Nationwide and Virgin Money are considering the option but others are not.

Digital banking soars as people adapt to the new normal

Transactions of internet banking amounted to Tk10,371.1 crore in March this year, up 57.42% year-on-year

Spotlight MEA: “Online Payments are Going to Lead the Fintech Revolution in Qatar” with Dibsy

With Qatar’s fintech scene being one to watch, here The Fintech Times sits down with Ahmed Isse from Dibsy about how online payments are leading the way in the sector.

New BOV securekey for businesses

Like the digital BOV Signatures available through BOV Mobile and the physical white securekey, this latest authenticator protects consumers and businesses by enhancing security for online banking against sophisticated fraud schemes.

How Banking Virtual Assistants Can Improve Your Banking Experience

For the same reasons that online banking and mobile banking services have become more prevalent, several banks offer a more comprehensive range of virtual assistant capabilities.

Sequoia leads $5M pre-seed in Egypt’s 1-month-old digital bank Telda

Digital banks have enormous potential in the region.

Wells Fargo puts digital at heart of 10-year banking inclusion programme

Wells Fargo has launched a 10-year commitment to improve financial inclusion among Black, Hispanic and Native American families.

Advantages of Cloud Computing In Banking Can’t Be Ignored

The challenge is that most institutions are still at the starting gate in their digital banking transformation journey.

Can green fintechs solve the polluting pension problem?

Fintechs are launching green pension products. But can they actually get people to engage with the important — but boring — issue of retirement savings?

The Carlyle Group sells NetMotion

NetMotion’s solutions significantly improve the end-user experience for remote workers by providing a software-defined security platform to manage the entire mobile enterprise across a distributed workforce.

Zopa Bank partners with ClearScore to utilise open banking

Borrowers declined for credit products elsewhere can now gain access to a Zopa pre-approved credit card, as a decision has been made using open banking which allows the neo-bank to see a wider view of their finances and creditworthiness.

Mambu and the UAE’s digital banking journey

Miljan Stamenkovic, Mambu’s General Manager for MENA, talks technology and digital transformation

IBM and EY build centre of excellence to help FIs transition to the cloud

The centralised virtual hub aims to change this, housing offerings in areas like regulatory compliance, digital trust, and security to help clients use the cloud at scale.

Recent initiatives impacting the digital sector

The proposals will now be discussed by the European Parliament and the Council. A public consultation on the proposal will be open for the next 8 weeks.

Nordea: Regulation is an opportunity for data-driven technology

Nordea’s corporate customers not only expect digital self-service solutions, but they are also moving their business models from offline to online, meaning that banks like Nordea need to accelerate their digital capabilities to adjust to this new no

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