BankingFeaturedPhilippines’ AgriNurture to provide digital banking servicesPritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 28, 2020 Earthright Holdings, ArgiNurture’s parent company, buys stake in Binangonan Rural Bank... Read more
BankingFeaturedTwo Chinese groups apply for Singapore digital banking licencePritam BordoloiJanuary 23, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiJanuary 23, 2020 The Monetary Authority of Singapore has received 21 applications so far for digital banking licences... Read more
BankingFeaturedEmirates NBD inks deal with DLD to offer trust account servicesInternational FinanceJanuary 20, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 20, 2020March 18, 2020 ENBD is the first UAE bank to team up with RERA after the new law in September 2019... Read more
BankingFeaturedEnigma-led consortium applies for Singapore’s digital bank licenceInternational FinanceJanuary 15, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 15, 2020March 18, 2020 Enigma Group is the fifth to bid for a digital bank licence in Singapore... Read more
Islamic BankingMagazineAl Wateen: A unique digital factory in the Kuwait Islamic banking sectorInternational FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 Kuwait’s Warba Bank is pioneering digital banking innovation in the Gulf countries with an in-house centre to develop exclusive digital products and services... Read more
BankingUOB taps into $10 bn Asean millennials market with neobank TMRWInternational FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 13, 2020March 18, 2020 The bank says that 70% of ASEAN consumers demonstrate high ecommerce engagement... Read more
BankingEx-Barclays tech chief to launch UK crypto-friendly digital bankInternational FinanceJanuary 3, 2020 by International FinanceJanuary 3, 2020 Ziglu digital bank will offer fiat as well as crypto accounts... Read more
BankingRazer joins Singapore’s digital banking bandwagonSamuel AbrahamJanuary 2, 2020 by Samuel AbrahamJanuary 2, 2020 Gaming brand Razer has applied for a digital banking licence in Singapore joining Singtel and Grab... Read more
FintechAlibaba-backed WeLab secures $156 mn funding to invest in R&DPritam BordoloiDecember 13, 2019 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 13, 2019 The fintech startup has received the funding from Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and China Construction Bank... Read more
BankingUK P2P lender Zopa to secure £130 mn to become virtual bankInternational Finance DeskDecember 2, 2019 by International Finance DeskDecember 2, 2019 Zopa was the first peer-to-peer lending firm in the UK—lending nearly £4 billion to consumers since inception... Read more