Tagged: digitalization

December 16, 2021 @ 8:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong tech startup, Bloom, has announced a collaboration with AIA Hong Kong  in order to launch “Care for You 24” – AIA’s first scenario-based protection that “revolves around customers’ lifestyle touchpoints and scenarios – to offer instant cover for their purchases.” “Care for You… Read More

December 13, 2021 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ZA International and Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) have unveiled an easily accessible travel insurance to “create a seamless and frictionless travel experience through digital acceleration.” ZA International and AAHK seek to “leverage innovative technology and deep experience in passenger flow management” to achieve the… Read More

December 12, 2021 @ 12:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital lending software provider Blend (NYSE:BLND) notes that the need to keep up with evolving customer behavior in retail and online banking is “not a new pursuit for financial services organizations, but it is becoming increasingly more important.” According to Blend, that’s because the market… Read More

December 9, 2021 @ 2:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Zafin has reportedly joined the IBM Z and Cloud Modernization Center, which is a digital front door comprised of tools, training and ecosystem partners to “help IBM Z clients accelerate the modernization of their applications, data and processes in an open hybrid cloud architecture.” This… Read More

December 6, 2021 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

iProov, a provider of biometric face authentication tech, and Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service linking the United Kingdom with mainland Europe, have announced that their trial of a contactless fast-track service, SmartCheck, is currently live. SmartCheck enables passengers to “complete secure ticket verification and… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Republic of North Macedonia has introduced its National Digital Identity Service – with assistance from Mastercard (NYSE: MA) – in order to support the nation’s fast-evolving digital economy. The partnership between Mastercard and the Macedonian Ministry of Information Society and Administration (MISA) – first… Read More

December 1, 2021 @ 10:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Taking a leading role in the sector with its innovative solutions in virtual banking, Garanti BBVA has implemented the Document Upload function for their corporate clients where they are able to add their financial data from Corporate Internet Banking. With this new function, Garanti BBVA… Read More

November 25, 2021 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Swedish Fintech firm Näktergal, which supports financial institutions with Cloud-powered platform solutions for digitized lending, has acquired EUR 1 million in capital via an investment led by Katalysen & Partners. Other investors are Stefan Backlund, ex- VP Marketing & Communications at Trustly, Jon Wimmercranz, ex-… Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 11:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Saigon Commercial Bank (SCB) has announced that it has selected BPC as its solution partner in Vietnam, which should accelerate digital transformation in the nation’s fast-growing banking sector. Using BPC’s SmartVista Platform for switching and Card Management system, SCB can offer hyper-personalized services for clients… Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 8:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Paris-based Société Générale S.A. (GLE.PA), a French multinational investment bank and financial services company with around €1.3 trillion in assets, says it is putting its trust in data and AI in order to help the organization with transitioning into the digital age. As the institution… Read More

November 20, 2021 @ 1:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian peer-to-peer lender Robo.cash says that P2P loans increase competition with traditional banking. Robo.cash writes in a blog post that European nations with stable and developed economies are leading “in terms of consumer and business lending.” The complete digitalization of the financing process “becomes one… Read More

November 20, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European online marketplace lender October notes in a recent blog post that as part of the economic support plan following the Covid-19 outbreak, Bpifrance introduced the digital Prêt Rebond (Rebound Loan) back in in April 2020, in partnership with the French Regions, allowing SMEs of… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 9:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bank of Queensland (BOQ) is bringing an improved set of capabilities to debit card holders as part of the banking institution’s extensive digital offering. With the migration of its debit cards to the FirstVision platform from Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a provider of payments and… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Eigen Technologies, the international intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, and NetDocuments, the Cloud content management platform where legal professionals do work, have entered a new partnership, and developed a tech integration connecting the platforms. Shared and new clients have “already taken advantage of the new… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Following a massive $394M Series D round earlier this year to establish the foundation for greater financial inclusion, international ID verification Fintech Trulioo is “strengthening pathways to create a more inclusive and trust-oriented digital economy,” according to an update shared with CI. With the ability… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 5:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Capco, the international tech and management consultancy, has appointed Glenn Kurban as a new Partner in its US Data & Analytics practice, based out of the firm’s Atlanta offices. A senior business professional with more than 25 years of industry experience in data and analytics,… Read More

November 13, 2021 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Standard Chartered (LON: STAN) has reportedy tapped the SAP Multi-Bank Connectivity solution and has also joined as a member bank, “aiming to offer an enhanced experience to corporate clients in meeting their transactional banking needs, simplifying the onboarding process, and delivering both traditional and new… Read More

November 8, 2021 @ 1:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) has reportedly been expanding its global platform capabilities via the Mastercard Developers portfolio, by adding various services to power flexible and innovative ways to make payments, improve the customer experience (CX) and establish greater trust across the payments sector. Taking an organic… Read More

November 4, 2021 @ 10:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kenanga Investors Bhd has confirmed the launch of the Kenanga Sustainability Series: Frontier Fund. The fund will reportedly focus on making investments in equity securities of international firms that exhibit long-term sustainable growth potential, are getting ready for initial public offerings (IPOs), and have created… Read More

October 31, 2021 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-headquartered crypto-asset custody service provider Hex Trust confirmed earlier this week that James Fok has joined the firm’s advisory board. James brings more than 2 decades of professional experience in capital markets and the financial services sector across high-profile management roles, and also as… Read More