Mambu has appointed Kristofer Rogers as Managing Director for Mambu Australia and New Zealand. Rogers will work closely with Bertrand, who is based in Mambu’s APAC HQ in Singapore, to elevate Mambu’s position in Australia and New Zealand.   Rogers has more than 12 years of experience in the fintech, open banking and payments industries, […]

Statrys announces its partnership with Railsbank, the leading global open banking platform. Statrys expands its current service offerings (online business account, payments, and forex solutions) to provide local currency accounts in EUR and GBP for Asian SMEs. “We’ve banked with Statrys for a few months because we knew they would launch the local currency accounts. Having access to […]

Facebook announced the winners of the Ethics in AI Research Initiative for the Asia Pacific, an initiative to help support thoughtful and groundbreaking academic research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) ethics.  Among the winners from nine different countries is Junaid Qadir, Professor at the Information Technology University (ITU) of Punjab, along with co-investigator […]

Leading global payment solution provider Checkout.com today announces the acquisition of Australian startup, Pin Payments. The move represents the next chapter of Checkout.com’s momentum across APAC as it continues to support both international and domestic merchants to grow their businesses.  Founded in 2013 by Grant Bissett and Dominic Pym, Pin Payments set out to support […]

In continuation of its commitment to empower societies across the country, and celebrate International Women’s Day, Telenor Pakistan has begun implementation of their pledge under Girls Learn, Women Earn (GLWE) initiative with a digital skills bootcamp for women entrepreneurs. 100 aspiring women entrepreneurs will be trained via Telenor Pakistan’s flagship design thinking program, ACTIVATE and […]