Imagine expanding your business and monetizing your bank’s data; imagine bringing services together and delighting your customers. APIs can connect your bank to a whole ecosystem of business. With a …
Read More »Infographic: what is open banking?
Open banking provides reliable financial advice that is tailored to each customer’s particular circumstances and that is delivered securely and confidentially. Click here to find out more about open banking. …
Read More »Infographic: how APIs make or break success in digital world
SmartBear Software recently released the results of a global API survey, which included responses from more than 2,300 software professionals in over 50 industries and from 104 countries. The report …
Read More »Video: open APIs – the future of banking and finance
In the world of finance, open APIs represent a possible technological revolution. This Swiss Fintech Innovations video shows how open APIs work and gives a taste of what the future …
Read More »U.K. software company to test innovative regtech platform in Armenian financial sector
Ariadne, a London-based regulatory technology (regtech) designer, is hoping to test an innovative regulatory and compliance platform in the Armenian financial sector. Regtech has been growing fast in recent years; …
Read More »Pasha Bank to introduce mobile e-signature capabilities
Pasha Bank will become the first in Azerbaijan to introduce the Asan Imza electronic certificate. This e-certificate will act as a mobile e-signature, allowing customers to verify their identity electronically …
Read More »More than 100 programmers participate in Fintechstars hackathon held in Almaty
The Fintechstars hackathon took place in Almaty and featured 100 programmers working to develop financial technology projects. During the 48-your hackathon, participants proposed various projects, including many for services to …
Read More »Bank of Cyprus to launch first biometric EMV card
Bank of Cyprus customers will be first in the world to enjoy biometric convenience on a contactless payment card. The Bank of Cyprus, in cooperation with Gemalto, has developed the …
Read More »IFCA to cooperate with Amazon Web Services in development of financial technologies
The International Financial Center Astana (IFCA) will begin cooperation with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop a fintech ecosystem and maintain the atmosphere of innovative startup projects in Kazakhstan. Each …
Read More »GPB Digital Fund creates bank designer
GPB Digital Fund, daughter organization of Gazprombank, has created API Bank, a banking services designer that will enable users to create banks under their own brand without needing to obtain …
Read More »Visa awards Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan for successful launch of Beeline card
Visa has awarded Alfa-Bank Kazakhstan for the successful launch of the Beeline card, a unique product for the domestic e-commerce market that was launched with Beeline Kazakhstan and the fintech …
Read More »Citi opens API for Russian financial companies
Citi has opened an API portal for Russian financial companies that will enable users to create applications and integrate service solutions for retail customers. The Citi developer hub site has …
Read More »Kyrgyz National Bank proposes banning replenishment of e-wallets from mobile balances
The National Bank of Kyrgyzstan has submitted a draft of amendments and additions for public discussion which would ban the replenishment of electronic wallets from mobile phone balances. The move …
Read More »Bank BGZ BNP Paribas leading the way with fintech and startups
Bank BGZ BNP Paribas is leading the way in working with fintech innovations and startups in Poland. Bank BGZ BNP Paribas believes that banks and fintech should go hand-in-hand in …
Read More »Lessons learned from adopting new technology at Finca Bank Georgia and Cantilan Bank
New technologies help expand financial inclusion, but their uptake requires several careful considerations. Pilot projects supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at Finca Bank Georgia and at Cantilan Bank …
Read More »Banks must embrace fintech to survive
Speaking at a fintech conference in Tel Aviv, Tamar Yassur, head of digital banking at Bank Leumi (Israel’s second largest bank), stated that banks must become active in the world …
Read More »Poland’s Alior Bank adopts ‘Digital Disruptor’ strategy through 2020
Poland’s Alior Bank has adopted the ‘Digital Disrupter’ strategy through 2020. As part of this strategy, the bank intends to increase cooperation with fintech companies, especially in terms of getting …
Read More »Sberbank’s new platform pushes bank into becoming technology company
Sberbank adopted a forward-thinking approach to creating its new, flexible platform, and the bank has decided to open access to elements of its platform through an API as well as …
Read More »Alfa-Bank leading Belarus into a fintech future
Andrey Kosach, top manager and board member of Belarus’s Alfa-Bank, has observed that fintech in Belarus has been gaining traction in recent years and believes that this momentum will continue. …
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