The Fintech Times

JANUARY 11, 2025

HyperPay , a payment gateway operating in the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA), has secured a digital payment licence from the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA). The post HyperPay Secures Licence From Saudi Central Bank, in Aim to Support Regional Digital Transformation appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Coinbase plans to hire country leaders in Thailand and the Philippines to coordinate with developers, regulators, and content creators, fostering innovation and adoption of blockchain-based solutions. Stablecoins also address financial inclusion challenges.

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The Payments Association

JUNE 3, 2025

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have rapidly evolved from theoretical concepts into live pilots and national deployments. From Asia to the Caribbean and Europe, central banks are grappling with how to digitise public money while preserving trust, utility, and sovereignty.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Mastercard has announced a new virtual testing platform for Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The testing tool comes as the global economy embraces digital payments and central banks investigate how to support innovation while maintaining financial stability as they issue the currency.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

Getting there, he told Webster, involves expanding financial inclusion through digital transactions that, effectively are — for the merchants and consumers involved– free. Central banks around the globe are in the process of actively developing, or at least mulling, the issuance of digital fiat, directly into digital wallets (the U.S.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 5, 2025

In a strategic move to accelerate digital payments, financial inclusion, and modernizing the country’s payment ecosystem, BPC , a global leader and payment solutions provider, is announcing the expansion of its operations in Nigeria. To spearhead its operations in Nigeria, BPC welcomes Dapo Adeosun as Managing Director, Nigeria.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Recognising the need for financial inclusion, the government, in collaboration with the UK-funded DaNa Facility and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) , launched the Financial Inclusion Roadmap in 2013. This system improved financial connectivity and services across the country.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2019

In an effort to expand access to financial institutions (FIs), the Central Bank of Nigeria is planning to license more payment providers, Bloomberg reported on Saturday (Nov. The goal is to improve Nigeria’s financial inclusion rate by 20 percent, bringing it to 80 percent by the end of 2020.

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Clearly Payments

AUGUST 29, 2024

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have received attention in recent years as central banks worldwide explore the potential to evolve the way we conduct financial transactions. Europe : The European Central Bank (ECB) is actively working on a digital euro. What Are CBDCs?

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Fintech News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Indonesia has reached a significant milestone in its journey toward exploring the potential of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) with the completion of the Proof of Concept (PoC) for the wholesale Digital Rupiah under the auspices of Bank Indonesias Project Garuda.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced that it has invested in EMTECH , a global financial technology company that provides software-as-a-service platforms to help central banks streamline, connect and modernize their processes and operations. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.

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Fintech News

JULY 4, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transitions from a nascent development to a ubiquitous technology accelerating advancements across the financial landscape, far-reaching implications for central banks worldwide are quickly emerging.

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Neopay

MAY 28, 2025

The innovation platform simulates the envisaged digital euro ecosystem, in which the ECB provides the technical support and infrastructure for European intermediaries to develop innovative digital payment features and services at European level. The pioneers workstream is investigating how conditional payments in digital euro (i.e.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 24, 2025

Championed by the Central Bank of Somalia (CBS), the initiative marks a major step in modernising Somalia’s payment infrastructure, promoting financial inclusion and enhancing economic stability. Abdirahman M.

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Fintech News

JUNE 5, 2025

Whether in current or emerging markets, banks are riding the tide of a rapidly shifting landscape defined by digital technologies, adapting to regulatory requirements, rising customer expectations, and stiff competition from nimble fintech startups.

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The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Today, fintech and digital innovations are becoming key drivers in their continued growth, each nation adopting its own approach to integrate these technologies into their economic sectors. per cent Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) Armenia’s growth has been driven in part by its young, tech-savvy population.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

These experts covered some of the industry’s hottest trends and most urging issues, including artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, digital assets, next-generation transactions, and financial inclusion. The regulatory attributes are finalized, and the central bank is now working on legislation, he said.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatars leading digital bank, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PayLater , a Qatari fintech company specializing in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 4, 2025

The use of keys and QR codes make the technology accessible to unbanked people and businesses while it adheres to the highest security standards, promoting innovation, financial inclusion and minimising fraud. How is Bre-B building on the success of Pix in LatAm to accelerate financial inclusion?

