Moneyhub Boosts Standard Life’s Pensions Dashboard Initiative
Moneyhub, the open finance company, has teamed up with Standard Life, a significant player in the long-term savings and retirement sector, to introduce a commercial pensions dashboard. The platform equips individuals with comprehensive tools for proactively managing their retirement savings and obtaining a holistic view of their financial landscape. Standard Life will embed the dashboard […]
NOW Money and BBC Shine Light on Financial Inclusion Impact
Dubai based fintech NOW Money features in a new global documentary on the importance of financial inclusion and its impact on wellbeing. The digital payroll and banking app has earned a spot in a 10-part series presented by Innovate Finance and produced by BBC StoryWorks, which aims to spotlight the socio-economic necessity of offering financial […]
eToro Prepared to Offer European Crypto Services Once MiCA Comes Into Play Following CySEC Approval
eToro, the trading and investing platform, has landed in Cyprus following approval from the CySEC CASP (Crypto Asset Service Provider). Once the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into effect in December 2024, eToro, as a result of the CySEC approval, will be able to offer regulated crypto services to all EU countries on […]
Flapmax Announces 12 Company Cohort Selected for FAST Accelerator in Africa
Flapmax, the data and AI tech firm, has revealed the twelve companies selected for the second cohort of its Microsoft-backed ‘FAST Accelerator’. Created in partnership with Microsoft to help strengthen and scale the digital ecosystem in Africa, the FAST Accelerator recently concluded a two-week-long online boot camp. After the boot camp saw over 60 tech […]
Service Providers in Australia Incorporating AI into Customer Experience Strategies; Reveals ISG
A growing number of service providers in Australia and elsewhere are incorporating AI into their customer experience (CX) strategies, explains global technology research and advisory firm, Information Services Group (ISG), in its latest report. The 2023 ISG Provider Lens Customer Experience Services report for Australia also found that the rise of remote work and other […]
Aras Investment Business Group Suffers SEC Wrath 2 Years After Mexico Funding Ban
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Mexico-based investment firm, Aras Investment Business Group S.A.P.I. de C.V (Aras) for fraudulently raising $15million from 450 retail investors in the US. Of these, the majority are a part of the Mexican-American communities. The investigation was conducted by Stephen T. Kaiser, with assistance from Margaret Vizzi. Melissa […]
Sibos 2023: Industry Reaction and Tokyo’s Top Takeaways
As the curtains draw on another engaging edition of Sibos – the global financial services networking event organised by Swift – it’s time to take a reflective journey through the week that was. Sibos 2023 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre brought together more than 9,000 delegates, 550 speakers and 190 exhibitors from the global financial community, […]
SumUp Launches 7am Payouts; Offering UK Merchants Optimal Financial Flexibility
As the cost of living crisis continues, global fintech SumUp has launched ‘7AM payouts’ across the UK, giving merchants near-instant access to their money. SumUp revealed that it received regular requests from merchants to offer even faster payouts, as the need for optimal flexibility in finance management grows. Payouts can typically take one to two […]
Emirates NBD Launches Enhanced Mobile Banking app ‘ENBD X’; With Embedded Digital Wealth Platform
Emirates NBD, the banking group in MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye), has successfully completed launched its enhanced mobile banking app, ‘ENBD X’. ENBD X is now available to all Emirates NBD customers, with new customers able to instantly open a digital account with the bank in minutes. ENBD X’s global dashboard offers customers […]
The Payments Association Sets Out Government Recommendations For New Financially at Risk Groups
The cost-of-living crisis continues to expose new groups of people to financial pressures. With warnings of a ‘mortgage meltdown’ and the number of people opting to make cash payments increasing for the first time in a decade in September 2023, The Payments Association has presented a report to the government and regulators identifying the new […]
