Banking
As Chinese Economy Slows, Bank Loans Drop Lowest Since 2017
Due to broader coronavirus limitations and a housing drop, China's credit growth in October was the weakest since 2019 and bank loans increased by the smallest amount in nearly five years, raising concerns about a potential further slowdown in...
Banking
Sacombank taps Temenos Infinity to build digital banking services
Vietnamese lending group Sacombank has selected Temenos Infinity to build digital banking capabilities and offer an omnichannel experience to retail and business customers.
As part of the collaboration, Temenos will offer pre-composable banking services that are built on microservices and...
Cards & Payments
FinTech Euronet Worldwide Teams With AeTrade on Digital Payments
Digital payments in Africa are about to get an even wider reach, thanks to a new collaboration between Euronet Worldwide and the Africa Electronic Trade Group, or AeTrade.
Euronet announced the partnership on Wednesday (Nov. 9), saying the two firms...
Financing
ZikZuk acquires Tax e-filing platform, TaxSpanner.com
SME Neobank, ZikZuk Technologies, announced the acquisition of SPANACROSS IT Solutions, well known as TaxSpanner.com.For ZikZuk which is a neobank, this strategic acquisition will help enhance its overall product offerings and help over 10,000 small businesses become more digitally...
Banking
Banco Santander and Forgepoint Capital announce strategic alliance to advance cybersecurity investment and innovation globally
Banco Santander, one of the largest banks in the world with over 157 million customers, and Forgepoint Capital, one of the world’s leading venture capital firms focused on cybersecurity, announced a strategic alliance to drive cybersecurity investment and innovation...
Banking
Australian Banks Ease Mortgage Rules As Property Arena Cools
Despite regulators' advice to exercise caution in recent months due to a declining real estate market, two of Australia's largest banks reportedly secretly lowered some house loan rules.
According to the sources, banks are currently less conservative when calculating predicted...
Financing
US Healthcare Lobbying Spending Surged 70% Over 20 Years
In the 20 years from 2000 to 2020, even after accounting for inflation, lobbyist spending in the US healthcare industry increased by more than 70%, with a sizeable chunk of that spending focused on pharmaceuticals and healthcare providers, according...
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