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Fintech News

MARCH 17, 2025

Fintech is transforming financial services across Asia at an unprecedented pace. With rapid digital adoption, evolving regulations, and AI-driven innovations, the region is at the forefront of global fintech growth. The Asia-Pacific fintech market is projected to reach USD $171.32 billion in 2025 and surge to USD $359.83

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) has updated its open banking framework, mandating all licensed banks to expose APIs for corporate accounts. This is a significant step towards a more inclusive and innovative financial ecosystem in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 28, 2025

In August 2023, the Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) announced a new aim for financial technology and innovation in the country with its Executive Programme for the Economic Modernisation Vision (20232025).

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Cambodia is leveraging fintech innovations and strategic reforms to boost economic growth, financial inclusion and international partnerships, positioning itself as a key player in the Southeast Asian digital economy. Cambodia has also ventured into central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 24, 2025

Championed by the Central Bank of Somalia (CBS), the initiative marks a major step in modernising Somalia’s payment infrastructure, promoting financial inclusion and enhancing economic stability. Abdirahman M.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Al Etihad Payments (AEP) , a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), has announced the readiness of the financial infrastructure for Jaywan, the UAE’s domestic card scheme, to be activated locally and globally.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

With a strong foundation in semiconductors and information technology, alongside government initiatives and a developing fintech ecosystem, Taiwan is steadily integrating digital innovation into its financial services. Taiwan’s advanced society is reflected in its financial services.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 8, 2025

Bahaa El-Shafie , deputy CEO of Banque du Caire, says the launch of the remittance service comes as the bank aims to increase the volume of remittances from Egyptians abroad, in line with the Central Bank of Egypt s directives to merge informal remittances under the umbrella of the banking sector.

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Fintech News

MAY 29, 2025

It is aimed at financial institutions of all sizes, particularly those seeking to upgrade infrastructure quickly without compromising on scale or security. Scotty Perkins We built ACI Connetic to give banks a future-proof foundation to meet the ever-increasing demand for faster, smarter and secure payments.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 8, 2024

Mastercard has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The BENEFIT Company (BENEFIT), leading fintech company in Bahrain, and the national electronic payment infrastructure operator, to explore opportunities for collaboration in driving innovation and financial inclusion in the country’s dynamic payments ecosystem.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 12, 2025

Payments giant Mastercard has been busy forging three new partnerships in the UAE, with Al Etihad Payments , the payments infrastructure provider and subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE ; LikeCard , an e-commerce prepaid card platform; and credit-as-a-service platform CredibleX.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 27, 2024

ZainCash Iraq , a payment service provider and subsidiary of March Holding , has implemented Temenos’ core banking and payments platform to drive the growth and innovation of its digital payment services. The post ZainCash Adopts Temenos Technology to Expand Financial Inclusion in Iraq appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) is introducing an open banking policy to advance digital innovation in the financial services sector. Saudi Arabia’s central bank said the plan is for open banking to go live in the first half of 2022.

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Fintech News

JULY 3, 2024

According to the project report containing conclusions and key learnings recently released by the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) Singapore Centre, there is a sizeable flow of intra- and extra-ASEAN payments that could be processed through Nexus. The potential impact of this initiative is substantial.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

According to a study by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will be available for 20 percent of the world’s population in the next three years. In the past four years, 86 percent of central banks have been actively doing some kind of work on CBDCs, according to BIS.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 12, 2025

Additionally, tiqmo provides a range of international financial services including bank account transfers, digital wallet transfers, cash pick-up, bill payments and mobile top-ups. tiqmo is one of the fastest-growing apps in Saudi Arabia, licensed by the Saudi Central Bank.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This strategic partnership aims to empower Trinidad and Tobago to establish a reliable and efficient real-time payments platform for both person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions, expanding digital payments in the country and fostering financial inclusion.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 6, 2025

Bahaa El-Shafie, Deputy CEO of Banque du Caire, explained that the launch of the remittance service in cooperation with TerraPay comes as part of the banks efforts to increase the volume of remittances from Egyptians abroad, in line with the Central Bank of Egypts directives to merge informal remittances under the umbrella of the banking sector.

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