Gabriella Kindert, head of Alternative Credit at NN Investment Partners, explores four key trends that are likely to impact the alternative lending landscape in 2018: Intensifying competition and open network …

PrivatBank has launched an online credit service that allows individuals to apply for loans of up to UAH 50,000 without having to visit a branch and deal with processing paper …

Startup companies are starting to rewrite traditional lending ideas in India. One such company, MoneyTap, uses a chatbot-based loan application system to give customers real-time loan processing and wire loan …

In a recent interview, Mariusz Zabrocki, managing director of iwoca Poland, spoke about online lending to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Mr. Zabrocki noted that SMEs are changing thanks to …

Russia’s Sberbank has become the first in the country to offer loans to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) completely online. While other banks do offer businesses the chance to begin …

Google has announced that Android and iPhone users can initiate P2P transactions through voice commands in Google Assistant. Users can both send money and request a transfer of funds via …

A new law has been introduced in Japan to reduce the high usage of cash in the country. The law, which is being gradually phased in over the next two …

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, has created special accounts as part of a new banking service. This new service, however, does not imply that Amazon intends to launch its …

China UnionPay has teamed up with more than 30 local commercial banks and payment institutions to launch a unified app for the country’s banking industry. The Mobile QuickPass app is …

User of Mail.Ru can now send money transfers of between RUB 100 and RUB 75,000 to users of any email address. To transfer money, users need to create a new …

bPay, payment division of the British company Barclaycard is working with seven watch brands to create a new payment tool that is also stylish and functional as a watch. bPay …

In Singapore, seven mobile wallet providers have formed a payment consortium as part of an effort to promote electronic payments in Singapore and with the aim of supporting interoperability among …

Spanish banking company BBVA is testing a facial recognition system in its internal cafeterias as part of an effort to make payments “invisible”. The system is able to recognize user …

RegTech startups that offer solutions for financial regulatory requirements are being invited to join Accenture’s sixth FinTech Innovation Lab for the first time. Accenture made the decision to increase in …

A new action plan from the European Commission (EC) is aiming to support the growth of technology-enabled financial services. The action plan, due to be launched in spring 2018, will …

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom is examining how technology can help firms meet regulatory reporting requirements and, potentially, improve the quality of the information provided to …

MasterCard and IBM have founded Truata, an independent trust that will allow companies to conduct analytics while complying with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union …

The government of the United Kingdom (UK) has unveiled its first FinTech sector strategy. A cryptoassets task force (consisting of Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial …

The Bank of Russia presented a concept for a new financial ecosystem at the Finopolis forum in autumn 2017 and is ready to begin testing it in the second half …

The American startup Airfox represents a new opportunity in banking, especially for those without bank accounts in emerging markets. The service allows users to make purchases and transfer money while …