Carlsberg Bank – probably the best digital bank in the world
Banks need to identify new segments and go beyond banking
unbanked
US neobank Zenus gets licence
Zenus will allow anyone in the world to open an account.
Visa invests in Southeast Asia’s payments platform Gojek
The two companies will also collaborate on cashless payments solutions.
UnionBank pilots blockchain-based cross-border remittance
It’s the first Philippine bank to successfully remit to Singapore.
Mambu signs first Brazilian client Acesso
Acesso issues prepaid cards for the underbanked.
Bank of Kigali chooses Temenos for regional growth
The Rwandan bank aims to reach a million customers by 2021.
Fintech: changing lives and promoting inclusion across the globe
164 million migrant workers and 800 million people around the world today are directly supported by remittances.
In-store credit firm Sunbit attracts $26m funding
The company wants to target health and safety-related markets.
BanQu closes extension on $2.6m Series A
The amount of the extension remains undisclosed.
Nigerian banking start-up favours Oracle FSS
EXCLUSIVE: Titan Trust Bank selects Oracle FSS for its core and digital banking technology.
UBX and Temenos to deliver inclusive digital banking to Philippines
The aim is to reach millions of people over the next five years.
A voyage of optimism from the city of angels to mountains of clouds
Entrepreneurs, local governments and socially minded enterprises spark innovation in their communities.
Emerging economies payments start-up Thunes closes $10m Series A round
Plans to accelerate growth across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Tencent takes a gamble on Argentina’s Uala
The amount of the equity investment has not been disclosed.
Financial inclusion focus: smallholders, big dreams
An ambitious vision for raising smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa out of poverty through applying technology.
Ithala SOC selects Intellect Design to support expansion plans
The system integrator will be Tech Mahindra.
Moxy picks Nymbus to power DC’s newest bank for 20 years
Tech-focused bank aimed at underserved communities.
UK and Turkey push Islamic finance through fintech
TheCityUK and Borsa Istanbul set out their ambitions.
Mobi Direct picks Worldline for Pakistani payments
The PSP/PSO aims to modernise paytech in the country.
Finastra core system fuels Al Taif Islamic Bank
Iraqi bank looking to “kick start its retail business”.
DBS Bank steps up interest in India
Singapore entity launches wholly owned subsidiary DBS Bank India Limited.
Ping An pushes into Indonesia’s fintech space
Its subsidiary OneConnect plans to offer AI, blockchain and biometrics.
Brazilian challenger bank C6 will see you now
It has its licence and is now testing out functionalities
Fintech investment in US hits record $52.5bn
KPMG’s “2018 Pulse of Fintech” report is good news for the States.
Emirates NBD plays matchmaker for start-ups and investors
Private banking arm sees no harm in The LaunchPad.
Banking for “digital nomads”
Foregoing the traditional way of working from nine to five in a typical office culture and hierarchy model.
Hispanic Christians find payments faith in Vivipay
National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference is mightily impressed.
Could PayPal dethrone banks when it comes to small business loans?
In the field of small business loans, PayPal is certainly changing the traditional paradigm.
Top three action items for FIs from 2018
Condensing six fintech events down into a handful of concrete takeaways.
Ebanx to process LatAm payments for Camel Financial
Camel is the financial arm of e-commerce firm DHgate.
WorldRemit and Brac on track for Bangladesh payments
New partnership allows bank and mobile money transfers to the country.
South Africa’s FNB turns to township trade
First National Bank partners with Selpal for new customers.
US regulator plays hardball over ICO securities
Yo fintech! Don’t mess with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Core banking tech developer Riby secures funding from Microtraction
Riby has developed a cloud-based core banking system for African co-ops and credit unions.
Playing nice: why credit scoring and blockchain could be keys to a working US sandbox
The key is to find areas of common ground and construct the sandbox – and its mission – around those topics.
Knowing your customer: blockchain’s ultimate killer app?
Abbas Ali, associate director, R3, wants you to be in the know about KYC matters.
Sibos 2018: China versus the West
High smartphone and social media penetration could be the keys.
Tez Financial Services lands $1.1m investment
The first fully digital non-bank microfinance company in Pakistan.
VisionFund International to standardise core banking tech with Musoni
VisionFund Myanmar will be the first site in the Musoni’s tech roll-out across VFI.
IMS 2018 Lisbon: bank digitisation and reading the client
How do retail banks stay relevant to their customers’ changing demands and priorities?
