DIFC FinTech Hive, the first and largest financial technology accelerator in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announced that it will host its annual flagship Investor Day event in the metaverse for the first time. Investor Day serves as the graduation platform for DIFC FinTech Hive’s programmes with an opportunity for the […]

Plastic Bank, the world’s leading for-profit social enterprise that builds recycling ecosystems in under-developed communities in an effort to fight plastic pollution in seas and rivers, announced its official participation in COP27 Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh from 6 – 18 November. The enterprise will represent its global ethos and solid mission through several […]

SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm, announced today that it has invested funds in Hong Kong-based KYC, KYB and data management platform with the aim of accelerating the company’s product development and boosting its sales organisation – both to meet the increasing demand of the global identity verification market for individuals […]

The Saudi British Bank (SABB) and HSBC have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further explore the increase in co-operation and develop new foreign exchange services and real time payments capabilities for SABB’s business in Saudi Arabia. “Our customers, Saudis and Expatriates, have important obligations that require the very best foreign exchange and remittance […]

CloudBees has been selected by HSBC as its software delivery platform provider, supporting the bank to provide faster, easier and more secure banking to its customers. The agreement includes all components of the CloudBees Platform including continuous integration, continuous delivery, release orchestration, and feature management capabilities. HSBC operates a hybrid cloud environment, both off- and on-premise, necessitating the need […]

EasyEuro has launched its digital Wallet, called OuiTrust. OuiTrust aims to serve millions of European SMEs, traders and freelancers. OuiTrust empowers SMEs with a complete new set of banking services, including collection, payment, low-cost currency exchange, customized card issuing. It provides users with a multi-currency account to send and receive payments in the currency of […]

Agenda for the UK’s largest fintech show includes sessions from more than 100 fintech heavyweights across four virtual conference streams FinTech Connect, the trade show that connects the global fintech ecosystem, today revealed the agenda for its 2020 virtual event which will take place between 30th November and 4th December.  This year’s line-up includes the […]

HSBC has launched a new online trading platform, enabling customers to conveniently and securely manage their accounts, savings and investments in one place. The trading platform is integrated into the HSBC UAE Personal Internet Banking portal, allowing its retail customers in the UAE to trade shares and exchange traded funds on major stock exchanges in real-time. The […]

Wells Fargo & Company announced Lola Ninonuevo as new chief operating officer (COO) for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. and subject to regulatory approval. Along with her Richard Place has joined as chief financial officer (CFO) for Wells Fargo EMEA. Richard Place joined Wells Fargo on May 11, and his role is […]

HSBC has reached a long term strategic cloud agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive digital transformation and deliver new and personalized banking services. Under the multi-year, global deal, HSBC will make AWS technology available across the bank’s lines of business. It will start with customer-facing applications and application modernization in its Global Wealth […]