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Vantik and Mastercard facilitate retirement provision with a new debit card
The topic of old-age provision is one of the most pressing challenges in Germany and Europe. In order to give people easy access ...
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Orange launches Digital Centre in Ethiopia, its 3rd in Africa
Orange has launched the Addis Ababa Orange Digital Centre, an ecosystem that is entirely dedicated to digital skills and innovation in Ethiopia. The ...
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Financial institutions lose EUR 5.7 bln annually due to poor onboarding
Research has shown that financial institutions are wasting at least EUR 5.7 billion every year due to poor customer onboarding and abandonment. The ...
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Goldman Sachs joins Trusted Computing Group
Goldman Sachs has joined Trusted Computing Group (TCG) as the not-for-profit turns its attention to fintech security. TCG works to develop, define and ...
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Open Banking platform Tarabut Gateway raises $13 million in MENA’s largest seed round
Bahrain-headquartered Open Banking platform Tarabut Gateway has raised $13 million in a seed round led by Berlin-headquartered European VC Target Global. The round ...
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BIS and central banks partner to create CBDC ‘bridge
The Bank for International Settlements is partnering with the central banks of China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the UAE to conduct new tests ...
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BoE unveils plan to ‘transform’ data collection
The Bank of England is embarking on a decade-long effort to overhaul the way data is generated and reported across the financial sector. ...
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Standard Bank Initiates Africa’s First Hedera Network Node
Africa’s largest by assets, Standard Bank Group has partnered with Hedera Hashgraph, an enterprise-grade distributed public ledger to enable the bank to establish the ...
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China’s PBOC joins cross-border digital currency project with other central banks
Central banks from China, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong are exploring a digital currency cross-border payment project together. The Hong Kong ...
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Saudi FinTech Tweeq partners with Mastercard and Paymentology
Saudi FinTech, Tweeq has partnered with global payments technology company Mastercard and London-based Paymentology, a digital commerce service and payment solution provider. The partnership is expected ...