In an industry first, the twelve major independent regional organisations representing the technology and business services sector across the world have united to launch The Global Technology & Business Services Council (GT&BSC) to represent the industry globally. These organizations who represent members across their respective regions who are both buyers and providers of services, have […]
additiv, an SaaS provider to the wealth management industry, today announces that it has appointed Kevin Hardy, a former managing director at BlackRock and Northern Trust, to head up its Asian operations based out of Singapore. Kevin Hardy brings over 25 years of experience in the asset and wealth management industry to his position at […]
Open banking platform Tink continues its expansion across Europe with the acquisition of Instantor, a European provider of credit decision solutions based on open banking technology. The acquisition will strengthen Tink’s product offering and market position in Europe. Following the acquisition, Instantor’s products and services — that are used by more than 150 live customers, […]
Closely following the expansion of its Middle East office, UK fintech cloud-payment processor, Paymentology has announced a similar focus on Singapore, with the appointment of Matt Bruton as the general manager for the Asia Pacific region. Already established in Singapore with an office and datacentre, Paymentology see the region ripe for material growth and the […]
UK cloud-based payment processor, Paymentology announces the expansion of its Middle East operation to meet the projected growth of digital banking in the region. With the appointment of Ashkay Patel as General Manager for the Middle East, and additions to the current teams based at the Dubai office and 24/7 contact centre in Pakistan, Paymentology […]
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading financial institution, has recorded high levels of digital adoption across its retail and corporate banking services in the first half of 2020. Nearly 60% of ADIB’s retail customers have used digital channels, registering more than 2 million transactions every month as customers conduct a wide range of banking […]
Cisco has launched a new financing programme to help SMEs purchase its products at 0% interest and with no upfront costs, at a fixed 3-year monthly payment term. SMEs will be able to purchase hardware, software solutions as well as services under the programme. The launch of the programme comes as the Covid-19 pandemic and […]
Europe has begun opening back up following extensive lockdowns to control the Covid-19 pandemic but, according to most analyses including that of German chancellor Angela Merkel, the continent has a long way to go on the road to recovery. The most powerful political players in Europe, Merkel and France’s Emmanuel Macron, joined the interventionist side […]
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed a US$200 million syndicated Murabaha financing agreement with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), a multilateral financial institution established by African governments and institutional investors. The facility seeks to help African countries address some of the economic impacts of the […]
Please find our monthly update with the most important news posts of June. Our upcoming webcast on Tuesday 7. July at 3:00 pm CET will take you for a tour in the world of Funding Platforms. Our second Community Convention will take place in Vienna 5-6 October with the kind support of Raiffeisen Factor Bank. […]
