Africa is home to the second-largest banking market in the world in terms of growth and portability. Digital transformation of the BFSI sector is no longer an attractive option, in fact it is now a need and imperative for banks to survive. Too many non-banking players have entered the market, making complete use of the […]

WISeKey and IoT company has joined forces with Polygon, to offer Trusted NFTs solution to masses with the launch of WISe.ART NFT platform in September 2021. Polygon is a platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development, as well as for networking Ethereum-compatible blockchains.  Its ultra-low transaction fees and sustainable Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism makes Polygon […]

Klarna has offically launched in Poland with it popular “Pay in 30 days” option, in partnership with H&M, as well as the Klarna app.  With ‘Pay in 30’, consumers can shop and pay smarter, in a way that gives them more flexibility, convenience and choice, with no interest or fees. Additionally, the Klarna app allows them […]

Temenos announced that Australia’s newest digital bank, Alex, has gone live on The Temenos Banking Cloud. Temenos technology powers Alex’s launch as a licensed bank, following the acquisition of its Restricted-Authorized Deposit-Taking Institution (RADI) license from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) earlier this month. The end-to-end digital banking platform automates manual loan application processes […]

UAE-based payments platform SimpliFi has launched its card issuance platform platform in MENA and Pakistan region. It is comprised of a rich set of publicly available APIs and an easy to use portal, any business, be it a fintech, gig platform, enterprise or SME, can issue cards instantly and manage their program end to end through […]

IFC has partnered with McCormick & Company, a global leader in flavor, and Citi, to provide suppliers of McCormick’s herbs and spices with financial incentives linked to improvements in measures of social and environmental sustainability. The program has started with suppliers in Indonesia and Vietnam, and will soon be launched in other countries. Under the […]

BehavioSec has extended its patented technology and BehavioSense platform into a SOC/ISO compliant, hosted-version and a cloud-native, SaaS version. These new versions will help more organizations meet compliance and cloud mandates, support frictionless multi-factor authentication (MFA), and gain access to the market’s most advanced behavioral biometrics technology. The new SaaS packaging is more than a […]

Eftpos has announced completing the build of its new QR code payments infrastructure. the first stage of QR infrastructure was built in early July and was designed to provide secure and enhanced consumer purchasing and engagement experiences through loyalty, offers, receipts and added security. Testing of the new QR code infrastructure is underway and end to […]

Klarna has announce the acquisition of APPRL, a SaaS platform that allows content creators and retailers to work together frictionlessly to bring immersive and informative shoppable content to global consumers.  Klarna’s retailer support offering now includes a Comparison Shopping Service, an AI-driven styling engine and content creation platform, and most recently, HERO, a world leader in conversational commerce. […]

ForumPay has partnered with global payments provider Bambora, a Worldline brand, to provide merchants and online shoppers with seamless crypto payment solutions Offer. The partnership is designed to meet the needs of a large, global audience and provide expanded payment options for both buyers and merchants. ForumPay continues its push to dominate the growing crypto […]