Month : June 2021

Banks to Move Online and Form Customer-Centric Digital Ecosystems Within Five Years, Finds Economist Intelligence Unit Report for Temenos
Banking Digital News

Banks to Move Online and Form Customer-Centric Digital Ecosystems Within Five Years, Finds Economist Intelligence Unit Report for Temenos

Fintech News Desk
Almost two thirds (65%) of global banking executives believe that the branch-based model will be “dead” within five years, up from 35% four years ago The same proportion (65%) of bankers see new technologies as the biggest driver of change for the next four years, up from 42% three years......
TechX Closes Acquisition of Fiat-to-Crypto Merchant Services Gateway XPort Digital
Digital Payments Fintech News

TechX Closes Acquisition of Fiat-to-Crypto Merchant Services Gateway XPort Digital

Fintech News Desk
TechX Technologies Inc., a fintech company focused on traditional and emerging financial services such as payment processing, mobile payments and digital assets including cryptocurrency, is pleased to announce that it has closed the previously announced agreement whereby TechX has acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of XPort Digital Limited (“XPort“).......
Western Union Collaborates with Leading French Fintech Linxo to Launch Digital Money Transfers
Digital Payments Fintech News

Western Union Collaborates with Leading French Fintech Linxo to Launch Digital Money Transfers

Fintech News Desk
3.5 million app users can now send money locally and globally, quickly, conveniently, and reliably, 24/7 Western Union, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, has collaborated with Linxo, a leading budget management and bank account aggregation application in France, to enable users to make local and cross-border......
Cellulant
Digital Payments News

Acceleration of Digitization of Payments For Businesses Promises a More Connected Africa

Fintech News Desk
Digital payments pose the most significant opportunity to bringing fundamental transformation for African economies at large Cellulant, a leading Pan-African payments company,  unveils its new brand identity and affirms its commitment to partner with global, regional and local businesses to accelerate Payments’ digitisation across Africa. Over the last couple of......
APOLLO Insurance and Smarter Loans Partner to Offer Canadian Consumers Access to Embedded Digital Insurance
InsurTech News

APOLLO Insurance and Smarter Loans Partner to Offer Canadian Consumers Access to Embedded Digital Insurance

Fintech News Desk
APOLLO Insurance, Canada’s leading online insurance provider, has partnered with Smarter Loans to offer access to immediate digital insurance products that are specifically tailored to the over 40,000 Canadians who visit their website each month. “Smarter Loans customers trust us to connect them with the top financial brands, and we......
Lincoln Financial Group Helps Provide Control Over Investment Outcomes Through First-Of-Its-Kind Annuity Solution
Finance Fintech News Risk Management

Lincoln Financial Group Helps Provide Control Over Investment Outcomes Through First-Of-Its-Kind Annuity Solution

Fintech News Desk
Lincoln Defined Outcome Funds available with Lincoln Investor Advantage Pro® variable annuity offers investors agility, through a flexible solution that helps address the tax impact on retirement accounts Lincoln Financial Group is expanding its broad portfolio of annuities with the launch of Lincoln Investor Advantage Pro® variable annuity featuring Lincoln Defined Outcome Funds.......
LGBTQ+ Consumers Aim High With Retirement Savings Goals, Says New Lincoln Financial Study
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LGBTQ+ Consumers Aim High With Retirement Savings Goals, Says New Lincoln Financial Study

Fintech News Desk
Yet the Pandemic Still Created Financial Stress and Retirement Uncertainty That Underscores Areas for Improvement to Achieve Financial Security LGBTQ+ Americans have big goals when it comes to retirement. According to Lincoln Financial Group’s 2021 Retirement Power® Study, LGBTQ+ respondents feel they should save a higher median amount of their annual......
A Humanitarian Partnership in Times of COVID
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A humanitarian Partnership in Times of COVID

Fintech News Desk
In Burkina Faso, the Islamic Development Bank and Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development – the bank’s poverty alleviation arm joined hands with Light for The World to get immediate help to the communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 crisis The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of billions, and it......
African Banker Awards Lauds Winners’ Innovation and Resilience
Banking Fintech News

African Banker Awards Lauds Winners’ Innovation and Resilience

Fintech News Desk
Standard Bank Group, Africa’s biggest bank, recognized for its role in fighting Covid-19 and empowering women Standard Bank Group was on Wednesday named African Bank of the Year by a leading publication in recognition of the banking giant’s achievements in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and empowering women. African Banker magazine......
African Banker Awards
Banking Investments News

Innovation and Resilience Common Themes Amongst Winners of African Banker Awards 2021

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Access Bank’s Herbert Wigwe wins Banker of the year for second consecutive year Standard Bank Group, Africa’s biggest bank, rewarded for its COVID-related and women empowerment programmes; Access Bank’s Herbert Wigwe wins Banker of the year for second consecutive year; Innovation and resilience featured highly in this year’s entries; Organisers......
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