Singapore FinTech Festival

Alipay+ promotes QR code connectivity, paving ways for a cash-free, mobile friendly travel experience in Chinese mainland for Asian consumers

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Sunday, January 8, 2023

Alipay+, a provider of global cross-border digital payment and marketing solutions, is striving to provide cash-free and mobile-friendly travel experiences for Asian tourists in the Chinese mainland, as it seeks to partner with more merchants and enable greater QR code connectivity.

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  • Alipay+, a provider of global cross-border digital payment and marketing solutions, is striving to provide cash-free and mobile-friendly travel experiences for Asian tourists in the Chinese mainland, as it seeks to partner with more merchants and enable greater QR code connectivity.
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    Starting from January 8, AlipayHK users can pay for metro rides in Shenzhen using their local app to enhance a seamless travel experience for Hong Kong visitors in the mainland.
  • Alipay+ offers unified global mobile payment and marketing solutions that connect merchants with multiple e-wallets and payment methods.
  • Consumers can conveniently use their preferred local payment methods while transacting seamlessly in a different market and be able to enjoy marketing offers by the merchants through Alipay+.

2023 Open Banking and Finance Prediction from Sensedia

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Friday, January 6, 2023

Sensedia , a global leader in delivering API solutions for companies adopting a more digital, connected, and open strategy, today presented Thinking Outside the Vault - Why Open Finance Opens Doors to Opportunity.

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  • Sensedia , a global leader in delivering API solutions for companies adopting a more digital, connected, and open strategy, today presented Thinking Outside the Vault - Why Open Finance Opens Doors to Opportunity.
  • This expert panel discusses how open banking, open finance, and secure data sharing are transforming financial service delivery for businesses and customers in North America.
  • Participants included Sensedia's Felipe Torqueto, Head of US Solutions; Natalia Cruz, Head of Open Finance; FDX's Managing Director, Don Cardinal; AWS's Worldwide Banking Industry Lead, Cherith Mendez; Chris Kennedy, SVP Strategic Initiatives, Technology & Operations at Regions Bank; Brandon Baines, VP, Relationship Manager Tech Enabled Banking at Customers Bank; and Industry Analyst, Randy Hefner.
  • "2023 will be unpredictable, and we have to be ready for anything," said Randy Hefner.

Unifimoney and Gemini Enable Credit Unions and Community Banks With Turnkey Wealth Management Platform

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Today, Unifimoney Inc. (Unifimoney) announced a collaboration with Gemini Trust Company (Gemini) that enables Credit Unions and Community Banks to trade over 80 cryptocurrencies.

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  • Today, Unifimoney Inc. (Unifimoney) announced a collaboration with Gemini Trust Company (Gemini) that enables Credit Unions and Community Banks to trade over 80 cryptocurrencies.
  • The offering is provided through Unifimoneys turnkey crypto and digital wealth management platform, with Gemini providing custodial and exchange services.
  • Kristen Mirabella, Director of Business Development at Gemini, said, Credit unions and community banks are critical to our financial ecosystem and turnkey digital wealth management tools like Unifimoney allow them to evolve alongside their customers.
  • Unifimoney is a multi-asset turnkey digital wealth management platform that serves Fintechs, Community Banks and Credit Unions to enable them to offer compelling investment services to their customers.

Giraffe AI Labs Participated in the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) 2022

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Giraffe AI Labs is a digital financial company based in Singapore. Recently, the company has actively participated in the Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) 2022 from the 2nd to the 4th of November.

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  • Singapore City, Singapore--(Newsfile Corp. - November 29, 2022) - Giraffe AI Labs has emerged as a digital platform that facilitates its clients with financial advancements.
  • In the latest development, the company has taken an active participation in Singapore Fintech Festival (SFF) 2022, which ran from the 2nd to the 4th of November.
  • At the event, the team of Giraffe AI Labs exhibited the beta version of their metaverse platform.
  • They are currently working to develop the metaverse platform to offer open communication financial services using the advanced technology of Giraffe AI Labs .

