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 …
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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 …
Read More »Tinkoff launches free financial accounting service for entrepreneurs
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, …
Read More »New Kazakhstani financial services group created to better leverage digital technologies
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 …
Read More »Uzbek startup MARTA wins special award at Visa Everywhere Initiative competition
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. …
Read More »Expert opinions on Kyrgyz fintech and e-commerce market
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, …
Read More »Video: B2B versus B2C
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 …
Read More »Video: how FinTech can push small businesses to the next level
Karen Mills, former director at Small Business Administration, discusses the influence of smaller financial technology companies on big banks in this insightful video. Q-Lana: a new tool to bolster MSMEs …
Read More »Video: what to look for in FinTechs
FinTechs are leading the charge in using advancements in technology to fundamentally change the landscapes of e-commerce, payment networks, online lending, money transfers, business-to-business (B2B) payments, personal finance and banking. …
Read More »Video: B2B financial services firm case study
Explore an interesting case study of a financial services firm that produces software for other businesses as they incorporated a new reference model and enhanced functionality to meet new government …
Read More »Video: innovations in the B2B payment environment
Falk Rieker, global head for IBU banking at SAP, discusses how the B2B payment space is growing in comparison to the retail side and how the infrastructure could be simplified. …
Read More »Video: Visa B2B Connect to launch
Visa’s first distributed ledger-based payment solution has been announced and will allow businesses more opportunities to thrive on a global level. BFC FinTech Monitor 13th-20th February Bank of England to …
Read More »BFC takes part in E-commerce and FinTech Hackathon 2019
BFC experts took part in E-Commerce and FinTech Hackathon 2019, which was held June 14-16, 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. During the event, participants were given 54 hours to turn their …
Read More »4 open banking models and the factors financial institutions must consider
With open banking pushing digital transformation in financial markets around the globe, financial institutions, in their efforts to maintain revenue streams, now face an important decision: which is the most …
Read More »Open banking platforms
Open banking and the regulatory environments driving it are forcing financial institutions to become a platform business. However, there are 4 such platforms for financial institutions to consider: Proprietary platforms …
Read More »Balancing PSD2 with GDPR
Europe’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is reshaping the banking sector. At the same time, the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had a huge impact on …
Read More »Does the Beyond Banking model represent the future of banking?
Beyond Banking is a business model in which consumers receive a package of services through an ecosystem of various providers. It works by taking advantage of open APIs to quickly …
Read More »Data security key for consumer confidence in open banking
Reservations about data security pose the biggest challenge when it comes to increasing consumer confidence in open banking, with 86% of respondents to a recent Forrester Consulting (on behalf of …
Read More »How to transition into the era of open banking
It cannot be stated enough that open banking is here, and it’s here to stay. Financial institutions must now embrace open banking if they are to remain relevant in the …
Read More »8 steps to ensure a financial institution doesn’t survive past 2030
It is estimated that 80% of financial institutions will either go out of business or be irrelevant by the year 2030. Here are 8 steps that will ensure your financial …
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