Innovation
Digital banks: ALAT, Kuda, Rubies, Eyowo, V by VFD, and Sparkle compared
After 75-year-old Wema bank launched ALAT in 2017, we have witnessed the launch of a digital bank every year since then. This year ...
Innovation
Microsoft reiterates it won’t sell facial-recognition tech to police until federal regulation passed
Microsoft President Brad Smith is continuing to champion regulation of facial-recognition tech, saying Microsoft has not sold such technology, to date, to U.S. ...
Innovation
Singapore’s NTUC Income Launches Snack, a Bite-Size “Stackable” Insurance Product
TUC Income (Income) launched SNACK, which they described as an “innovative, industry-first insurance proposition that revolutionises the way consumers engage with, purchase and ...
Innovation
Biometric contactless cards making a sprint for the mainstream
Ubiquitous contactless payments have always been a long-term inevitability. All it took to make them a smart short-term investment was for consumers to ...
Innovation
Indian space-tech startup prepares to launch 24 satellites; aims to send first one by Nov
Pixxel founder and CEO Awais Ahmed said that they were planning to launch the satellite next month but had to push their plans ...
Innovation
40% of New Fintech Firms in Hong Kong Operate With Blockchain
Nearly 40% of new fintech firms to launch in Hong Kong over the past year are operating in the blockchain sector. Blockchain firms ...
Innovation
How the pandemic could inspire ‘a new crop’ of innovators in Canada
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about unprecedented challenges for small- and medium-sized Canadian businesses, and as the economy slowly reopens across the country, ...
Innovation
The State of Cashless Payments in Japan
The Japanese government has defined payments using credit cards, debit cards, and e-money as “cashless payments” and is aiming to achieve a key ...
Sustainability
Consumers See Tech Innovations as Critical to Future Environmental Sustainability, says Report
The latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report reveals fresh insights on consumer attitudes toward sustainability challenges – and how technology could help them to make ...
Regulatory
How a ‘regulatory sandbox’ can drive innovation in financial services
Recent advancements in fintech and automation are having a particularly profound impact on financial services regulation Data-driven regulation and compliance are key to ...
