July 3, 2020 @ 8:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

October, a leading European online lender, notes that it was launched after the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 with the goal of providing more financing options or alternatives to European SMEs. The October team wrote in a blog post published on July 1, 2020: “We… Read More

 Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, digital lender, Digitization, europe, marketplace, october, online lender, online lending, sme's, spain

July 3, 2020 @ 7:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital bank Revolut announced earlier this week its standard, Premium and Metal customers may now have access Silver through the Revolut app. According to Revolut, Silver and Gold are now available through the Revolut app in the Commodities tab in the Wealth section of… Read More

 Tagged digital banking, revolut, silver

July 2, 2020 @ 11:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Indian government has been asking local banks to work cooperatively with SMEs by providing much-needed liquidity during the COVID-19 crisis. Several local digital lenders and non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) will be offering credit solutions to Indian businesses. U GRO Capital, a Bombay Stock Exchange… Read More

 Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, digital lending, india, instaloans, instamojo, lending, nbfc, non-bank financial companies, online lending, sanjeevani platform, smbs, sme's, u gro capital

July 2, 2020 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 outbreak has had a negative impact on the economies of countries throughout the world including Asian nations such as Indonesia. PT JULO Teknologi Finansial (JULO), an Indonesian Fintech firm that supports peer to peer (P2P) lending, has introduced several programs that aim to… Read More

 Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, fintech adoption, indonesia, julo, lending, loan restructuring, p2p lending, smbs, sme's

July 2, 2020 @ 9:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank Negara Malaysia, the nation’s central bank, released a policy document on July 1, 2020, that covers electronic or digital know-your-customer (e-KYC) requirements. The document is an update to the reserve bank’s earlier exposure draft from December 2019. The new policy went into effect immediately… Read More

 Tagged bank negara, bank negara malaysia, central bank, Digital KYC, digital onboarding, e-kyc, electronic kyc, know your customer, reserve bank

July 2, 2020 @ 8:20 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Razer Fintech, the Fintech division of Razer (a multinational financial service provider), has introduced #RazerForLife, an initiative that aims to support local Malaysian businesses. Global capital markets have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. SMEs across the globe are struggling to maintain operations as… Read More

 Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, financial relief, lee li meng, malaysia, razer, razer fintech

July 2, 2020 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Naveen Surya, Chairman, Fintech Convergence Council & Chairman Emeritus, Payments Council of India, has noted that it’s important to understand the key challenges and opportunities created by the global COVID-19 outbreak. Surya added that we must identify opportunities across the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance… Read More

 Tagged bhavin turakhia, fintech convergence council, flourish ventures, google accelerator, iamai, india, internet and mobile association of india, naveen surya, payments council india, Philippines, smita aggarwal, vietnam, zeta

July 2, 2020 @ 6:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Akulaku confirmed recently that it’s planning to offer digital banking services in Southeast Asia. The company was launched around four years ago and is now focused on expanding its operation into the digital banking sector. As reported in November 2018, Akulaku, a leading… Read More

 Tagged byb, china, digital bank, digital banking, indonesia, online banking, pt bank yudha bhakti tbk, william li

July 2, 2020 @ 4:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) official recently noted that China’s Fintech sector could be “instrumental” in assisting SMEs with acquiring reliable credit. The representative added that reliable loans and funding will play a key part in helping businesses get through the COVID-19 outbreak and resulting… Read More

 Tagged china, coronavirus, covid-19, digital transformation, fintech adoption, global financial stability report, imf, international monetary fund, online lending, smbs, sme's

July 2, 2020 @ 3:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

HighRadius, a U.S.-based fintech enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company specializing in integrated receivables, announced on Thursday it has continued its European expansion efforts by opening its new Frankfurt, Germany office. Founded in 2006, HighRadius claims its HighRadius Integrated Receivables platform optimizes cash flow through automation of… Read More

 Tagged expansion, frankfurt, germany, highradius, saas