12/04/2020
Stripe makes banking-as-a-service play
Stripe says more functionality will come next year, in part thanks to a US partnership with Goldman Sachs.
Mobile Banking
12/03/2020
Goldman Sachs invests in digital banking tech vendor Amount
"Amount enables banks to navigate digital transformation through its modular and mobile-first platform for financial products."
12/03/2020
Online insurance sales: Is it enough?
Insurance companies have long begun to digitise their processes.
12/03/2020
Telkom launches WhatsApp payment service
They will then be able to message this contact and follow the prompts to enable Telkom Pay.
12/02/2020
Russian Banking Giant Sber Sheds Finance For Tech, Debuts Smart Display and Voice Assistant With Multiple Personalities
One element that does make the SberPortal and SberBox stand out is the Salute voice assistant supporting them.
12/02/2020
Quilter expands e-signature offering
The additional providers have been added based on the most popular requests from financial advisers.
12/01/2020
How COVID-19 is driving consumers and banks to embrace digital technology
Digital-first banks and even some of the biggest legacy banks that were early adopters of digital technologies experienced a less dramatic shift
12/01/2020
Google Plex: The Mobile Banking App Every Bank Wants
When I spoke to representatives of six of the then eight partners in August, not one would comment on what the product would look like or what features would be included.
11/30/2020
UAE, Saudi Arabia progress with common digital currency for central banks
Aber project results show that the distributed ledger technology would enable central banks to develop new payment systems
11/30/2020
Emirates NBD Debuts Omnichannel Corporate Banking Program
The aggregation model works to provide advice for clients on business requirements to help enact a one-stop shop for banking products.
11/29/2020
Online portal for UAE economic substance regulation notifications to go live
The MOF said licensees that had already submitted notifications will now need to re-submit the notification via the portal. Failure to submit or re-submit notifications will attract a fine of AED 20,000 (€4,600).
11/29/2020
City grandee Martin Gilbert reveals bold plans for Revolut: 'I'll turn £4bn app into one-stop shop for ALL your finances'
The Scottish entrepreneur stepped down as vice-chairman of FTSE100-listed Standard Life Aberdeen in May.
11/27/2020
FIS’ treasury management solution to power Lunar’s mobile-only digital bank
The challenger bank explained it was looking for a leading-edge treasury management solution that provides rich functionality while leveraging open application programming (API) interfaces to ensure simple integration with cloud-based applications.
11/26/2020
Wealth management apps see higher uptake, but satisfaction lags
That’s the conclusion from the J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Wealth Management Mobile App Satisfaction Study, which found that customer satisfaction with wealth mobile apps is still behind those provided by other types of financial institutions.
11/26/2020
Kenyan bank launches mobile payments service
Africa has been among the most prominet regions for fintech development as users, banks and technology companies have bypassed traditional banking to embrace mobile banking and payment services.
11/26/2020
The FNB app is now available on Huawei’s AppGallery
The issue came in with local apps, mostly in the realm of mobile banking .
11/26/2020
Ecommpay takes Open Banking tech to Europe
The solution allows consumers to initiate online payments to merchants.
11/25/2020
Mobile banking app Current raises $131M Series C, tops 2 million members
Current began as a teen debit card controlled by parents, but expanded to offer personal checking accounts last year, using the same underlying banking technology.
11/25/2020
Emirates NBD unveils global digital transaction banking ecosystem
The platform to simplify working capital management and streamline complex operations
11/24/2020
Capitec’s app now features QR code-based Scan To Pay
Another reason for the rollout of this new tool is the recent issues surrounding the interoperability of Masterpass, which has seen its agreements with local QR payment platforms falter.