Study provides fresh insights into the benefits of mobile money in Kenya
Jan 05, 2017 16:45 pm UTC| Economy Fintech
A recently published study on the long-run effects of mobile money on economic outcomes in Kenya provides some valuable insights that will benefit economic development and financial inclusion policies across Africa. The...
Fintech entrepreneur Peggy Mangot joins Wells Fargo's Innovation Group
Jan 05, 2017 07:26 am UTC| Fintech
Wells Fargo has appointed Peggy Mangot as the senior vice president of its Innovation Groups design and delivery leadership team, American Banker reported. Mangot served as the CEO of SparkGift, which was acquired by...
Keystone Bank selects fintech firm NetGuardians for protection against e-banking fraud
Jan 05, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Fintech
Nigeria-based Keystone Bank has chosen Swiss-based fintech firm NetGuardians for real-time protection from online banking fraud ensuring Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the countrys central bank and regulators recent...
Scottish university launches UK’s first fintech course
Jan 05, 2017 05:26 am UTC| Fintech
Scotland-based University of Strathclyde has announced the launch of a new masters program in fintech, making it UKs first fintech course, in order to support the digital transformation of the countrys financial...
Fintech startup Monese raises $10M to expand mobile banking to Europe
Jan 04, 2017 09:36 am UTC| Fintech
Fintech firm Monese that provides mobile banking for migrant workers, announced that it has raised $10 million from a suite of top investors from around the world including Anthemis Exponential Ventures, Korea Investment...
CMA, Lloyds Banking Group and Santander Group to keynote RBI 2017
Jan 04, 2017 09:29 am UTC| Fintech
The Retail Banking Innovation Conference 2017, organised by theFinTech Network, has announced the names of three keynote speakers for the event that is scheduled to be held on 14th and 15th March 2017 in...
Financial Services Authority Indonesia issues regulation for fintech firms
Jan 04, 2017 07:32 am UTC| Fintech
Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK) has issued a regulation on fintech companies, which run P2P lending businesses, Jakarta Post reported. The regulation requires the fintech firm to have Rp 1 billion...
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