Africa
Africa: Standard bank is taking on Mobile money giants with Unayo
Standard Bank has thrown its hat into Africa’s mobile money ring with the launch of Unayo – a mobile money product. Having launched ...
Global
Japan’s Financial Giant SBI to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund
Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is reportedly launching a crypto fund that will invest in several cryptocurrencies. “I want people to hold it ...
Global
French government to let citizens scan NFC eID cards for online services
The French Government has announced citizens will be able to verify their identity when accessing secure online services by scanning their updated Carte Nationale ...
Global
Nadra to introduce contactless biometric verification service for banking industry
The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has launched contactless biometric verification services for the banking and payments industry. Banks will make use of the ...
Africa
Mastercard, Paycode partner to onboard 30 million individuals for financial access in remote communities
Mastercard’s Community Pass platform will be added to Paycode’s biometric identity and offline payments solution to unlock services for the underserved and unbanked ...
Innovation
Absa wants to introduce a digital ID in South Africa
Introducing a self-sovereign digital identity (SSDI) could address some of the key concerns around privacy and online fraud in South Africa, says Absa. ...
Global
Standard Chartered to launch a digital-only bank in Singapore
Standard Chartered has agreed a joint venture deal to launch a digital-only bank in Singapore with the country’s National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). A Standard ...
Innovation
Liberia: Revenue Authority Launches Electronic Tariff Platform
The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has launched an electronic tariff platform to provide greater tax compliance and increased revenue generation in customs. According ...
Africa
Africa Data Centres to Set Up 10 New Facilities at U.S.$500 Million Across the Continent
Africa Data Centres, has announced plans to build large hyper-scale data centres in ten African countries which will among other things, boost employment ...
Global
BOC partners with UnionPay International to accept QR code payments in Sri Lanka
Bank of Ceylon (BOC) has partnered with China-based payments group UnionPay International (UPI) to offer UnionPay QR code payment service in Sri Lanka. UnionPay is the ...