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China hands out $3 million of digital yuan as JD.com becomes first online platform to accept it
Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com said it has become the first online platform to accept the country’s digital currency. The announcement on Saturday comes ...
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Sterling Bank’s PayWithSpecta boosts sales for businesses, gives digital credit limits to consumers
Specta, Nigeria’s fastest lending platform owned by Sterling, has created a digital credit solution known as PayWithSpecta. The new solution allows customers to ...
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Standard Chartered,Philippines Bank Issue $187M Blockchain Bond
Standard Chartered Bank and UnionBank of the Philippines said Monday they have completed a proof-of-concept issuance of a 9 billion Philippines peso (US$187 ...
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Singapore’s digital bank license winner says it’s not trying to bring down established banks
Singtel, as part of a consortium, has just obtained one of Singapore’s first digital banking licenses but the telecom company’s entrance into the ...
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WorldRemit unveils USD payout option in Nigeria
WorldRemit, a digital cross-border payments business, has announced that its customers in Nigeria can now receive remittances in foreign currency (USD) through its ...
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Uber sells self-driving unit UberATG to Aurora in $4 billion worth deal
Uber, has announced the sale of its self-driving unit, Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) to Aurora. Ride-hailing giant, Uber, has announced the sale ...
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JD.com becomes first online platform to accept China’s digital currency
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc said on Saturday it has become the country’s first virtual platform to accept Beijing’s homegrown digital currency. JD ...
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Telkom South Africa Introduces Digital Wallet
Telkom has officially launched a mobile payment solution called Telkom Pay Digital Wallet (or Telkom Pay). The platform is expected to allow users ...
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Stripe Capital Extends Business Lending To Online Platforms
Payments giant, Stripe is taking Stripe Capital, its push into online business finance and lending, to the next level. Stripe Capital first got ...
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Nutmeg joins Starling Marketplace
Two of the UK’s most prominent fintechs are coming together as digital bank Starling adds robo-adviser Nutmeg to its marketplace. Starling customers will ...