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

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

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 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

“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

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.

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

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

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