Stay up-to-date on all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World: Reports and Studies: As of Q4 2022, …
Read More »Key Trends and Growth Opportunities for Kazakhstan’s Industry
According to a recent report issued by RISE Research, Kazakhstan’s MOST holding, and Fintech Consult international consulting company on key trends and growth opportunities in Kazakhstan’s fintech industry, fintech is …
Read More »Fintech, Banks & Retail. Digital Transformation PLUS-Forum (Event)
The Fintech, Banks & Retail. Digital Transformation PLUS-Forum will be held in Tashkent June 21–22, 2023. The forum will bring together companies and organizations interested in learning more about and …
Read More »What Makes Fintech Partnerships Work?
Katharina Luth, managing director and chief client officer at Raisin, shares her perspective on successful partnerships and what qualities she seeks in a partner. Luth also offered insights on the …
Read More »Financial Institutions Looking to FinTechs to Boost Customer Experiences
A new study conducted by East & Partners on behalf of Finastra Finastra has revealed that 75% of global banks plan to collaborate with up to three fintech startups within …
Read More »Cloud-Based Payments Are the Future
In an increasingly competitive environment, financial institutions are turning to cloud-based payment solutions and payment-as-a-service (PaaS) models to remain relevant players. Such solutions allow financial institutions greater flexibility, scalability and …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor (October 28–November 15)
Stay up-to-date on all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World: #Research According to a new Dealroom report, FinTech …
Read More »First-Ever Independent SME and Agricultural Financing Sales & Service Quality Audit Conducted in Uzbekistan
Experts from Business & Finance Consulting GmbH (BFC), with support from the Central Bank of Uzbekistan, recently presented the results of the first-ever independent sales & service quality audit (SSQA) …
Read More »Smart ATMs: A Bright Opportunity for Financial Institutions
Kirill Ovsyannikov, deputy general director for strategic directions at the Lithuanian company BS/2, recently spoke about how smart ATMs represent a new opportunity for financial institutions. Quick look at the …
Read More »Digital Transformation: The Ongoing Efforts of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan
Speaking at the 2nd international PLUS forum (entitled FinTech without Borders: Digital Asia), Shukhrat Fayzullaev, deputy director of the Payment Systems Department of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU), spoke …
Read More »BFC FinTech Monitor (7th – 17th September)
Stay up-to-date on all the latest FinTech news and information from around the world in the BFC FinTech Monitor. Around the World India’s largest financial institutions are launching an account …
Read More »2nd International Plus-Forum to Be Held in Almaty
The 2nd International Plus-Forum is being held at the Rixos Almaty Hotel in Almaty, Kazakhstan October 27–28, 2021. This year’s theme, FinTech without Borders. Digital Eurasia, will feature speakers and …
Read More »Cloud Computing Services Industry Set to Boom
ResearchAndMarkets.com has published the results of their exploration into the impact of COVID-19 on cloud computing services. BigTechs threaten financial stability 4 considerations when starting to develop artificial intelligence 12 …
Read More »Open Banking Brings a Challenge to Card Dominance in Payments
Open banking platform TrueLayer recently commissioned independent research to examine open banking in the UK and EU. The report outlining the findings of this research clearly shows that: Open banking …
Read More »Idram now repayment option for Anelik Bank clients
Customers of Anelik Bank can now use the Idram payment service to make payments on their loans at any time of the day. This can be done via the website …
Read More »Ardshinbank issues first-in-Armenia ArCa-MIR payment card
Ardshinbank has become the first in Armenia to begin issuing the ArCa-MIR chip payment cards, which are serviced in both Armenia and Russia. The main purpose the joint cards is …
Read More »VTB Bank Armenia to use EarlyOne queue management system
VTB Bank Armenia, which has the largest branch network in Armenia, has become one of the first banks in the country to make use of the EarlyOne remote queue management …
Read More »IT policies for more secured cloud usage
The following internal policies provide for maximum cloud data security and prevent unnecessary information leaks. Basic policies: employee trainings on how to handle sensitive data in various situations advanced access …
Read More »How banks can compete against an army of FinTech startups
Most retail banks are very much behind in digitalization and the rise of FinTech, focusing instead on only allowing the most routine customer transactions online. A recent analysis conducted by …
Read More »Idea Bank launches mobile coworking space – Idea Hub Express
Idea Bank, a specialized bank for SMEs known for its creative ideas such as mobile automatic teller machines (ATMs) and co-working branches, is launching another unprecedented concept, the Idea Hub …
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