Cards & Payments
SimpliFi launches multi-currency cards across the Middle East
SimpliFi, a Cards as a Service (CaaS) platform in MENAP, empowers organisations to drive new revenue streams, manage costs and streamline business operations, with the introduction of Multi-Currency cards across the region.
With businesses moving to digital channels and borders...
Cards & Payments
Global Financial Technology LLC enters into an agreement with Visa
Global Financial Technology LLC, a licensed payment service provider and owner of the OM Pay mobile application, has recently signed an agreement with the world leader in digital payments, Visa, to issue Visa-branded physical and virtual cards.
OM Pay, the...
Cards & Payments
State Bank of Vietnam to push cashless payments in rural areas
Significant progress has been made in recent years to encourage the proliferation of cashless payments in remote and isolated parts of Vietnam, according to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).
Several policies and programmes implemented by the State Bank of...
Banking
Argo Blockchain sells Texas facility to Galaxy Digital for $65m
Crypto mining firm Argo Blockchain has entered into an agreement with Galaxy Digital Holdings to sell its Helios facility in Texas for $65 million and refinance its asset-backed loans. Additionally, Galaxy has agreed to host Argo’s mining machines located...
News
Group-IB and sirar by stc sign agreement to bolster cybersecurity in KSA
Group-IB, one of the global leaders in cybersecurity, announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with sirar by stc, a Saudi cybersecurity provider.
The agreement paves the way for Group-IB to provide its full stack of threat-hunting and intelligence...
Banking
MUFG Bank to invest $200m in Jakarta-based fintech Akulaku
MUFG Bank, a subsidiary of Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), has announced an investment of $200m in Jakarta-based banking and digital finance platform Akulaku.
Founded in 2016, Akulaku is a fintech firm that provides digital financial services in Indonesia...
Cards & Payments
CellPay partners with MoneyGram to expand bill payment options in US
Telecommunications company CellPay has partnered with American financial services company MoneyGram to expand bill payment alternatives for customers across the US.
Under the partnership, MoneyGram customers can gain access to more bill payment alternatives via retail and digital channels to...
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