Virtuzone has announced partnership with tech start up, Zbooni to provide SMEs with transaction solutions powered by WhatsApp. Through this collabortation clients will enjoy having pre-authorised transaction accounts, ability to accept payments via major card networks such as VISA and MasterCard, as well as special processing rates. All in one marketplace app allows ease in accepting […]

National Bank of Bahrain has announced the activation of ‘Tap & Go’ contactless payment service across its point of sale (POS) terminals and cards. The launch comes as part of a collaboration by the bank with the Central Bank of Bahrain and Benefit, allowing NBB customers to make contactless payments at outlets across Bahrain using their […]

Sunline and Huawei has collaborated to launch the Digital Loan One Box Solution, a global contactless solution for financial services. The Digital Loan One Box Solution is built on Huawei FusionCube Hyper-Converged Infrastructure adopting the enterprise-level microservices banking framework EDSP released by Sunline in 2020. The solution supports rapid, dynamic horizontal scaling on both the […]

DBS Bank has announced that it is the first Asian bank partner on AntChain’s newly-launched blockchain trade platform, Trusple. The one-stop trade platform aims to facilitate greater acceptance and adoption of digital trade processes among corporates, especially small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) which face many pain-points when it comes to international cross border trade. The other […]

First Abu Dhabi Bank has partnered with UAE-based fintech startup Tabby to enable acceptance of their Buy-Now-Pay-Later solution at FAB merchant partners. The very first roll-out of this solution has been at Al Futtaim-owned Toys R’ Us stores in the UAE. With this solution customers can instantly make purchases and pay using interest-free instalments of up […]

Mox a new virtual bank created by Standard Chartered in partnership with PCCW, HKT and Trip.com has been officially launched in Hong Kong. The new virtual bank provides its suite of retail banking services entirely digitally over its app. Mox is the first virtual bank in Hong Kong to support both Apple Pay and Google […]

BitPay, announced a new feature enabling users to buy cryptocurrency from within the BitPay Wallet App using Wyre. Customers can now buy Bitcoin and ETH using a debit card or Apply Pay through the BitPay Wallet App with one-click. A Wyre account is not required. The option to purchase other cryptos like XRP and stablecoins will be […]

Mastercard, NetPlusDotCom and Innovectives have announced the launch of Merchant Digital to provide micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria with digital payment tools. The platform enables Nigerian businesses to accept digital payments through optimized solutions such as Mastercard Quick Response (QR), USSD codes, contactless transactions, point-of-sale terminals and web payment gateways to grow ecommerce. […]

ClearBank has stated that it has become the first clearing bank to offer multi-currency bank accounts via API. The clearing bank will be able to offer more than 30 multi-currency bank accounts in the Q4 2020. ClearBank will be providing customers with the ability to seamlessly move funds between accounts with real-time foreign exchange pricing based […]

Visa Canada has announced the extension of Click to Pay to Canada. The offering helps consumers make safe and fast purchases across different retailers and platforms, as a “digital-first explosion has ushered in the next generation of commerce.” “With the increasingly high numbers of online shoppers in the wake of COVID-19, we are committed to […]