Managers of Wealth Fintech

Global fintech platform NIUM partners with Geoswift to enable overseas customers to remit funds into China

Partnership allows customers to credit money to the receiver's UnionPay card account in real-time[1]

Yemen’s Fastest Growing Bank Selects Temenos

Al Kuraimi Islamic Bank, one of the most innovative banks in Yemen, chose cloud-native, cloud-agnostic Temenos Infinity and Temenos Transact to deliver digital banking services for the Islamic market

Up next for Apple: HomePod 2, new AirTag wireless trackers

A smaller smart speaker plus a 'Tile-killer' tag will join the iPhone 12 generation later this year.

Covid-19 crisis to lead to unprecedented digital disruption

Officially, South Africans do just 1.4% of their buying online according to card company Visa, but that figure is likely exploding during lockdown.

Covid-19 will drive big changes in digital customer service

Customer service is facing unprecedented pressure.

Banking and Payments predictions 2020: Digital banking

More firms will leverage their brand’s shared community or identity to enter financial services, with Airbnb a bank for landlords, Netflix a bank for gig economy film workers, Uber already one for drivers, etc..

Japanese fintech firm Paidy raises fresh funding from existing investor Itochu

The company also launched buy now, pay later payments on Amazon Japan in November 2019, per its recent press release.

HPE Financial Services Offers $2 billion to Help Customers and Partners Weather COVID-19 in the UAE and across the Globe

“By dedicating $2 billion in financing and leveraging its broad portfolio of flexible payment solutions, HPEFS will help business leaders navigate through the impact of COVID-19 on their markets.”

Commercial Bank launches products for digital payments and remittance

Customers using the CB mobile app will be able to apply for this card for their homeworkers and domestic staff.

MAS Urges Use of Digital Finance and E-Payments to Support COVID-19 Safe Distancing Measures

To date, more than 2 million individuals have registered to use PayNow.

In-Depth: Making Sense of Digital Bank Policy

At some level of abstraction, most of us would probably agree that digital banks could be a positive influence on these banking systems even if the logic and the mechanics of that process elude us.

Africa Data Centres Acquires Standard Bank’s Data Centre Hub In Johannesburg

The transaction is subject to the approval of the South African Competition Authorities, with the company describing the facility as “Africa’s most prestigious data centre”.

Harnessing the power of new technologies – why banks must take advantage of open banking

Open banking has quietly revolutionised the banking experience, making it more convenient and accessible for consumers.

PLDT, KKR, Tencent, IFC and IFC Emerging Asia Fund Commit Up to US$120mn of New Investments in the Philippines’ Voyager Innovations

Through its PayMaya app and wallet, it is providing millions of Filipinos with the fastest way to own a financial account with over 40,000 Add Money touchpoints nationwide

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