Indonesia lynchpin of Standard Chartered 2021 returns target
Standard Chartered’s operating profit in Indonesia is up by 28% in H1 2019 year-on-year...
Tag : FinTech
Egypt’s Fawry targets UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait for expansion
Fawry is also considering a deal with a UAE bank to use its technology platform in the UAE and other gulf countries...
Tech@SG scheme to boost the home rental market in Singapore
Demand for luxury homes are already on the rise especially from the banking, finance, and fintech professionals...
Standard Bank targets micro-merchants, invests in fintech
Standard Bank buys stake in local fintech firm Nomanini, which connects informal merchants with distributors via an e-wallet...
Dubai named the seventh best fintech location globally
The ranking cements Dubai’s position as a leading fintech capital across the globe...
Coming soon: Fujitsu’s AI-based credit scoring for banks
The software, which will be available from October, will help lenders screen small and medium-size businesses...
Brazil fintech Banco Inter raises $343 mn from SoftBank
Shares in Brazil’s Banco Inter surged more than 20 percent as Japan’s Softbank bought into the company....
Singapore wealth management fintech StashAway raises $12 mn
The funding led by one of the earliest Alibaba investors will be used for product development and expansion....
Nigeria enters mobile banking era with MTN’s payments licence
The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted a licence to a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria to provide financial services...
Ant Financial backed Indonesian fintech Dana looking for new investors
Dana is the only Indonesian startup in which Jack Ma’s Ant Financial has taken a stake...