FinTech

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 …

Electronic payments for goods and services are commonplace in the modern world. But have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes? Explore how all the different parties involved are …

Pasha Bank has been recognized as the leading bank in the field of non-cash payments in Azerbaijan. Currently, 90% of payment transactions and currency exchange operations conducted by legal entity …

VTB Bank (Armenia) is now offering its customers new and technological services at ATMs. Customers of the bank can now use ATMs to withdraw money, make payments, execute money transfers …

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 …

London is set to host FinTech World Forum 2018, which will take place May 30-31, 2018. The event will feature 25 speaker and more than 300 delegates, speaking on a …

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 …

Bank of Russia is considering introducing a common payment space within the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) based on blockchain technology. The introduction of Masterchange would allow for financial transactions and …

Voice-enabled assistants such as Alexa, Siri and Google Assistant are increasingly becoming an integral part of many people’s daily life. Several banks, financial institutions, and new FinTech players have already …

There are various ways of identifying a person biometrically. Here are the top five modern biometric methods of identification today: Fingerprints — fingerprint usage for identify has evolved with modern …

The number of payment cards in circulation in Kazakhstan is on the rise: the number of debit cards has increased 24.3%; the number of credit cards has increased 21.1%; and …

The development of the open application programming interface (API) concept means major changes in the payment industry, with most banking customers now being interested in increasing the speed, simplicity and …

The universe of banking and payments is ever evolving, and 2017 saw a number of significant changes within the payment industry. Here are the top 10 key trends likely to …

In many places around the world, the future of payments is here: mobile wallets. Take a quick look at why and how mobile wallets are taking over in this FinTech …

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 …

The Armenian government has not approved amendments to the ‘Law on the Development of Digital Technologies’ or the ‘Law on State Registration of Legal Entities, Separated Subdivisions, Enterprises of Legal …

Swiss RegTech Conference 2018 will be held at Swisscom Arena in Zurich on April 24, 2018. Leading Swiss policymakers and global technology pioneers from Switzerland, Israel and the United Kingdom …

On May 22, 2018, London will host more than 600 delegates from across the financial industry spectrum at the Global RegTech Summit. Register to: Find out strategies for financial institutions …