AI-exposed Sectors Reportedly Experience Productivity Surge as AI Jobs See Up to 25% Wage Premium

Sectors more exposed to AI are experiencing almost five times (4.8x) higher growth in labor productivity, according to PwC’s 2024 Global AI Jobs Barometer, released recently. The report, which analyzed “over half a billion job ads from 15 countries, suggests that AI could allow many… Read More

Fintech Thunes Explains Why Turkey Is Expected to Lead Digital Payments Adoption

From e-wallets to neobanks, Türkiye’s (Turkey) financial institutions are accelerating fintech innovation, supporting greater connectivity to international markets, financial inclusivity at home and more economic prosperity for businesses. Thunes is a key payments player in Turkey’s ecosystem. Thunes says its extensive payments network in the… Read More

UK’s PensionBee Survey Reveals Pension Savers Want to See Big Polluters Commit to Aggressive Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets

Pension savers are strongly backing shareholder calls for Shell to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, according to an update from PensionBee. A survey of pension savers by PensionBee revealed “that almost 60% of respondents – equal to nearly 18.5 million pensions savers… Read More

Fintech Tuum and DDCAP ETHOS to Provide a Financial Technology Solution for Shariah Compliant Markets

Tuum, the core banking provider, and DDCAP Group have partnered to offer a pre-integrated Fintech solution to enhance the end-to-end trade execution and processing of Sharia-compliant transactions. From the partnership, DDCAP and Tuum clients “will gain the ability to migrate legacy, automated trade execution and… Read More

Payments Canada Appoints Paula Dunlop as VP, Policy, Government Relations and Research

Payments Canada is pleased to welcome Paula Dunlop as the new Vice President, Policy, Government Relations and Research. In this role, Paula will be expected to “oversee these three important functions at Payments Canada that influence and enhance their work with key stakeholders and across… Read More

Cybercrime Report Reveals Considerable Increase in Human-initiated Digital Attack Rate

LexisNexis Risk Solutions released the results of its annual Cybercrime Report, an analysis of data from 92 billion transactions processed through its LexisNexis Digital Identity Network throughout 2023. The report, Confidence Amid Chaos, reveals “a 19% year-over-year (YOY) increase in the global human-initiated digital attack rate… Read More

Experian Enhances Analytics, Credit Decisioning via Updates to Ascend Technology Platform

As companies around the globe grapple with an accelerated pace of change and seek ways to optimize their businesses, Experian is introducing (what it claims to be) a new era of simplification, scalability and automation through the debut of new enhancements to its cloud-based Experian… Read More

Mass Fintech Hub Announces Mass Bankers Association as New Member

Mass Fintech Hub, a public-private partnership dedicated to making the state a global leader in Fintech, announced the Mass Bankers Association, a multi-faceted banking trade group representing over 120 banks, as its newest member. With this addition, the collaborative has “welcomed nearly 55 member organizations… Read More

Digital Commerce Market in Philippines to Surge By Nearly 20% in 2024 – Research Report

The Philippines e-commerce market is growing at a fast pace and is expected to surge by 19.6% in 2024, driven by growing consumer preference for online shopping and strong internet penetration, finds GlobalData, a data and analytics company. GlobalData’s E-Commerce Analytics reveals that Philippine e-commerce… Read More

Digital Transformation: Kuwait’s Burgan Bank Selects TCS BaNCS to Transform Core Banking

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (NSE: TCS), a global enabler of IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has signed a deal to modernize the core banking technology of Burgan Bank, a commercial bank in Kuwait. The bank will deploy TCS BaNCSTM to “consolidate multiple standalone legacy… Read More

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