FinTech

Despite convenience, speed and a better general experience, alternative payment methods (APMs) are relatively uncommon in the world of business-to-business (B2B) transactions due to B2B transactions having more complex workflows …

B2B FinTech companies don’t often get the recognition of their B2C cousins; however, they play a key role in the future of financial services and deserve some acknowledgment. That being …

Q-Lana, a U.S.-based FinTech company, was founded to develop the concept of knowledge-based lending as a way to help financial institutions overcome the challenges associated with broader MSME lending and, …

New data from Juniper Research suggests that B2B transactions processed by pureplay digital operators are likely to reach USD 14 trillion by 2023, up from USD 6.7 trillion in 2018. …

Amadeus (a Madrid-based travel reservations provider) is teaming with Mastercard and Elavon (the payments unit of U.S. Bancorp) to launch a B2B payments plan with Thai Airways and Sweden’s Select …

Italian banking group UniCredit has teamed with Italian FinTech company FinDynamic to enhance its working capital offering for corporate clients. The partnership will allow bank clients to offer suppliers early …

FinTech startup SmartPay has launched a financial inclusion wallet in Vietnam, targeting 25 million unbanked/underbanked consumers and 6 million small- and medium-sized merchants. SmartPay ensures a better payment and finance …

Open, an online-only banking startup that offers business banking solutions for startups and SMEs, has announced its plans to expand into the Middle Eastern market. The Indian company is the …

The platform-based business model has taken hold in the digital economy, and the concept is quickly spreading to banking and financial services. This has resulted in companies springing up to …

Russia has seen a boom in the number of smaller businesses in the last few years. Unfortunately for them, traditional lenders are, by and large, still focused on providing services …

A new online platform (ISMET.kz) represents the next step for what a marketplace can offer businesses in Kazakhstan. Created by Kazakhtelecom JSC, it is the first B2B site in the …

As is the case around the world, business-to-business (B2B) payment solutions in Russia are lagging behind business-to-consumer (B2C) solutions. In fact, B2B transfers are still a relatively painful process in …

Sberbank has announced a new service for corporate clients that will guarantee the fulfillment of a supplier’s obligations or give a full refund. The service also works in the other …

A pilot project on digital signatures has just been launched in Kyrgyzstan. Starting this month, reports from those engaged in foreign economic relations (i.e. importers and exporters) will only be …

Tinkoff has launched a free financial accounting service for entrepreneurs to analyze and monitor the state of their business. The service allows users to: plan, group and analyze cash flows, …

Kairat Mazhibaev, Chairman of the Board for RESMI Group, has announced the creation of the Respublika Financial Systems Group. This new Group is planned to be an umbrella brand for …

Participants at the Visa Everywhere Initiative competition presented their innovative solutions designed to help solve local market challenges and create new products and services in the field of financial technologies. …

E-Commerce and FinTech Hackathon 2019, organized by KG Labs and financially-supported by GIZ’s Trade Facilitation in Central Asia project and Interbank Processing Center, was held June 14-16, 2019 in Bishkek, …

When marketing a product or service, it is crucial to have a clear understanding of the difference between business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-customer (B2C) products and services. Explore the key elements …

Karen Mills, former director at Small Business Administration, discusses the influence of smaller financial technology companies on big banks in this insightful video. Encouraging Georgian SMEs via access to transparent …