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5 Key Highlights From Huawei’s Developer Conference
From September 10 to 12, 2020, Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) held the annual Huawei Developer Conference. Themed HDC.Together, the event saw multiple announcements being made, including the launch of new products, as well as updates on the Huawei Mobile
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Fi Life to Tap Kakitangan.com’s SME Base to Offer Insurance to 50,000 Employees
Fi Life will be offering direct life protection for users of the Kakitangan.com’s payroll and leave management web app which is said to serve more than 5,000 SMEs and 50,000 employees. Through the Kakitangan.com’s web app, users are now able
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Redefining Finance for Good: How the Pandemic Fast Tracked CIMB’s Digital Initiatives
COVID-19 has been an important catalyst for digital transformation across all industries. In banking, the pandemic has accelerated banks’ digitalisation push and triggered a sharp rise in digital payments and digital banking usage. This has pushed banks to not only
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Tranglo Enters Myanmar With KBZ Bank Partnership for Remittance
Tranglo, a Malaysian based cross border payment specialist, announced a brand-new partnership with Kanbawza Bank (KBZ Bank) of Myanmar as part of its expansion the country. The collaboration is said to add Myanmar to Tranglo’s global network that includes countries
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Merchantrade Acquires Valyou From Telenor Group
Merchantrade, a digital money services business operator and e-money issuer, has acquired a 100% stake in Valyou from the Norwegian Telenor Group following a competitive bidding exercise. Valyou is a mobile fintech player in Malaysia and a cross-border digital remittance
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Banks Should Turn to Using AI in eKYC in the Digital Arms Race
There’s an old joke on how on the internet nobody knows that you’re a dog, which speaks to how the internet has become synonymous with anonymity. While anonymity is fine in many instances, in an increasingly digital world it has
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Valyou Launches Blockchain-Based Remittance Services in Bangladesh
Valyou, Malaysian digital remittance provider, announced the launch of blockchain-based remittance services in Bangladesh in partnership with Standard Chartered and bKash, a mobile financial service provider, to facilitate instant transfers from Malaysia. The service is powered by blockchain technology from
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MyCash Money Picks Onfido to Power its eKYC
Onfido bags MyCash Money as its latest customer in the region, providing the company identity verification and authentication services. Besides MyCash, Onfido also counts fintechs like BigPay and MoneyMatch among its base of customers in Malaysia. MyCash Money, is an
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Hong Leong Rolls Out Smartphone Payment Terminals Powered by PayNet & Soft Space
Hong Leong Bank announced today the roll out of its “Hong Leong Tap on Phone” solution, which enables Android mobile devices to be used a card payment acceptance device. This new contactless feature is made possible through a partnership with
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Huawei Developer Conference 2020 to Discuss HarmonyOS, HMS Core 5.0, EMUI 11, Fintech, and More
From September 10 to 12, 2020, Huawei will be hosting its annual developer conference, a multi-day event expected to bring together more than 400 industry veterans and over 500 tech firms to discuss the latest trends and technologies set to
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