Brazil’s central bank to launch QR code-based instant payments
The instant payment platform is called Pix...
Finance
FAB raises over Dh3 bn in its first Sterling bond, Kangaroo bond
The two bonds will be listed on London Stock Exchange and Australian...
Worldline Ingenico deal to create world’s fourth-biggest payments company
The deal to buy Ingenico would cost Worldline around €7.8 bn...
HSBC mulling over withdrawing its operations in Turkey
The banking giant’s likely departure in Turkey, where it has its presence...
European Union incurs loss of €170 billion a year due to tax evasion
Netherlands and Ireland are the biggest tax shelters in the EU, while...
In Indonesia, debit card spending may surpass credit card spend in 2019
Digital payments may leap from Rp639.9 trillion to Rp821.2 trillion between 2019...
BIS says more central banks may seek to launch their own digital currencies
According to the BIS study, around 20 percent of the 66 central...
Fintech startup Currencycloud raises $80 mn led by Visa
Currencycloud, a financial technology startup based in the United Kingdom, markets payment...
Tilney in talks with FCA for approval of £625 million S&W deal
Last September, the acquisition of Smith & Williamson was proclaimed by Tilney,...
KfW Bank to back 10,000 African SMEs with $33 mn credit facility
The German bank will support the African Guarantee Fund aimed at improving...