BFC Bulletins Monthly News Digest

While many celebrate the emergence of the sharing economy, James Pennington, consultant on economic issues to the British Foreign Office, warns that the sharing economy, although beneficial, is not good …

Uber revolutionized the car transportation business when it created a market capitalization of billions of dollars without owning cars or carrying any stock. Similarly, the open API economy has acted …

The United Kingdom (UK)’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled some new proposed measures following a post-implementation review of its crowdfunding rules. The FCA says it has observed “some poor …

The era of open banking has come, and it is already starting to change the rules of the game for financial institutions around the world. As this trend continues, it …

As Russian financial institutions increasingly offer consumers more and more mobile services, the process of obtaining a mortgage will also become faster and less stressful. In fact some, including Deputy …

We live in a world where startups are emerging everywhere thanks to the idea of aggregated information. For example, to buy a car, you no longer have to go from …

The Bank of England is conducting a full review of its interbank payment system, including studying the possibility of transitioning to an updated version of the real-time gross settlement service …

What Uber has done for the transportation sector, FinTech companies are now starting to do for the financial sector in India. The increasing digitization of data in the country has …

The application ‘Uber’ has revolutionized not only the transportation industry but also how people have come to expect services to be offered to them. Technology companies and innovators are continuously …

A new electronic wallet (e-wallet) – OPPA – has entered the Georgian digital market. The OPPA brand was created by JSO OPPA (formerly Nova Technology), which operates the PayBox payment …

A new universal scoring platform has been presented in Kyrgyzstan as part of the ‘Eurasian Digital Platforms’ international competition. The new platform uses data from communications operators, credit bureaus and …

The National Bank of Kazakhstan has implemented the new ‘Invest Online’ system, an innovative solution designed to operate as a simple, free tool for individuals to invest their money in …

Alfa-Bank has launched Alfa Network, a Russian-language marketplace platform, in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus. Alfa Network allows users to post and find offers for trade transactions, buy and sell assets …

UzCard has announced the launch of instant money transfers from Qiwi and CONTACT. The transfer is currently only available in one direction (i.e. from Qiwi/CONTACT to UzCard); however, UzCard plans …

In the modern world, most people are familiar with the ‘Software-as-a-Service’ (SaaS) concept, whereby app services are pay-as-you-use rather than being bought outright. These services used to cost a fortune …

The sharing economy is increasing its footprint into our daily lives and shows few signs of slowing down. Join experts Carlo Ratti and Rachel Botsman in an exploration of what …

The banking industry is in a state of flux as new players, innovative technologies and revolutionary platforms challenge traditional concepts of banking. This video explores some of the latest trends …

The sharing economy is a complex phenomenon that has disrupted numerous industries and transformed how we live and work. Lawyers, public policy experts, academics and workers weigh in to define …

People have been sharing for thousands of years, but new technology has brought about the growth of a new concept in sharing — the sharing economy. Find out what the …

Find out how adopting the ‘bank as a platform’ approach will help banks shift to a model of service offerings and achieve greater and more sustainable economic value. Standard Charted …