ICICI Bank has launched ‘ICICI Bank Cardless EMI’ (Equated Monthly Instalments), a fully digital mode of payment at leading retail stores.  The facility enables lakhs of its pre-approved customers to buy their favourite gadgets or home appliances just by using their mobile phone and PAN in lieu of wallet or cards. They can convert the […]

SumUp and Mastercard have teamed up to launch a new payment service tailored for Ford commercial vehicles in Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom. With this new solution, small business owners that typically use commercial vehicles – including food trucks, beverage suppliers, mobile florists and other tradespeople can accept card payments directly from […]

DigiBankASIA has selected Mambu as the technology foundation of its new South East Asia focused full service digital bank UNO. DigiBankASIA has selected the Philippines for its initial rollout, and is currently working with regulators to obtain the necessary license. DigiBankASIA selected Mambu’s cloud banking platform for its technology platform as the two organisations are […]

DBS Bank has unveiled that it is scaling up the transformation of its branches across Singapore as customers seek quicker, socially-distanced, and more personalised branch banking services, and shift their banking to digital platforms amid Covid-19. The bank will boost self-service options, while still providing face-to-face assistance. Customers can more widely perform complex transactions such as replacing […]

Raffles Hotel Singapore has appointed Adyen as its strategic partner to enhance its digital experience across the hotel’s room reservations, food and beverage offerings, as well as spa and boutique stores. Under this partnership, guests will be offered, contactless check-in and check-out with tokenized payments, heralding a new chapter in hotel guests’ experiences. Contactless check-in/check-out […]

Sigve Brekke, the President, and CEO of Telenor Group participated in a special virtual dialogue with Prime Minister Imran Khan as part of a country strategic dialogue on Pakistan hosted by the World Economic Forum (“WEF”).  In the dialogue, Telenor Group called for greater cooperation between public and private sectors in bridging Pakistan’s significant gap […]

  United Overseas Bank, a leading bank in Asia, collaborated with VMware to enable the Bank to continue its innovation drive without disruption. UOB has deployed a secure virtual desktop, UOB DevTop – for its team of 3,000 information technology (IT) developers, and did so in just 21 days instead of the up to three […]

Lu International and KASIKORN BANK  have launched FinVest, an online investment platform under the “Your Wings Your Ways” concept which can meet the needs of all investors. They announced a partnership in August and stopped releasing the platform. Investors can open an account through app  and buy mutual funds from leading asset management companies within […]

Raiffeisen Bank International has launched its  group-wide API Marketplace that serves as a platform to engage with other market players and invites them to build new products and services.  RBI’s corporate clients can use the platform and embed banking services into their internal systems, while retail customers can use the services through third-party providers. The […]

National Bank of Kuwait has launched a new service allowing new customers to open a new account without visiting the branch, becoming the first bank in Kuwait to launch this service. The new account can be opened instantly through NBK Mobile Banking and NBK online banking. Customer’s civil ID information will be captured automatically with […]