Tagged: digital banking

July 7, 2020 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital bank Penta announced on Tuesday it has more than €4 million in funding from new international investors. Penta reported that this second closing of its financing round increases the total investment of its Series B to more than €23 million. The new investors… Read More

July 7, 2020 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

India-based banking group ICICI Bank announced it has crossed a milestone of one million users on its WhatsApp banking platform. The bank reported it introduced banking services on WhatsApp three months ago to enable its retail customers to undertake a slew of banking requirements from… Read More

July 6, 2020 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading UAE-based financial institution, reports that it has experienced significantly increased levels of digital banking adoption across its retail and corporate services during H1 2020. As noted in a release, almost 60% of ADIB’s retail clients have been using… Read More

July 5, 2020 @ 10:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Eversend, a Neobank for Africans, is set to close its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs with more than €850,000 secured from nearly 950 Seedrs investors. The funding round was launched in May, originally seeking €550,000. The banking group is offering 7.67% in equity at a… Read More

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

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

July 1, 2020 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based banking challenger Chime Financial Inc. has introduced a credit card, called Credit Builder, which aims to work somewhat like a regular debit card by allowing users to spend only the funds that are currently in their accounts. The Chime Credit Builder Visa Credit Card… Read More

July 1, 2020 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA USA announced on Wednesday it has received approval to open 15 new branches across the state of Texas. According to BBVA USA, the branches are set to open in early 2021 and underscore the bank’s 5-year strategic plan launched in early 2020, which aims… Read More

June 30, 2020 @ 9:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dennis Gao, partner of Management Consulting at KPMG Southern China, recently noted that Fintech is preparing to enter the “regulatory-driven 2.0 era,” and opportunities are now greater or outweigh potential challenges for Fintech due to COVID-19. Gao, whose comments came during “Financial Digitalization & Fintech… Read More

June 30, 2020 @ 7:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard and EedenBull will be supporting the launch of a digital banking platform in the APAC region. The new digital bank will be serving businesses in Asia by helping them process payments in a more efficient manner. EedenBull is a Norwegian Fintech firm that has… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 10:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Fintech startup ecosystem in Bahrain has been ranked among the highest in the Middle East region. The sector is also ranked near the top in terms of Islamic finance regulation, according to Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2020. The Central Bank of… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Railsbank, an Open Banking and Regtech solution provider, revealed on June 29, 2020, that it has gained Hong Kong Fintech Statrys as a new client. Statrys offers digital business accounts, advanced payment options, and forex solutions for SMEs based in Asia. It provides convenient… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mass Financial, a UK-based core banking system platform, is now seeking £300,000 through its recently launched equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The funding round has attracted nearly 200 Crowdcube investors so far, with Mass Financial offering 4.76% in equity at an £8 million pre-money valuation. … Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Thought Machine, a company that builds cloud-native tech for banks, announced on Monday its core banking platform Vault now runs on every major cloud infrastructure provider including Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and IBM Cloud. Founded in 2014, Thought Machine is the… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 2:44 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Memo Bank, a France-based independent banking group, announced earlier this week it has been authorized by the European Central Bank (ECB) and the French banking authorities (ACPR) to launch their banking services. Founded in 2017, Memo Bank states it is on a mission to provide… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 8:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based banking platform SolarisBank announced on Thursday it has formed a partnership with American Express for a new installment product, “Splitpay.” SolarisBank reported that for the first time, members of a personal American Express Card in Germany will be able to use an installment option… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 1:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A new report recommends that the Indian government should bring back subsidies for digital payments for transactions valued at less than INR 2,000 (appr. $26.50) and also implement Aadhaar-based electronic KYC checks for Fintechs, non-bank financial companies (NBFCs) and mutual funds. The report has been… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 10:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

GREAT Eastern (Life Assurance), the largest life insurance company in Singapore and Malaysia, will be investing $70 million into Axiata Digital’s financial services business, in order to take part in the company’s Fintech-focused plans, according to Khor Hock Seng, group CEO at Great Eastern. The… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital bank Revolut announced on Thursday the addition of American Express (AMEX) to its Open Banking feature. According to Revolut, the feature allows the bank’s retail customers in the UK to connect their American Express and other banks accounts to Revolut, making it possible to… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 8:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Switzerland-based Credit Suisse, a multinational wealth manager, investment bank and financial services firm, has made a deal with modalmais, a Brazilian digital bank. According to the terms of the agreement, the Swiss bank will purchase preferred shares that will be “equivalent to up to 35%”… Read More