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Kenya's second-largest retail bank, Equity Bank, has launched a new MasterCard prepaid card that will be accepted globally and is available to Equity...
Mobile commerce spending will soon pass out e-commerce spending, according to a study from PayPal and market researcher, Ipsos. "We are on the cusp...
Community banking organisations (CBOs) in the US contributed to their own decline ahead of and during the financial crisis by distributing capital to insiders,...
Community banking organisations (CBOs) in the US contributed to their own decline ahead of and during the financial crisis by distributing capital to insiders,...
Citibank will appoint a new leader to run its global consumer banking business later this year as it continues to shed businesses from its 'bad bank'. Citi,...
Advanced Payments Solutions (APS) this week became the first fintech non-bank business to offer banking services at the UK Post Office. CEO Rich Wagner...
The Postal Savings Bank of China is in talks with potential investors to sell minority stakes ahead of a possible IPO in 2016, according to reports in...
Samsung has acquired the mobile wallet solutions provider LoopPay in a further indication that it is gearing up to launch its alternative to Apple Pay. LoopPay...
Mobile money is the force behind improved financial inclusion in Zimbabwe, according to a FinScope survey showing that financial inclusion rose to 77 percent...
Swedish payment service iZettle will offer free card readers to merchants in order to encourage take-up of the service in the European market. iZettle,...
London-based money transfer businesses TransferWise and WorldRemit both announced major progress this week in challenging the established players in the...
London-based money transfer businesses TransferWise and WorldRemit both announced major progress this week in challenging the established players in the...
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