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Innovation

Mastercard joins ID2020 Alliance to advance digital identity as a fundamental human right

Mastercard has joined the ID2020 Alliance to further the organizations’ collaborative efforts on user-managed, privacy-protected and portable digital identity solutions. The ID2020 Alliance was launched in ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 29, 20200

News

Biometric access control systems launched from TBS, Morse Watchman and ApnaPay-Fingerprint Cards integration

TBS (Touchless Biometric Systems AG) has announced a pair of partnerships to deliver access control based on fingerprint and iris or 3D fingerprint recognition. ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 29, 20200

Innovation

Welcome to the Google Bank – Your Everyday Banking from Google, NOT a regular Bank.

Google is the latest tech company trying to get a stronger footprint into financial services. The project is codenamed Cache, and the Alphabet subsidiary is expected to launch a checking ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 28, 20200

Nigeria

CBN reduces interest rates on loans for OFIs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced interest rates on its facilities through participating Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) from 9% to 5% ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 28, 20200

News

Razer Fintech and Google Partners for Offline Payments

Razer Fintech has announced that Google Play Store consumers can make offline-to-online (O2O) payments through its Razer Cash solution. With Razer Cash, Google ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 28, 20200

News

PayPal Rolls Out QR Codes to Facilitate Touch-Free Payments Amid COVID-19

In an era of social distancing, the digital payments giant is employing an additional tool to promote safe, in-person payments. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) announced ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 28, 20200

Global

IMF Says Banks’ Profitability Could Be Muted Through 2025

A new report says a host of headwinds will trouble financial institutions worldwide for years, though North American banks are expected to fare ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 28, 20200

Opinions

How I accidentally built a tech startup without any technological knowledge

Don’t be afraid to pivot In 2012, I was working in some of the most remote areas of Pakistan, aiming to empower local ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 28, 20200

South Africa

SA fintech Peach Payments nets new investment to help it expand into Africa

SA fintech Peach Payments has raised new investment to drive its expansion into Africa, in a round led by Umkhathi Wethu Ventures (UW Ventures), in ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 28, 20200

Startup

GoBear raises $17 million to expand its consumer financial services for Asian markets

Singapore-based fintech startup GoBear has raised $17 million from returning investors Walvis Participaties, a Dutch venture capital firm, and Aegon N.V., a life insurance and asset management ...

By Regtech AfricaMay 28, 20200

Mastercard joins ID2020 Alliance to advance digital identity as a fundamental human right

Biometric access control systems launched from TBS, Morse Watchman and ApnaPay-Fingerprint Cards integration

Welcome to the Google Bank – Your Everyday Banking from Google, NOT a regular Bank.

CBN reduces interest rates on loans for OFIs

Razer Fintech and Google Partners for Offline Payments

PayPal Rolls Out QR Codes to Facilitate Touch-Free Payments Amid COVID-19

IMF Says Banks’ Profitability Could Be Muted Through 2025

How I accidentally built a tech startup without any technological knowledge

SA fintech Peach Payments nets new investment to help it expand into Africa

GoBear raises $17 million to expand its consumer financial services for Asian markets

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