Global
Standard Chartered Launches Blockchain-based Trade Finance Platform
Standard Chartered joined forces with Linklogis to incorporate a new blockchain-based digital trade finance platform called Olea. The British multinational banking institution – ...
Global
Colombia’s financial regulator launches fintech sandbox
Superfinanciera has enabled the controlled test space to promote technological innovation in the financial system, according to the official press release. Through this controlled ...
Ghana
MTN Ghana hints at 5G launch in 2022
MTN Ghana is looking to launch its 5G network in Ghana in 2022 according to MTN Ghana’s CEO Mr. Selorm Adadevoh. Speaking at ...
Africa
Malawi: NBM plc partners with Mastercard to issue Multi-currency Cash Passport cards
The country’s leading financial institution, Malawi Stock Exchange listed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc has partnered with Mastercard to issue Multi-currency Cash ...
Global
India to Launch Trials for its CBDC by The End of 2021, RBI Governor Confirms
The Reserve Bank of India might begin trials for a digital rupee in just four months, says RBI’s governor. Shaktikanta Das – the ...
Global
South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator Is Forming a Crypto Bureau
South Korea’s Financial Service Commission (FSC), the country’s top financial regulator, announced Thursday that it is forming an independent, crypto-focused bureau to supervise digital assets ...
Global
NPCI International partners with Mashreq Bank to offer UPI In UAE
National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) has announced a partnership with UAE-based Mashreq Bank to offer Unified Payments Interface (UPI) in the UAE. UPI is an ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Zenith Bank launches intelligent chatbot, ZIVA
Zenith Bank Plc, has introduced an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered Chatbot on WhatsApp named ZIVA (Zenith Intelligent Virtual Assistant), which enables customers to ...
Egypt
Egypt: MAF Global Solutions enters deal with ITIDA for first shared service center
Egypt’s ITIDA just signed a cooperation agreement with Majid Al Futtaim Global Solutions to set up shared services centers across Egypt. The event took place in the ...
Global
Facebook set to launch digital wallet this year -Official
Facebook is ready to launch a digital wallet that would let users store cryptocurrencies, a senior company executive said in a US media ...