Tagged: south asia

August 13, 2023 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fime has been selected by Bangladesh Bank to help launch the nation’s domestic card scheme. During this six-year partnership, Fime will aim to “provide consulting and testing services, and set up a certification body framework.” By establishing this independent payment infrastructure, Bangladesh Bank is “creating… Read More

July 23, 2023 @ 4:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nomura announced the expansion of its International Wealth Management business with new premises in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the global financial hub in the MENA and South Asia region. Nomura announced last year that it would “open a branch of Nomura Singapore Limited in… Read More

June 23, 2023 @ 11:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Xapo Bank, a “fully licensed” private bank that combines traditional banking with the utility of Bitcoin and stablecoins, announced that it will begin accepting members across South Asia, including India, “making its full suite of hybrid banking services and the financial opportunities they present accessible… Read More

November 9, 2022 @ 9:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

PayTabs — MENA and South Asia’s payments Fintech — in a new move announced that it plans “to acquire a 100% stake in Digital Pay, Saudi Arabia.” Under the terms of the acquisition, Digital Pay will “serve as PayTabs’ flagship point of sale (POS) terminal… Read More

August 18, 2022 @ 9:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Emirates NBD, a banking group in the MENA region an Turkey, has launched a global accelerator program for metaverse start-ups “to enhance customer experience for the new virtual economy, in partnership with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Fintech Hive, the largest financial technology hub… Read More

July 7, 2022 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

YAP, which claims to be the leading Fintech “revolutionizing” the digital banking experience in the MENA region and South Asia, has raised $41 million “to fund its operations and growth.” The latest investment round includes contributions from Saudi Arabia’s Aljazira Capital alongside investments from Abu… Read More

May 21, 2022 @ 7:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

YAP, a Fintech streamlining the virtual banking experience in the MENA and South Asia region, has announced that it has been granted an In-Principle Approval (IPA) from the State Bank of Pakistan for an Electronic Money Institute (EMI) License. The approval provides “a tremendous opportunity… Read More

May 3, 2021 @ 8:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Bhavik Vasa, founder and CEO at GetVantage, which is India and Southeast Asia’s first revenue-based financing Fintech platform. Vasa talked about the different challenges entrepreneurs face as they work on developing new products and services. Vasa explained how GetVantage‘s unique… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 11:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pakistan needs to work on its economic development strategy. The country has a population of over 210 million, but its GDP hasn’t grown nearly as fast. The country’s GDP is around $300 billion and the average income is about $1,500 per year which is significantly… Read More

June 30, 2020 @ 10:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

India-based LivQuik, a company that aims to enable the efficient movement of funds, has joined Visa’s Fintech Fast-Track Program. Visa’s fast-track program offers a new commercial framework that allows clients to easily access the payment giant’s services in order to settle transactions more efficiently. LivQuik,… Read More

June 9, 2020 @ 10:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Philippines based Ayannah, an online financial services provider, and India’s payments firm Equity Capital Advisors (ECAPS) have merged their operations in order to provide cost-effective and more accessible financial services to South Asia and Southeast Asia’s growing middle-class population. The merged entity will aim to… Read More

June 22, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Asian fintech MatchMove announced it has enabled the first contactless prepaid Mastercard in South Asia. According to MatchMove, the new card is being issued by India’s Federal Bank, is distributed under the brand name tmw by The MobileWallet Pvt. Ltd, India’s first complete payment solution,… Read More