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 […]

The major bank has announced that it is more than doubling the number of local business bankers in branches across Australia. The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is expanding its business banking division in a bid to support small-business customers on their road to recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic. CBA Group Executive Business Banking, Mike […]

Ria Money Transfer and Thunes has announced strategic partnership to enable customers across the globe to send funds directly to millions of mobile wallet users and bank account holders in key emerging markets. Under this partnership,  Ria’s agent network can also send funds directly to mobile wallets. The partnership will help Ria to expand more in […]

Standard Bank, Mastercard and Google collaborate to help SMEs open their digital doors and reach more customers. Under this joint venture, SMEs can get free access to Standard Bank’s SimplyBlu, an all-in-one e-commerce solution powered by Mastercard Payment Gateway Services, plus free Google Ads to the value of R500. With Google Ads, SMEs can get […]

WeLab Bank, has gone live on Temenos and its Transact core banking system. WeLab Bank is powered by cloud agnostic Temenos Transact for core banking along with Temenos Analytics and Financial Crime Mitigation. WeLab operates on both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud With NuoDB the solution delivers a cloud-agnostic, distributed relational database that […]

Customers can now make appointments online ahead of their visits to branches or Premier Wealth Centers nationwide, conveniently and seamlessly via the Maybank2u website. Customers have the flexibility to choose their preferred date and time slot for the branch or PWC they wish to visit, as well as the services they would like to perform […]

VEON has joined Sequoia Capital India and Flourish Ventures as investors in ShopUp, Bangladesh’s leading full-stack B2B commerce platform for small businesses, becoming ShopUp’s first strategic corporate investor. The investment enables VEON Ventures to support ShopUp’s fast-growing digital ecosystem for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which form a vital backbone of Bangladesh’s economy, as well as providing significant […]

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has announced the launch of remote sales platform. This platform will allow customers to converse with ADIB and apply for personal finance, covered cards, takaful, and other banking products online. Remote sales platform provides customers with a seamless and convenient banking experience. The platform is equipped with virtual banking tools, including […]

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has seen a substantial rise in customer demand for its digital banking services in 2020. Even after the phased re-opening of the UAE economy, ADIB has continued to see strong uptake for digital services, with 75% of customers now enrolled through the bank’s digital channels. In total, 50% of new ADIB […]

Mastercard has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT) to develop and implement strategic solutions and relevant policies to deliver a digitized economy in Ethiopia. The MoU is expected to help Ethiopia optimize existing technology, digital assets and services in driving its digital transformation agenda which will […]