SWIFT Readies ISO 20022 For X-Border Payments
Payments messaging firm SWIFT has released its first set of guidelines for financial institutions using the ISO 20022 payments messaging standard to complete cross-border...
Wirecard starts partnership with AUTO1 Group, Europe’s leading digital automotive platform
Wirecard, the global innovation leader for digital financial technology, enters into a strategic partnership with AUTO1 Group, Europe’s leading digital automotive platform. The agreement...
Brazil’s BTG Pactual streamlines digital onboarding with Jumio
Jumio, the leading AI-powered trusted identity as a service provider, has partnered with BTG Pactual to help the Brazilian investment bank properly vet the...
Visa launches new network to speed up cross-border B2B payments
Payment technology major Visa has commercially launched its non-card-based payment network, Visa B2B Connect, which allows seamless bank-to-bank cross-border business transactions. Visa B2B Connect network...
Vision 2030 enables Saudi Arabia’s public sector to drive digital Transformation
Riyadh to host Government DX Summit on 5-6 November 2019. Digital transformation (DX) will remain a prime objective for the public sector with the entrants...
UAE and Saudi Arabia set out how they plan to use shared digital currency
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) have clarified some aspects of their joint plan to...
Forcht Bank taps Fiserv to upgrade credit card portfolio
US Kentucky-based community lender Forcht Bank has partnered with Fiserv to upgrade its credit card portfolio. Under the arrangement, the lender leveraged Fiserv’s Card Risk...
Simplex to enable credit card payments for crypto purchases on Netcoins
Netcoins, a cryptocurrency exchange based in Canada, has collaborated with payment processing company Simplex to support the purchase of cryptocurrencies with credit cards. The new...
Oradian and Cantilan partner for the Philippines first regulated bank to drive financial inclusion...
Fast-growth Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company Oradian has announced the launch of its software with Cantilan Bank (CANBNK), making it the Philippines’ first regulated financial institution...
Aberdeen Standard Investments bolsters Asia property presence
Aberdeen Standard Investments has bolstered its Asian real estate capabilities with the acquisition of $900m Asia real estate investment management firm Orion Partners. The transaction...