BankingFeaturedB-North raises £1 mn as it seeks to finalise its banking licenceInternational Finance Business DeskOctober 5, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskOctober 5, 2020 Last year, the startup submitted a banking licence application to deliver loans of between £500,000 and £5 million... Read more
Business LeadersFeaturedNedbank appoints independent non-executive directorsInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 25, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 25, 2020 Andrew Corlett OBE and Jeremy Wilson will bring their profound expertise to the board... Read more
BankingFeaturedDBS Bank revamps online banking platform in TaiwanPritam BordoloiSeptember 25, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 25, 2020 It will help the bank provide its wealth management clients sophisticated personalised services... Read more
BankingFeaturedRHB Banking Group launches digital forex services for customersPritam BordoloiSeptember 21, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 21, 2020 The new service is called the RHB Live FX @ Reflex... Read more
BankingFeaturedBank of Bahrain and Kuwait implements digital transaction banking platformInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 17, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 17, 2020 The platform would benefit the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait in terms of cost to provide innovative services for corporate clients... Read more
BankingFeaturedDeutsche Bank to increase lending to commodity traders in the Middle EastInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 14, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 14, 2020 The move is anticipated to double the size of its business in the region... Read more
TechnologyUK’s Ziglu gets licence to launch peer-to-peer payments for cryptoPritam BordoloiSeptember 10, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiSeptember 10, 2020 Ziglu said it has been licensed as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI)... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedFirst BankCorp completes acquisition of Banco Santander Puerto RicoInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 4, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 4, 2020 The deal will strengthen First BanCorp’s position in Puerto Rico's financial services industry... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedUK banks develop positive attitude toward open banking adoptionInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 3, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 3, 2020 An international study found that many believe the technology to be important to their businesses in the post-pandemic recovery... Read more
Banking and FinanceFeaturedEgypt signs $2 bn loan with regional and international banksInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 1, 2020 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 1, 2020 Emirates NBD Capital and First Abu Dhabi Bank are the joint coordinators and lead managers of the deal... Read more