BankingMTN Nigeria launches new mobile financial servicesInternational Finance DeskAugust 30, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 30, 2019December 16, 2019 The new scheme will enable cash transfers and payments through mobile connections... Read more
BankingMalaysian banks expecting 25bps rate cut before end 2020International Finance DeskAugust 30, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 30, 2019December 16, 2019 The last time central bank of Malaysia declared rate cut was in May 2019... Read more
BankingNow South Africa’s Standard Bank starts selling smart phonesInternational Finance DeskAugust 30, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 30, 2019December 16, 2019 The new scheme allows customers to buy smartphones through an extended payment facility... Read more
BankingSlowing economy: China considers reforms for smaller banksInternational Finance DeskAugust 29, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 29, 2019December 16, 2019 China's central bank will encourage merger talks for banks that are under financial risks... Read more
BankingEconomic distress: HSBC Hong Kong offers help to local SMEsInternational Finance DeskAugust 29, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 29, 2019December 16, 2019 The bank offers refunds up to HK$20,000 for loans taken between March and August... Read more
BankingStandard Bank targets micro-merchants, invests in fintechInternational Finance DeskAugust 28, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 28, 2019December 16, 2019 Standard Bank buys stake in local fintech firm Nomanini, which connects informal merchants with distributors via an e-wallet... Read more
BankingSouth Africa requests new banking licence for PostbankInternational Finance DeskAugust 28, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 28, 2019December 16, 2019 South African Post Office is losing out large number of logistics business due to this factor... Read more
BankingBNP Paribas shuts down Philippines offshore banking unitInternational Finance DeskAugust 27, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 27, 2019December 16, 2019 BNP Paribas’s Philippines branch become a licenced offshore banking branch in 1997... Read more
BankingComing soon: Fujitsu’s AI-based credit scoring for banksInternational Finance DeskAugust 26, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 26, 2019December 16, 2019 The software, which will be available from October, will help lenders screen small and medium-size businesses... Read more
BankingFirst Abu Dhabi Bank denies Qatar disclosure allegationsInternational Finance DeskAugust 26, 2019December 16, 2019 by International Finance DeskAugust 26, 2019December 16, 2019 The Qatar Financial Authority imposed a fine of $55 million for obstructing a probe into the case... Read more