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Oman’s Fintech Future: A Market on the Rise

The Fintech Times

Thawani made history in 2020 by becoming the first non-banking financial entity to receive a fintech licence from the CBO, marking a significant milestone in Omans fintech journey.

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‘Alexa, Who Won The 2016 PYMNTS/Alexa Challenge?’

PYMNTS

“Alexa, show me who snagged the top spots in the 2016 PYMNTS/Alexa Challenge.” 2016 PYMNTS/Alexa Challenge participants included: Best Innovation Group (BIG), DaVincian Healthcare, Discover, Exa, Feasty powered by Zipscene, FIS, Fiserv, ONvocal powered by People Power, USAA, Vantiv, Visa and Western Union. And the results?

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How Open Banking Opens Doors For Alternative SMB Lenders

PYMNTS

Use of alternative finance (AltFin) sources among small business (SMB) owners is on the rise, but still has a long way to go before it poses a legitimate threat to traditional banks’ market dominance. In addition to the Open Banking policy, U.K. Key to this solution is the U.K.’s

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From Investing To Budgeting, How Millennials Are Disrupting Personal Finance

CB Insights

A 2018 survey by Bank of America shows that millennials’ top financial priorities were saving for emergency funds (64%), saving for retirement (49%), and saving to buy a house (33%) — not much different from the concerns their baby boomer parents had 30 years ago. From big banks to big tech. get the REPORT on next generation investors.

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Fastest-Growing Asia Pacific Fintechs, According to the Financial Times (2025)

Fintech News

From bustling megacities to remote villages, digital finance is breaking down barriers, giving millions access to banking, credit, and investment opportunities for the first time. million Samrat Investments , also known as Samrat Financial Banking, offers what it says is the world’s first customisable personal savings platform.

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FinovateEurope 2016 Presenting Companies Announced

Fintech Labs Insights

For weeks we’ve been sifting through applications from companies vying to present their latest at FinovateEurope on 9 & 10 of February 2016. Alpha Payments Cloud’s AlphaHub offers banks, merchants and payment & risk product vendors unlimited vendor access and orchestration, using a single integration.

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Customer Financial Health: The Responsibility Of Financial Institutions

PYMNTS

To attend this live digital discussion on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 1:00 PM (EST), please complete the registration form shown below: [contact-form-7]. To cope, consumers are using alternative sources to meet their financial needs – instead of turning to their banks. Digital Discussion Host: . Karen Webster.