Tagged: digital banking

October 5, 2020 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wells Fargo announced on Monday the launch of its new payment tracker. According to Wells Fargo, the payment tracker is a single status, secure, web-based solution for tracking global payments. Wells Fargo revealed that the payment tracker is a free tool that leverages Wells Fargo’s… Read More

October 4, 2020 @ 6:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech companies in India are now expecting to make a recovery within the next six months, after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led to many people losing their jobs and businesses shutting down. Indian Fintech firms including payments, lending and neobanking… Read More

October 2, 2020 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Santander Bank announced on Friday the launch of Santander One, which is a new simple banking account with service plans through subscription. The banking group revealed it customized the account for individuals and companies with free essential services for loyal customers and offers the possibility… Read More

October 2, 2020 @ 5:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Distribution Finance Capital (DF Capital), a lender that provides various working capital solutions to UK based businesses, has reportedly been granted a full banking license from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The company is planning to launch a new digital bank, which will focus on… Read More

September 30, 2020 @ 3:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alkami Technology, Inc. (Alkami), a cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for banks and credit unions, announced on Tuesday it secured $140 million through its latest investment round, which was led by D1 Capital Partners. As previously reported, Alkami was founded in 2009 and provides a… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 11:22 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Australia based Alex, a digital banking challenger, is reportedly planning to secure about A$10m (appr. $7.1 million) in capital through a Series B investment round. As first reported by the Financial Review, Alex’s team of senior management professionals have been focused on acquiring additional funding by approaching various… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 8:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vietnam based Timo Plus, a digital banking platform, is reportedly planning to “relaunch” its services as e-commerce activity in the country has really picked up (due to COVID). Timo Plus is Vietnam’s very first digital bank. The company’s management stated on September 28, 2020, that… Read More

September 29, 2020 @ 8:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Egypt’s Banque Misr, which is the nation’s second-largest commercial bank, is reportedly planning to launch an all-digital or digital-only bank during the third quarter of 2021. Akef El Maghraby, the Vice Chairman of Banque Misr, confirmed that the digital banking platform would go live next… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Razer Fintech’s management has said that the company is planning to acquire a virtual banking license and that it’s willing to work independently or as part of a consortium. The Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the nation’s central bank, has confirmed that it will issue five… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 11:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital-only bank platform N26 announced on Monday the appointment of two key senior executives, a new Chief People Officer and Chief Operating Officer, set to join the company next month. According to N26, both roles will report directly to N26 co-founder and CFO Maximilian… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 9:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Sridhar Iyer, the Executive Vice President and Head of Mashreq Neo (the digital banking division launched in 2017), recently noted that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has one of the highest smartphone or mobile Internet penetrations rates in the world. Iyer claims that the UAE’s… Read More

September 28, 2020 @ 8:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd. (NYSE: OCFT), an established technology-as-a-service platform for financial institutions, has won the Platinum Award for Digital Banking at the IFTA FinTech Achievement Awards 2019, “in recognition for the innovation of its OneConnect Bank Solution.” Daniel Ling, GM at OneConnect’s Hong… Read More

September 27, 2020 @ 10:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

RoosterMoney, a UK-based money managing mobile app, is now nearing £2.1 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. The funding round was launched less than two weeks ago and has already attracted more than 440 Seedrs investors. As previously reported, RoosterMoney was founded in… Read More

September 27, 2020 @ 1:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global banking sector has faced many challenges due to the socioeconomic problems resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. Many banks or financial institutions have had to shut down physical branches while asking their employees to work remotely in order to prevent the further spread of… Read More

September 27, 2020 @ 1:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital banking offers more convenience to consumers, which has become even more obvious due to the COVID-19 crisis. The shift towards all-digital financial services could be permanent, according to the State Bank of India (SBI) Chief. SBI, which is one of India’s largest lenders, is… Read More

September 27, 2020 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malaysia’s Razer Fintech, the Fintech division of Razer (a multinational financial service provider), has teamed up with Singapore’s Lifestyle Marketing SaaS (software-as-a-service) provider, Perx Technologies, in order to provide better mobile-first customer engagement for financial services. Through the partnership, Razer Fintech will focus on transforming… Read More

September 25, 2020 @ 4:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Following the recent announcement that app-only banking service Chime raised $485 million through a Series F round, CEO of the company, Chris Britt, sat down to discuss the funding round, as well as Chime’s future plans. As previously reported, Chime is on a mission… Read More

September 25, 2020 @ 4:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

One, a U.S. digital banking startup, announced earlier this week it has officially launched its services. The company reported it is on a mission to “redesign banking for modern life” by combing digital banking with a full suite of products that traditional banks offer. Created… Read More

September 24, 2020 @ 10:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Russian banking group Sberbank announced on Thursday it is rolling out cloud service for businesses to sign payment documents inside the bank’s mobile app. Sberbank explained that users of its corporate banking solution will be able to clear payments and sign documents through non-certified digital… Read More

September 24, 2020 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Brazil-based FitBank Pagamentos Eletronicos SA, a Fintech firm backed by JPMorgan Chase, one of the world’s largest banks in terms of assets and scope of operations, is planning to establish an additional business office in the US during the first half of next year. The… Read More