November 26, 2023 @ 5:57 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Dubai’s ambitious journey towards becoming a global leader in innovation and sustainability is gaining momentum, as highlighted by the emirate’s forward-thinking initiatives and investments in futuristic technologies. At the heart of this journey is the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, aimed at making Dubai the… Read More

 Tagged dubai, Dubai 10X, fintech, innovation

November 26, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mangopay, a platform-specific payment infrastructure provider, today announces that it has been selected by Maisons du Monde, a home decor and furniture retailer, to offer seamless payment experiences to its marketplace customers. The integration of Mangopay’s modular payment infrastructure “marks a significant step forward in… Read More

 Tagged constance fouquet, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, home decor, luke trayfoot, maisons du monde, mangopay, marketplaces, payment infrastructure provider, payments

November 26, 2023 @ 12:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia and New Zealand’s non-bank business lender ScotPac, and global financial services firm Ebury have announced a new partnership aimed “at making trading on a global scale faster and more accessible for all businesses.” The collaboration will provide clients of both businesses “with ready access… Read More

 Tagged australia, ebury, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech trends, new zealand, non-bank business lender, scotpac, trading

November 26, 2023 @ 10:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

HMRC recently announced the latest Inheritance Tax (IHT) receipts. (HMRC tax receipts and National Insurance contributions for the UK (monthly bulletin) – GOV.UK.) For April 2023 to October 2023 these “are £4.6 billion, which is £0.5 billion higher than the same period last year.” This… Read More

 Tagged andrew tully, europe, financial planning, financial services, inheritance tax, insights, nucleus, nucleus financial platforms, uk, united kingdom

November 26, 2023 @ 10:22 am By Omar Faridi  |  

AMLYZE, a RegTech specializing in anti-financial crime solutions for FinTechs, banks and crypto businesses, and Plumery, a digital banking solution provider, have joined forces in a partnership in order “to reshape the landscape of financial technology.” With a commitment to combating financial crime, AMLYZE offers… Read More

 Tagged amlyze, banking, ben goldin, digital banking, financial crime, financial technology, fintech trends, jekaterina govina, plumery, regtech, regulatory technology, virtual bank

November 26, 2023 @ 10:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digitt+, an agri-fintech company, has been granted with a full commercial approval by the State Bank of Pakistan. This recent achievement marks “the culmination of an exciting journey that began with pilot approval, during which they onboarded 10,000 customers, facilitated transactions of worth PKR 400… Read More

 Tagged agri-fintech, ahmed saleemi, digital financial services, digitt+, farmers, farming, financial inclusion, financial services, fintech adoption, fintech apps, fintech trends. sbp, State Bank of Pakistan

November 26, 2023 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) announced that its joint venture entity, Mastercard NUCC Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., has received formal approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the National Administration of Financial Regulation (NAFR) in order “to commence domestic bankcard clearing activity in China.”… Read More

 Tagged beijing, china, financial services, formal approval, joint venture, mastercard, mastercard nucc information technology, nafrbankcard clearing, national administration of financial regulation, pboc, peoples bank of china

November 25, 2023 @ 6:54 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Scapia, an India-based fintech company focused on making travel more accessible, has successfully raised $23 million in its Series-A funding round. The round was led by Elevation Capital and 3STATE Ventures, with participation from existing investors Matrix Partners India and Tanglin Venture Partners. Scapia said… Read More

 Tagged fintech, india, payments, Scapia, travel

November 25, 2023 @ 6:51 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Indonesia’s central bank, the Financial Services Authority (OJK), has partnered with the country’s fintech associations to issue what it describes as ethical guidelines on artificial intelligence (AI) use in the context of the fintech industry. The guidelines were formulated in collaboration with four leading fintech… Read More

 Tagged ai, central bank, fintech, Hasan Fawzi, indonesia, Mahendra Siregar, ojk, regulations

November 25, 2023 @ 6:47 pm By Michael Wong  |  

India-based micro-lender Arohan Financial Services is reportedly planning to expand its digital lending operations as part of its overall goal of revolutionizing microfinance with digital push. Arohan said it will leverage its ‘Apna Arohan’ app for more efficient loan disbursements and improved repayment compliance. Launched… Read More

 Tagged Arohan Financial, digital lending, financial, fintech, india, micro lending