Tagged: bangladesh

November 21, 2021 @ 3:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered Nomod, a payments Fintech with a sharp focus on the MENA region, confirmed earlier this week that it has secured $3.4 million via a seed round. Nomod’s latest investment round takes the Fintech firm’s valuation to $50 million. The company has received investments from… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 10:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech industry experts from Qatar and Bangladesh recently talked about potential opportunities in the financial services sector during a webinar.  Bangladesh Forum Qatar (BFQ) had organized the webinar on “An Exploration of the Qatar – Bangladesh Startup and Fintech Opportunities” along with assistance from the… Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 10:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Malaysia-based Fintech Valyou, a digital remittance payments service provider, has introduced a blockchain-enabled remittance solution in Bangladesh through a partnership with Standard Chartered and bKash, a mobile financial service provider. The distributed ledger tech (DLT)-powered platform will enable instant money transfers from Malaysia to Bangladesh…. Read More

September 14, 2020 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Onfido, a global ID verification provider, will be offering its user authentication services to Malaysia’s MyCash Money. Onfido has also been providing similar services to other Fintech firms in the region, including BigPay and MoneyMatch. MyCash Money is a digital marketplace that’s focused on serving… Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 10:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Qatar has a population of around 2.5 million, however, there are only around 300,000 to 400,000 Qatari citizens, as the country is home to more than 2 million expatriates. These expats are from all over the world, including the US, the UK, and other leading… Read More

June 21, 2020 @ 6:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Asian Fintech firm BigPay announced on June 19, 2020, that it has added Australia and Vietnam to its global remittance service, and will be adding China soon. The company added Bangladesh and India in January of this year. BigPay’s management noted that they’re committed to… Read More

March 23, 2020 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TFP Solutions Bhd, a provider of business productivity solutions and services for large enterprises, is planning to market the OneCENT mobile-based Fintech platform to local consumers in Malaysia after the Movement Control Order (MCO) has been lifted. Datuk Hussian A Rahman, managing director and board… Read More

November 15, 2019 @ 10:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent analysis performed by Paysend, a company that allows money transfers to any Visa, Mastercard, UnionPay cards and to regular bank accounts, has revealed the world’s top ten nations with the greatest gender divide for accessing modern financial services such as banking accounts and… Read More

November 27, 2018 @ 2:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

WorldRemit, a UK based Fintech in the digital money transfer sector, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with BRAC Bank and bKash for banking and mobile money transfers to Bangladesh. WorldRemit reported that the partnership will considerably expand its footprint in Bangladesh and supports its… Read More

December 22, 2016 @ 11:58 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital money transfer service WorldRemit announced on Thursday it is teaming up with Xpress Money once again to launch instant money transfers to Bangladesh. The companies revealed earlier this week they were working together to offer instant remittances in Pakistan. According to WorldRemit, customers will… Read More