Amazon and MGM announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire MGM for a purchase price of $8.45 billion. MGM has nearly a century of filmmaking history and complements the work of Amazon Studios, which has primarily focused on producing TV show programming. Amazon will help preserve MGM’s […]

Bank Jago, an Indonesia-listed bank, has selected Mambu’s SaaS banking platform as its technology foundation as the bank begins its journey towards operating as a technology based-bank. Mambu’s digital banking platform will underpin Bank Jago’s service offerings, which will initially include everyday transactions and payments, with plans to branch out into SME lending. By implementing […]

TransferMate  and WEX has partnered to launch new capabilities that simplify how businesses of all sizes execute complex international payments. Through the partnership, TransferMate has integrated its leading payments technology directly into the WEX system. WEX clients will be able to execute seamless international transfers with ease, and experience new levels of simplicity, security and speed […]

American Pakistan Foundation (APF) has announced the appointment of Saleem Ahmad, Chairman, National Incubation Center Lahore (NICL), LUMS to its board of directors. With this appointment, APF hopes to foster stronger ties with Pakistan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and serve as a pathway to productive economic diplomacy and collaboration between institutions and people of the United States […]

Mastercard has announced that the Bahrain-based NEC Payments is now a global partner of Mastercard Fintech Express. The program supports digital payment innovators by making it simple to collaborate with the tech company and its partners to launch new products, add payment solutions and innovate through collaboration. The partnership will enable other fintech players to […]

i2c Inc. has announced partnership with INVESTBANK, a leading bank in providing innovative financial solutions in Jordan.  Through this collaboration, INVESTBANK will be able to offer modern credit card programs to their portfolio of personal banking clients, as well as manage credit card programs for their commercial clients. The solution will provide end users access […]

HBL and Katalyst Labs have signed a strategic partnership agreement for startup acceleration and enabling female leaders. This will further build and strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the country. HBL is shaping the future through a paradigm shift towards a ‘Technology company with a banking license’. The bank aims to form ecosystem partnerships and deliver […]

API3 has entered into a 10-year development partnership with Open Bank Project to connect over 400 banking & open banking APIs directly to blockchains via API3’s Airnode. Through their development partnership, Open Bank Project and API3 will enable banks to send data directly to blockchain networks through the use of API3’s Airnode first-party oracle. This provides third-party decentralized […]

Berlin – N26, The Mobile Bank,  has partnered with  Simplesurance, one of the leading InsurTech players in Europe, to launch of N26 Insurance. This will give customers the option to purchase coverage, manage plans and initiate claims for a range of insurance plans from different providers for every life need, straight from within the N26 […]

Revolut has announced that it has decided to add a selection of new crypto tokens based on an analysis by its crypto team and following enquiries and requests from customers. Revolut is increasing the list of crypto tokens available to buy, hold and sell within the app from 10 to 21. The 11 new crypto […]