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Report: Digital KYB – a springboard to customer onboarding success
FinTech Futures’ latest in depth industry report on KYB, in partnership with DueDil.
Goldman’s former CIO becomes chairman of Israeli fintech The Floor
“I believe The Floor has transformative potential to impact the financial services industry.”
Western Union snaps up 15% stake in Saudi telco’s payments arm
Currently Western Union provides stc pay with money transfer services.
One of Turkey’s largest fintechs Papara gears up for expansion
It launched in 2016 and became cash flow positive in 2017.
Nasik Islamic Bank goes live with BML Istisharat core system
BML deployed the ICBS core platform in four months.
Report: Three key strategies for customer experience success
In-depth industry report on customer experience, featuring expert insights from Mettle, HSBC & Northwestern Mutual.
Santander launches money manager with Tel Aviv fintech Personetics
Santander claims its UK app has 4 million monthly active users at present.
Oracle gains new Flexcube deals in Middle East and Africa
Technology vendor signs a selection of new clients.
Bahrain’s Tarabut Gateway brings its open banking platform to UAE
Tarabut Gateway is also opening two new offices, one in Abu Dhabi, and one in Dubai.
FAB transfers legacy banking licence to ADQ
A number of legacy banks in Dubai have launched digital-only services this year.
Commercial Bank of Dubai serves ‘low-income’ customers with Now Money
“[We’re offering a] much more advanced and cost-effective alternative”.
Jordan Ahli Bank goes live on Temenos Infinity
The Jordanian bank is an existing user of Temenos’ core banking system.
Sibos 2020: Industry has widespread “dissatisfaction” with transaction monitoring
Costs, compliance and confusion need to be solved by new technology, says panel.
Sibos 2020: Banking Circle launches POBO and COBO payments transparency solutions
The solutions are available globally through Swift, Faster Payments, CHAPS, SEPA and local clearing.
Swift launches project for “brilliantly simple” SME cross-border payments
The messaging and infrastructure network makes next step in new strategy.
Webinar: What does the future hold for “traditional” banking models?
How banks can thrive amid uncertainty and increased competition.
Trio of UAE banks go live with klip digital wallet solution
Klip uses QR tech to enable contactless payments.
Destination public cloud
It is estimated that global public cloud revenues will grow by about 17% this year.
Barclays-backed Team8 launches fintech foundry with ex-Leumi CEO
The foundry’s first company will evaluate credit risk for ecommerce firms.
Emirates NBD deploys new payments hub with TCS Bancs
The UAE bank goes live on TCS Bancs after kicking off the project in 2019.
EXCLUSIVE: Oracle wins deals with Mashreq Bank and Desjardins
Oracle has also picked up a new deal in Bangladesh.
Banking Technology September 2020 issue out now
Tipping point: Google vs Oracle showdown.
RTGS Global kicks into gear to disrupt correspondent banking
RTGS has built its system on Microsoft Azure.
Saudi Stock Exchange launches new markets on Nasdaq technology
Tadawul debuts derivatives market and clearing house.
The great asset servicing cloud migration and its implications
Cloud migration requires a considerable initial spend and some are simply not yet ready to commit.
Why the world needs synchronised timing
The value of timing provides the opportunity to bolster the very fabric of our vital infrastructure.
Mastercard partners with AlRaedah Finance on Saudi SME payments
The “SME in a Box” will offer SMEs direct access to fast funds.
Islamic banks take the lead in adopting fintech solutions
No part of the world has really taken this matter to the next level quite like the Middle East.
Fintech funding rebounds in Q2 but deal numbers continue to fall
VC-backed fintech deals dived from 452 in Q1 to 397 in Q2.
After divorce comes engagement for banks
For a bank to engage with a customer, they need to go beyond the initial request.
Israeli auto-procurement fintech Approve.com lands $5m
Approve is a cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.
UK leads the way in Islamic fintech ahead of Malaysia and UAE
The UK is a notable eight ahead of second-place Malaysia.
National Bank of Bahrain signs Infosys Finacle for transaction banking
The new deal is part of the bank’s ongoing digital transformation.
How can fintech rise to the new D&I challenge?
If they don’t believe they are part of the problem, nothing will really change.
UAE’s Network International to buy Nairobi fintech DPO Group
DPO is the largest online commerce platform operating across Africa.
Report: The future of digital wealth management
A new FinTech Futures report examines the future of wealth management in a digital era.
Emirates NBD’s challenger Liv moves to ‘super app’ status
The challenger said it had acquired more than 300,000 users.
Report: A new decade of core banking transformation
A new FinTech Futures report examining the role of core banking in the industry today.
65% of banks say legacy systems holding back Swift gpi adoption
Volante, HSBC and Deutsche Bank, share their insights on a recent webinar regarding Swift gpi.
