Tagged: digitalization

Fintech SadaPay Remains Focused on Supporting Pakistan’s Evolving Freelancer and Digital Economy

Pakistan has emerged as one of the fastest-growing markets for freelancers and digital services. Although the majority of the nation’s residents are living in poverty, and the country continues to face major political and economic challenges, there is still a significantly large digital economy that… Read More

Fintech Backbase Expands Operations to Chile with Banco Security, Streamlining Digital Banking Services

Banco Security will enhance its digital offering with Backbase‘s Engagement Banking platform, laying the foundation for the next generation of banking services. As part of its comprehensive $50 million digital investment plan spanning four years, Grupo Security is driving “a set of initiatives aimed at… Read More

Rimes Introduces AI Lab to Enable Clients to Harness Power of Innovative Technologies

Rimes has announced the launch of their AI Lab under the leadership of Theo Bell, the newly appointed Head of AI Product. The Rimes AI Lab provides “a dedicated environment where the Rimes Product Engineering team, in collaboration with clients, can prototype new ideas and… Read More

Digital Transformation: Bank of the Philippine Islands Adopts Digital-First HR via Partnership with Darwinbox

Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) adopts digital-first HR with its partnership with Darwinbox, Asia’s Human Resource Management System (HRMS) provider. With a legacy spanning over 170 years, BPI has “enhanced its employee experience and streamlined HR processes for its 18,000-strong workforce, covering a diverse… Read More

Fintech Apps: Wealth Management Platforms Become Gateway to Client Satisfaction and Retention, Study Finds

It’s not just Millennials and Gen Z with do-it-yourself brokerage accounts “driving the trend toward increased use of digital wealth management tools; the digital channel has become central to the client experience for all types of investors, with mobile apps leading the way.” According to… Read More

Berlin’s Fintech Firm Moonfare Appoints Marc Lamik as Chief Product and Technology Officer

Moonfare has appointed Marc Lamik as its Chief Product and Technology Officer, which is a newly-created executive committee position “reporting to Co-CEO Lorenz Jüngling.” Lamik, who is based in Lisbon, “joined Moonfare in July 2022 as VP of Product and Data.” In his new role… Read More

Volante Technologies, the Cloud Payments Fintech, Announces Availability of New Version of Product Suite

Volante Technologies, the global firm enabling cloud payments modernization, have recently announced the general availability of the latest version of the Volante Experience. Following the initial launch of the Volante Experience, which focused on the onboarding experience, this latest release enhances Volante’s Payments as a… Read More

Cyber and Digital Technology Risks are Key Concern for Businesses – PwC Global Survey

Cyber and digital technology risks are a key concern for businesses and risk leaders in 2023, even as 60% see GenAI “as an opportunity for their businesses,” according to PwC’s 2023 Global Risk Survey, published recently. More than 3,900 business and risks leaders – “from… Read More

Generative AI Poses Novel Risks But Offers Transformational Opportunities, According to World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Summit brought together more than 200 influential leaders from the Forum’s AI Governance Alliance (AIGA) and the broader artificial intelligence community “to exchange insights and collaborate on the establishment of action plans to promote the responsible development and deployment… Read More

Afterpay and Rokt to Offer Consumers Relevant Ecommerce Experiences

Rokt, the ecommerce technology company using machine learning and AI to make transactions more relevant to each shopper, announced its partnership with Afterpay, one of the global leaders in “Buy Now, Pay Later” payment. The partnership enables Afterpay to offer its ecommerce shoppers “highly relevant… Read More

Germany’s Insurtech wefox Appoints Paul Onnen as Chief Technology Officer

wefox, the European insurtech, has appointed Paul Onnen as Chief Technology Officer, with immediate effect. Mr. Onnen takes over the role from Sergi Banos who “was promoted to Chief Platform Officer (CPO) as the company accelerates its plans to launch the platform that will connect… Read More

Blockchain Platform Dapper Labs Announces Disney Pinnacle, a Digital Pin Collecting and Trading Experience

Dapper Labs announced the upcoming launch of Disney Pinnacle, an all-new socially driven collectible experience that brings the magic of pin collecting to the digital age. Disney Pinnacle will aim to “bring together characters from 100 years of Disney, along with beloved icons from Pixar… Read More

Animoca Brands, Amazon Web Services, Polygon Labs to Enable Web3 Startup Development via Mocaverse

Animoca Brands, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Polygon Labs announced MoonRealm Express Accelerator, a strategic collaboration to support Web3 builders around the world and accelerate the development of Web3 products and solutions through Animoca Brands’ flagship project Mocaverse. MoonRealm Express Accelerator is “an accelerator program… Read More

Payments Fintech Foodics in Egypt and Suplyd to Automate Procurement, Supply Chain for Restaurants

Foodics, the restaurant management and payment solutions in MENA, announced its collaboration with Suplyd in Egypt, the digital supply chain management and procurement platform. This partnership offers a comprehensive supply chain management solution to restaurants in Egypt, making it easier “for restaurant owners to manage… Read More

CBDCs: MAS Establishes Foundation for Usage of Digital Money in Singapore

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) unveiled three initiatives to ensure the safe and innovative use of digital money in Singapore, namely: a blueprint outlining the infrastructure required for a digital Singapore dollar; expanding digital money trials; and a plan to issue a “live” central… Read More

lastminute, the European Travel Tech Firm, Teams Up with Payments Fintech Checkout.com

lastminute.com N.V., the European Travel-Tech firm focused on Dynamic Holiday Packages, announces its appointment of Checkout.com as its global payment service provider. Recently celebrating its 25-year anniversary, the lastminute Group is described as “an iconic online travel destination serving millions of customers annually with holiday… Read More

Automobile Financing Experience Streamlined by Bank of America with Digital Tools, Resources

Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is introducing new digital capabilities to support consumers in their car shopping and financing journey. Bank of America clients can now “get prequalified for auto financing to learn how much they may be able to borrow and estimate their terms,… Read More

Paxos Obtains In Principle Approval from MAS for New Entity, Will Issue USD-Backed Stablecoin in Singapore

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Paxos, the regulated blockchain & tokenization infrastructure platform, secured in principle approval (IPA) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for its new Singapore entity, Paxos Digital Singapore Pte. Ltd. to offer digital payment token services. Paxos Digital Singapore will issue “a new US dollar… Read More

UK Nearly Halfway to Net Zero but Most Challenging Part Awaits, KPMG Report Claims

In the UK, early adoption of renewables has seen significant progress on delivering Net Zero, but global challenges and the need “to tackle the harder to abate sectors could see progress stall in the coming years,” according to KPMG’s 2023 Net Zero Readiness Report. The… Read More

Brazil’s Digital Bank Nubank Introduces Metrics Panel for Nucoin Ecosystem

Nubank (NYSE:NU), which claims to be one of the largest digital financial services platforms in the world, announces the launch of a metrics panel, also known as a block explorer, for Nucoin. The focus is to provide transparency “to the information related to the digital… Read More

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