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Delivering customer experience using open-source platforms in the Middle East 

By leveraging open-source software, organisations in the Middle East can benefit from cost advantages, customised solutions, enhanced security while delivering exceptional journeys that align with regional preferences and requirements says Moussalam Dalati,...

Financial literacy in the digital age: FinTech role in empowering financial decisions 

Stiven Muccioli, Founder and CEO of BKN301, a worldwide financial services platform, discusses how FinTechs are adjusting how we make our financial decisions from improving our financial literacy with online services to Artificial Intelligence advancing to...

Buckingham Advisor’s blueprint for 2024 prosperity in stocks, investments and more 

Ohio-based Buckingham Advisors releases educational information to prepare investors and businesses for 2024 changes in financial planning, investments and tax.  Buckingham Advisors is helping investors and businesses prepare for transitional changes...

ASEAN SMEs ‘less confident’ in coping with cybersecurity challenges  

A survey from Palo Alto Networks stresses an imperative need for ASEAN SMEs to update their security capabilities in the face of highly evolving challenges.  Constrained cybersecurity budgets and relatively weaker in-house cybersecurity talent are...

Google Cloud’s new banking survey finds c-suites and boards more involved in tech decisions due to heightened interest in gen AI 

Google Cloud announced new research that explores the sentiment towards generative AI (gen AI) in banking among North American banking executives and consumers. The study, based on a survey of 350 banking executives responsible for gen AI decisioning and...

Zimperium report finds Malware families targeting banking apps 

Zimperium, the mobile-first security platform for mobile devices and mobile apps, has released its annual Mobile Banking Heist report, which highlights the continued evolution and success of mobile banking trojans around the globe.   In...

Community finance platform celebrates delivering over US$275 million into communities needing access to capital 

SoLo, a global community finance platform, celebrates its users’ contribution of over US$275 million to underbanked communities, fulfilling 1 million requests and saving US consumers US$30 million in fees compared to subprime credit cards.  ...

Paying consumers for green choices: FinTech raises US$6.5m and acquires fan rewards startup 

Future, a climate-positive FinTech company, has announced US$6.5 million in additional funding from new and existing investors, bringing their total capital raised to US$11 million. This injection of fresh capital positioned Future to acquire Fan...

Gartner reveals more than 40% of finance roles will be either new or significantly reshaped due to finance technology in 2025 

According to Gartner’s new report, Top 5 Priorities for CFOs in 2024, which offers actionable insights to lead finance transformation and functional improvement. Through 2025, more than 40% of finance roles will be either new or significantly reshaped...

ClearBank and LemFi join forces to take on the challenges of international payments 

ClearBank, the enabler of real-time clearing and embedded banking for financial institutions, has announced its partnership with LemFi (formerly known as Lemonade Finance), a leading FinTech platform transforming financial services for immigrants. ...

Paypal invests in a B2B data privacy company 

Mine, a pioneering company disrupting the data privacy market, has announced that it has raised US$30 million in Series B funding, co-led by Battery Ventures and PayPal Ventures, with significant investments from Nationwide Ventures and with the...

Drive now pay later with new Klarna and CarTrawler agreement  

Klarna, the AI-powered payments network and shopping assistant, has announced an agreement with CarTrawler, the leading B2B technology provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the global travel industry. Under the agreement, travellers can now pay...