Tagged: digital transformation

August 2, 2020 @ 9:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Stuart Sopp, founder and CEO at digital bank Current, has previously noted that the COVID-19 outbreak has shown how his company serves employees whose roles are considered essential during the global pandemic. In June 2020, Sopp had confirmed that Current would remain focused on spending,… Read More

August 2, 2020 @ 2:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital payments experienced a surge in India during July 2020. UPI transactions increased by 11% month-over-month to $38.7 billion in July. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is an instant real-time payment system that has been created by India’s National Payments Corporation. It aims to facilitate inter-bank… Read More

July 30, 2020 @ 11:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (Bank BRI), one of Indonesia’s largest financial institutions, is reportedly integrating three core ecosystems (market, digital, village), in order to accelerate the digital transformation of the country’s micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) sector. Bank BRI is a 70% government-owned… Read More

July 29, 2020 @ 11:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The global Fintech ecosystem is growing steadily. The financial technology sector is projected to reach $460 billion within the next five years. But financial losses due to fraudulent activities have reached $42 billion, globally, during the past two years. The billions of dollars stolen due… Read More

July 29, 2020 @ 7:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Thought Machine, a core banking technology firm, has acquired an additional $42 million in capital as part of its massive Series B round – which brings the total funds raised during the round to $125 million. Thought Machine had secured $83 million via the Series… Read More

July 26, 2020 @ 7:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital Banking Solutions, a multinational provider of integrated banking software, revealed on July 24, 2020, that TBC Bank will be one of the first digital banks in Uzbekistan. The subsidiary of the TBC banking group in Georgia went live with Capital Banking Solutions’ open platform,… Read More

July 24, 2020 @ 12:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BNP Paribas, a French international banking group that’s ranked as the 8th largest bank in the world in terms of total assets (appr. €2 trillion), will reportedly become an anchor client in the European Union for tech giant IBM’s Cloud for Financial Services framework. The… Read More

July 23, 2020 @ 7:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lloyds Bank, a British retail and commercial bank with branches across England and Wales with around £436 billion in assets, will be acquiring a minority stake in Form3, a cloud-powered payments technology provider. The acquisition is part of Lloyds’ plans to upgrade its legacy payments… Read More

July 22, 2020 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VTB Bank, a leading Russian universal bank with over $6 billion in annual revenue, has introduced a “robot factory.” The bank, which has more than 77,000 workers, says it’s planning to introduce 250 “digital employees” off the production line in the coming years. VTB Bank’s… Read More

July 22, 2020 @ 1:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Qatar Development Bank (QDB), an institution offering financial services, banking and loans for the development of the Middle Eastern nation’s industrial, tourism, educational, health care, (and other sectors), recently confirmed that it aims to accelerate the digital transformation of the financial services industry in… Read More

July 19, 2020 @ 8:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent blog post notes that since the COVID-19 pandemic began, there’s been a significant acceleration in digital banks and P2P wallet activity volume (during the first half of 2020). The blog states that the impact of the Coronavirus crisis has “disproportionately” affected the world’s… Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 11:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

OCBC Bank (Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., Ltd) (SGX: O39), a multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in OCBC Centre, Singapore, has revealed that its customers in Singapore will now be able to use their SingPass to access its digital banking platform. The digital banking services… Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 11:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The GHL Group Berhad, a payment service provider and one of the top merchant acquirers in the ASEAN region, recently revealed that its Philippines division has been approved by the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to conduct its lending business through its new unit,… Read More

July 17, 2020 @ 11:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Fintech Vesuvio Labs is reportedly planning to establish an investment business in the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar in order to further expand its operations and assist firms in Doha, particularly startups, with branching out into other global markets. Vesuvio Labs is a vertically… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC, a British multinational bank and financial services holding company with over $2.5 trillion in total assets, has partnered with the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) in order to assist startups with their Open Banking programs (in Hong Kong). The API EcoBooster… Read More

July 16, 2020 @ 1:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plaid is a Fintech that jumped to the top of the news cycle when Visa (NYSE: V) announced in January that it was acquiring the Fintech for $5.3 billion. Plaid’s services enable consumers the ability to share their financial information with thousands of apps and… Read More

July 14, 2020 @ 7:13 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Virtual banking service provider Backbase is planning to establish two new offices in order to meet growing demand for its products in Australia, where digital banking platforms are expected to expand rapidly in the coming years. Backbase will be offering greater proximity and expertise in… Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 8:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Indian digital payments giant Paytm recently acquired insurance company Raheja QBE for $74 million. Amit Nayyar, President at Paytm, has noted that the company aims to promote greater financial inclusion by helping half a billion Indians with gaining access to modern digital platforms and services…. Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The global digital banking platform industry reportedly managed to generate $3.95 billion in revenue last year. It’s expected to reach $10.87 billion by 2027, which means it’s projected to expand at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.6% from 2020 to 2027. This, according… Read More

July 8, 2020 @ 12:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jane Gladstone, the recently appointed president of Promontory Interfinancial Network, has been working in Fintech investment banking since the 1990s. Gladstone established a Fintech merger and acquisition (M&A) and advisory service during the 90s, while working at Morgan Stanley. Gladstone, the former senior MD at… Read More