09/28/2017
Australia's CBA set to launch TymeDigital online bank in South Africa
TymeDigital is set to challenge Capitec’s rise as a low-cost bank.
Mobile Banking
09/26/2017
Online banking users more than doubled over past three years
The number of online fund transfers and bill payments increased by 184 per cent and 90 per cent respectively.
09/26/2017
Amazon Expansion In Middle East Threatens Alphabet, Microsoft
Amazon is in a heated battle with Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet, IBM (IBM) and other providers of cloud-computing services
09/25/2017
Global e-money app adds another 22 currency wallets
Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere Group, comments: “The addition of these 22 currency wallets makes deVere Vault the world’s most international e- money app."
09/14/2017
Klarna Bank acquires German online payments company
This will strengthen Klarna’s position as one of the leading e-commerce payment providers in Europe and further accelerate its growth in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and The Netherlands.
09/14/2017
Societe Generale launches new alternative to the traditional banking model in Africa
YUP is a mobile money solution for accessing a full range of transactional and financial services even without a bank account.
09/07/2017
Why mobile payments are worrying China's central bank
Alipay, WeChat Pay seen as weakening PBOC's grip on money supply
09/05/2017
Ghana: The Evolution of Digital Banking in Ghana
People are using the digital platforms to purchase goods and services and transact businesses.
09/04/2017
NAB's 'virtual banker' chatbots to save millions
The chatbots allow up to 200 customer queries to be answered by a computer, rather than a human, and they are initially being trialled handling administrative questions about business credit cards.
09/04/2017
CIMB Group banking on fintech
“If we don’t make the economies of scale work for corporate Asean, then one day we will wake up and be conquered by the likes of the Amazons and Ali Babas of the world, and that’s the big picture."
09/04/2017
ANZ today launches Voice ID for mobile banking
ANZ is the first Australian bank to launch voice authentication technology on mobile.
08/29/2017
New OCBC mobile keyboard allows fund transfers directly from apps
The OCBC Keyboard works on mobile devices running Android 4.4 operating system or better.
08/29/2017
DBS launches digibank in Indonesia
Among other benefits, customers can open an account with no minimum balance and earn 3 per cent interest.
08/23/2017
UAE startup Now Money gets $700,000 funding from US investors
The mobile banking app aims to provide financial inclusion to low-income migrant workers
08/23/2017
Cambodia: Keeping gateways open to realise the true potential of fintech
In rolling out Pi Pay as Cambodia’s first truly cashless payment app we have a very clear vision that building partnerships with stakeholders is essential to our success.
08/23/2017
HMRC claims early success for app and SMS
The department has been pushing the use of digital channels to reduce the pressure on its contact staff, one element of which has been the development of the SMS reassurance service.
08/21/2017
Fiserv acquires London payments technology firm
Makes intelligent payments reality for financial institutions and consumers worldwide
08/17/2017
HSBC launches app to help clients track global trade transactions
“The HSBC Trade Transaction Tracker helps customers manage their trade banking activities more efficiently,” Ajay Sharma, regional head of global trade and receivables finance of HSBC Asia Pacific, said at the launch.
08/03/2017
Mobile banking in Asia: the future is now
The days of visiting traditional banks are to become a distant memory in many parts of Asia.
07/27/2017
Japan's Mizuho Bank on verge of replacing crash-prone system
New IT architecture will end 18 years of making do with shaky patchwork