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Comarch’s Latest Study Reveals Why It Is Critical for Insurers to be Digital First
Changes in customer behavior are causing a fundamental shift in the insurance business. Consumers are embracing digital channels and online tools which are now becoming critical not only to ensure that existing customers get the experience they want but also
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Mastercard Invests in Indian Unicorn Zeta, Signs a 5-Year Partnership
Zeta, an Indian banking tech unicorn and provider of next-gen credit card processing to banks and fintechs, announced that it has signed a 5-year global partnership with Mastercard. As part of the agreement, the firms will go-to-market jointly to launch
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Is India Set to Become the Largest BNPL Market in the World Within 5 Years?
Rising demand for access to credit, a progressive regulatory landscape, and a massive addressable population are setting the foundation for India to become the largest market for buy now, pay later (BNPL). This will further be propelled by the meteoric
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Top 5 Most Well-Funded Fintech Startups from Singapore
With 1,350 fintech companies as of October 2021, Singapore is Southeast Asia’s fintech powerhouse, and a major fundraising and operational hub for fintech companies operating across the region. In 2021, Singapore-based fintech firms continued to attract the strongest funding in
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Hugosave Secures Major Payment Institution License From MAS
Hugosave, Singapore’s all-in-one digital account that helps consumers spend, save, and invest, starting with gold, announced that it has secured a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). As the bearer of an MPI license,
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Investment App Gotrade Raises US$15.5 Million, Expands to Indonesia
Fractional share trading startup Gotrade has raised US$15.5 million in a Series A round led by Velocity Capital Fintech Ventures, bringing its total funding to US$22.5 million. The funding round also saw participation from MUFG, BeeNext, Kibo Ventures, as well
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How Can You Secure Digital Channels Without Compromising User Experience
All banks and digital banking systems developers strive to make their services and mobile applications as convenient and safe as possible. Ideally, the user should be able to confirm documents with a single gesture, a single glance at a smartphone
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Gupshup Inks Deal to Acquire Conversational AI Platform Active.Ai
Conversational messaging platform Gupshup announced the acquisition of Active.Ai, a conversational AI platform used by banks and fintech firms. The sum was not disclosed. The acquisition aims to strengthen Gupshup’s customer experience solutions for its banking, financial services and insurance
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Pace Rolls Out Virtual Card in Singapore for BNPL Payments
Pace Enterprise, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) company, announced the launch of its virtual Pace Card which is now available in Singapore which can be activated instantly without any fee via the app. As a new feature of Pace’s
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FinAccel Snaps up 75% Stake in Bank Bisnis to Bolster Its Digital Banking Plans
FinAccel Teknologi Indonesia, a directly controlled subsidiary of FinAccel which is the parent company of Kredivo, has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Bank Bisnis Internasional, an Indonesia Stock Exchange-listed entity. At the end of the acquisition process,
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