Starling digital bank is launching, Starling Kite, a debit card for children across UK so that they can spend contact free as they prepare to return to school. Debit cardcan be ordered by parents from the app. The card will have children’s names printed on it, giving them a sense of ownership and responsibility. They will […]

Infovista is helping one of Italy’s long established major banks, Banca Popolare di Sondrio, to deliver ground breaking digital innovations by leveraging Infovista’s Ipanema SD-WAN technology.  The solution enables Banca Popolare to provide their clients and employees with digital experiences that simplify and streamline operations, improve convenience, increase response time and more by guaranteeing application […]

Mastercard announced a new partnership with HSBC to accelerate sustainable urban development. The partnership is built on HSBC’s extensive track record in developing financial products that support a more sustainable future.  City Possible, pioneered by Mastercard, is a new model of public-private partnerships that brings together a united private sector to work with cities and communities to solve […]

  Banque Saudi Fransi (BSF) and Mastercard have announced the launch of the world’s first Priceless Mastercard Credit Card. The card will give cardholders the opportunity to experience the world’s most prestigious music, sporting and entertainment events, meet celebrities, and enjoy a host of unparalleled travel and lifestyle privileges. Gilberto Caldart, President, International, Mastercard, said: “The […]

Finastra has helped VPBank separate its treasury operations from its legacy core banking system with Finastra’s Fusion Kondor and Fusion Risk solutions. This move will enable the bank to grow its financial markets division by developing new complex products and improving operational efficiency through automation. “As an innovation leader in Vietnam’s banking sector, the digitization and modernization of our business […]

Temenos has announced that its cloud-native technology platform has gone live with Varo Bank. Varo, the first consumer fintech granted a national bank charter in the US, is using Temenos Transact as its core banking technology. Temenos Transact makes it possible to offer a full range of digital banking products, from deposit and saving accounts […]

Visa has partnered with Norway-based digital wallet Vipps to accelerate mobile payments in Europe. Visa’s clients and partners will now be able to take advantage of the Vipps platform to create their own digital wallets and offer customers new ways to pay, be paid, and manage their money. Antony Cahill, Managing Director European Regions at […]

Global money transfer start-up PaySii has partnered with MFS Africa to facilitate remittances into Africa.  This partnership will allow the company to service customers sending money to mobile money wallets in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Cameroon, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia, Madagascar, Malawi, Congo, Niger and Benin. The partnership will facilitate the money transfers into mobile […]

Mastercard has partnered with TSYS to enable consumers to use their Mastercard to split transactions into instalments before, during, or after checkout. This partnership complements Mastercard’s comprehensive suite of merchant offerings through API-based solutions, commercial partnerships, and acquisitions across the globe. “Adding the installment lending function to a bank card is suitable for all parties in the transaction. […]

Cashfac and Sterling National Bank have announced a strategic agreement to expand Sterling’s Escrow account origination and servicing capabilities.  The partnership will deploy Cashfac’s Virtual Bank Technology platform, delivered remotely via the Cloud. Consistent with Sterling’s strategy of providing technology-enabled solutions to small and medium sized businesses, Cashfac’s VBT platform will allow Sterling to provide scalable […]