HSBC enter strategic partnership with fintech firm Tradeshift for working capital requirements
Mar 31, 2017 07:40 am UTC| Fintech
HSBC, one of the leading trade finance bank, announced a strategic partnership with fintech firm Tradeshift that will enable companies to manage their supply chains and working capital requirements digitally, from any...
HKMA, Deloitte and other banks develop blockchain PoC for trade finance
Mar 31, 2017 05:02 am UTC| Digital Currency Fintech
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), consulting firm Deloitte, and leading trade finance banks in Hong Kong have developed a distributed ledger technology (DLT) proof of concept for Trade Finance. Industry...
Bahrain EDB, SFC, Trucial collaborate for fintech ecosystem and regulatory framework
Mar 30, 2017 11:15 am UTC| Fintech
The Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) has signed an agreement with fintech incubator Singapore Fintech Consortium (SFC) and Dubai-based asset management and advisory firm Trucial Investment Partners to foster...
ADGM, PwC collaborate to launch inaugural Fintech Abu Dhabi Summit in October
Mar 30, 2017 05:59 am UTC| Fintech
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial center in Abu Dhabi, has announced its partnership with big four auditing company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in order to launch the inaugural Fintech Abu Dhabi...
Fintech firm Betalo, Nordea enter mobile money deal
Mar 29, 2017 09:45 am UTC| Fintech
Financial services company Nordea has stuck a deal with Stockholm-based fintech startup Betalo, in order to offer mobile money services to Nordeas over 1.5 million private customers, Finextra reported. With the...
EY to tap next wave of disruptive technologies with wavespace network
Mar 29, 2017 06:21 am UTC| Fintech
Consulting firm EY has launched EY wavespace a global network of growth and innovation centers to help clients leverage the next wave in major breakthroughs in business transformation by tapping into innovative thinking...
Singapore and France establish Fintech Bridge to foster innovation
Mar 28, 2017 09:59 am UTC| Fintech
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it has signed cooperation agreements with the Autorité de Contrle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) and the Autorité des Marchés...
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