TONIK Financial Pte LTD has announced partnership with solutions provider CRIF to automate its loan origination and collection systems. The partnership will enable TONIK Digital Bank to increase its efficiency, and minimize its costs and risks in credit decision making and collection. CRIF will be providing two key solutions 1. CRIF Loan Origination System   CRIF […]

Credit Sesame, a credit wellness platform that includes one of the world’s fastest growing digital banking services, has partnered with Trulioo, the world’s leading global identity verification company, to help meet rapidly increasing demand for its services. Credit Sesame is using Trulioo GlobalGateway to perform identity verification checks on new customers registering for Sesame Cash, as a first […]

FinaMaze announces the launch of its ground-breaking AI-powered robo asset manager for the MENA region. FinaMaze’s approach is centered around each investor’s persona and seeks to deliver a highly intuitive, exclusive and trusted investment experience. Inspired by Richard Thaler’s Nobel prize-winning behavioral finance, FinaMaze creates a Second Brain for each investor, a concept astutely articulated […]

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with SimCorp Asia Pacific. The CBSL will implement SimCorp’s flagship front-to-back investment platform, SimCorp Dimension, to manage the investment operation of the country’s official reserves. The agreement aims to deliver the CBSL with increased operational resilience, improved automation and strong support of the bank’s investment […]

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced four successful digital bank applicants. The full digital bank license was awarded to the Grab-Singtel consortium and SEA Group. The digital wholesale bank license were awarded to two entities namely; a wholly-owned entity of Ant Group and a consortium comprising of Greenland Financial Holdings, Linklogis Hong Kong, and […]

Solarisbank AG has become first bank in Germany to fully migrate to the cloud. The Bank has migrated all of its core banking systems, digital products, and databases to AWS. The cloud migration is a key part of Solarisbank’s strategy of building a product and tech platform that ensures the best possible conditions for scale […]

HNB PLC has announced that it has linked digital Payment App, SOLO, with the newly launched Lanka QR standard. The launch of Lanka QR aims to accelerate the adoption of QR code payments across the entire country and lay the foundation for the rapid expansion of digital wallets and cashless payments in Sri Lanka. “For […]

 The fifth Belt and Road Summit, jointly organized by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), drew to a successful close today. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s summit was changed to an online broadcast. With the new virtual platform helping to […]

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 […]