
Oxford Launches Executive Education Program with Polaris
Oxford Business School is collaborating with ‘Digital Transformation Company’ Polaris Consulting to launch an education program aimed at making bankers digitally aware. The Oxford Polaris Digital Academy will strive to help bankers understand the demands of digital business. Jitin Goyal, CEO of Polaris, said the company has built universal digital
Nigeria Follows South Africa as Second Largest Market for Paypal in Africa
PayPal launched its services in Nigeria about an year back and it is already its second largest market in Africa. Malvina Goldfield, Head of business development, sub-Saharan Africa at PayPal exalting over the achievement told ITWeb Africa that “We are very happy to see that PayPal has been widely welcomed
Ex-VP of FINRA Appointed Managing Director at Swift
SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, a member-owned cooperative through which the financial world conducts its business operations has appointed David Lefferts as Managing Director, Market Initiatives for the Americas. Lefferts becomes a member of SWIFT’s Americas Management Team and reports to Chris Church, Chief Executive, Americas and
T-Mobile to Allow Polish Customer Payments in Bitcoin
T- Mobile is now allowing its prepaid cellphone customers in Poland to pay cellphone credit with cryptocurrency. Amidst the speculation surrounding cryptocurrency this comes as a fresh relief for bitcoin enthusiasts. T- Mobile told Coindesk: “Our team is constantly looking for new opportunities, partnerships and cooperations with startups bringing great

Visa Launches Everywhere Initiative to Boost Start-Ups
“We are looking for the best marketing solutions to help consumers achieve their goals using our products and services. If you’re a startup, participate in the challenge.” – reads the finance giant’s webpage dedicated to the challenge. Ahead of the SXSW conference, Visa plans to launch the initiative with the purpose
Hellowallet Partners with Keybank to Offer Free Financial Support
Technology based financial advisory startup, Hellowallet has announced a partnership with Cleaveland based Keybank. Hellowallet which launched in 2009 has distributed its PFM platform to employers to offer their employees as a benefit. By adding banks to its distribution partners, the startup will reach more users, the startup told Finovate.

Meet ‘The FinTech 50’ – Symetrics
What is your mission statement? Symetrics is a team of quants & brains with the mission to support our clients in making informed investment decisions, by offering next generation financial risk analytics Our main product, SyMath, provides institutional investors with SaaS based risk analytics software for stress testing their assets &
Korea Switches to Chip Only Cards for ATM Transactions
Korea Financial Supervisory Service has announced a complete shift to chip-only cards by the end of May rendering mag- stripe cards obsolete. The FSS is taking new measures for ‘enhanced security and fraud prevention’. Chip & PIN technology is an established standard for safety and security for Card transactions. A
PayPal Announces Acquisition of Israeli Security Startup CyActive
Following its acquisition of Braintree and Paydiant, PayPal has now announced that it is acquiring predictive cyber security company CyActive. Israel based start-up CyActive is just an year old is already getting a lot of attention from investors like SFS, VC and the venture capital unit at Siemens. CyActive has
Corporate Clients Drawing Huge Profits for Banks in Mobile Payments
Mobile payments are becoming increasingly popular for consumers and most developments these days are focussed on consumers, however Fintech innovation in the corporate sector is growing by leaps and bounds. Presenting at the Bank Innovation 2015, managing director and global head online banking and connectivity services at Citibank, Mayank Mishra