Global payment technology leader, Mastercard, has announced the expansion of its Product Express platform to include FinTechs in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, North America, and additional markets across Latin America. The move follows a successful regional rollout earlier in Latin America and aims to enable FinTechs to launch card programmes with enhanced speed and…
Rwanda has unveiled an ambitious five-year FinTech strategy (2024-2029) aimed at positioning the country as a regional hub for financial services while advancing financial inclusion. The plan seeks to strengthen Rwanda’s FinTech ecosystem by leveraging technology to drive economic growth and socio-economic transformation. While the global FinTech sector promotes financial inclusion by improving access to…
Nasdaq reported a rise in third-quarter profit, helped by strong demand in its solutions business that houses the exchange operator’s financial technology products. To generate steady revenue growth, the company has been branching out from its market-sensitive core operations of trading and listing to products that help traders and investors navigate the capital markets. Revenue…
Kuwait Finance House (KFH) is set to implement Indian software vendor Gieom’s Digital Blueprint software to centralize and streamline its policy and procedure management. The software will enable the $55 billion-asset Islamic bank to create role-based business process flows in collaboration with employees and stakeholders using Gieom’s in-built BPMN 2.0-compliant drawing tool or Microsoft Visio….
Retail heavyweight, Shein, is launching its first branded credit card worldwide through a partnership with Mexican fintech Stori, the firms said on Tuesday, touting synergies that should help both expand in Latin America’s second-largest economy. The push will simultaneously aim to draw more Mexicans to the credit market, where they lag in access, as well…
Fintech Surge will highlight critical trends shaping the future of finance, such as digital banking, fintech investment, and the growing collaboration between banks and fintechs. Taking place at Dubai Harbour from October 13 to 16 2024, the fourth edition is set to attract over 100 exhibitors, more than 1,200 investors, and 120-plus speakers from over…
