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 […]

Victory Capital Holdings has announced the launch of its new digital platform, which enhances the user experience for clients across its business channels. The platform is client-centric and easy to navigate. Visitors to the site can expect to see channel-specific content, sophisticated investment tools and calculators, and timely investment insights from Victory Capital’s investment experts. […]

  Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has launched ADIB Chat Banking, the UAE’s first Emirati customer care chatbot. The service is equipped with the unique ability to understand and respond to the Emirati Arabic dialect, in addition to classical Arabic and English. ADIB Chat Banking is accessible through WhatsApp, will support customers with general requests, offering […]

Prime Bank has partnered with London-based FinTech SimbaPay, to launch an instant international money transfer service via the bank’s digital platform PrimeMobi. Through SimbaPay, Prime Bank customers will now be able to instantly and securely send money directly to bank accounts or mobile wallets across 16 countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia including India, United […]

Huawei has announced the launch of First Abu Dhabi Bank’s mobile banking app, on HUAWEI AppGallery, allowing users to manage their accounts and credit cards directly from their mobile devices. The FAB mobile banking app allows UAE customers to manage their accounts, credit cards, transfer money, and pay their bills directly from their mobile device. Commenting […]

Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) has emerged as the winner of the prestigious award ‘Excellence in Islamic Banking – Bahrain’ at the 2020 Finnovex Awards held on the sidelines of Finnovex Middle East 2020, a hybrid virtual and live event comprised of panel sessions, workshops, and an awards ceremony, which took place on the 3rd and […]

MoneyGram International has partnered with PayMaya Philippines to launch a new digital capability that allows customers to send money from the United States to the Philippines through Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push-payment solution. Users in the United States can use MoneyGram mobile app or website to send money that arrives almost instantly to any PayMaya Visa cardholder located […]

Mastercard has teamed up with IDEMIA, a global leader in Augmented Identity, and MatchMove, a Singapore-based fintech,  to develop a card that will allow fingerprint authorization at in-store payment terminals in Asia, in a bid to enhance the safety and security of contactless transactions. The card, with the product name F.CODE Easy, is developed by […]