Ping An Group Chief Innovation Officer: Ping An Innovates with Technologies to Support China's Transition to a Low-carbon Economy

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Friday, November 11, 2022

Ping An's artificial-intelligence-based ESG evaluation system, launched in 2021, is helping to drive responsible investment in China.

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  • Ping An's artificial-intelligence-based ESG evaluation system, launched in 2021, is helping to drive responsible investment in China.
  • It covers more than 4,500 A-share listed companies and more than 2,700Hong Konglisted companies.
  • Ping An is also driving business innovation to support China's transition to a low-carbon economy.
  • Through its "Ping An Auto Owner" app, Ping An Property & Casualty has launched exclusive services for owners of electric cars.

Ping An Group Chief Innovation Officer: Ping An Innovates with Technologies to Support China's Transition to a Low-carbon Economy

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Friday, November 11, 2022

Ping An's artificial-intelligence-based ESG evaluation system, launched in 2021, is helping to drive responsible investment in China.

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  • Ping An's artificial-intelligence-based ESG evaluation system, launched in 2021, is helping to drive responsible investment in China.
  • Ping An is also driving business innovation to support China's transition to a low-carbon economy.
  • Through its "Ping An Auto Owner" app, Ping An Property & Casualty has launched exclusive services for owners of electric cars.
  • Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ("Ping An") strives to become a world-leading retail financial services group.

Alipay+ Connects Global Merchant Partners to Over 100 Million Online Consumers During the Double 11 Shopping Festival

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Friday, November 11, 2022

Alipay+, a suite of cross-border payment and marketing solutions, has supported global online merchant partners to serve over 100 million e-wallet users as they flock to take up the offers and benefits since the global Double 11 event kicked off on November 1.

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  • Alipay+, a suite of cross-border payment and marketing solutions, has supported global online merchant partners to serve over 100 million e-wallet users as they flock to take up the offers and benefits since the global Double 11 event kicked off on November 1.
  • With Alipay+, these users can conveniently make cross-border payments with more than 1,000 global online merchants by using their local currency wallets on their respective platforms during the festival.
  • This year, the number of first-time merchant joiners account for about one third of the total global online merchants.
  • Alipay+ is developed by Ant Group, the owner and operator of Alipay, one of the worlds leading digital open platforms.

ComplyAdvantage Launches Customer Onboarding Training Program for Compliance Professionals

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

LONDON, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ComplyAdvantage, a global data technology company transforming financial crime risk detection, today announces a training program designed to help compliance teams navigate potential threats when onboarding customers.

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  • This interactive, certified training series takes compliance professionals step-by-step through customer onboarding best practices.
  • Commenting on the publication of the training program, Dr. Navias said:
    "Customer onboarding is any organization's first line of defense when tackling money laundering and financial crime.
  • Andrew Davies, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs at ComplyAdvantage, added:
    "Keeping your team's knowledge fresh is a critical part of any effective compliance program.
  • So I'd encourage any compliance officer involved in - or overseeing - the customer onboarding process to sign-up for the series and receive their certificate of completion."

Dubai International Financial Centre to host a Global FinTech Summit

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Monday, November 7, 2022

To be organised by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai FinTech Summit will take place on 8 and 9 May 2023 in Dubai.

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  • To be organised by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai FinTech Summit will take place on 8 and 9 May 2023 in Dubai.
  • Home to the region's largest cluster of FinTech and Innovation businesses, DIFC is one of the brightest growth spots in the global FinTech market valued at more than $135.9 billion in 2021.
  • The global market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% between 2022-2027 to reach a value of over $266.9 billion by 2027.1
    His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of DIFC, said: "The Dubai FinTech Summit will bring together ideas, knowledge and perspectives that can help unlock a new phase of exponential growth for the global financial sector and FinTech in the Global Economy.
  • DIFC will leverage the platform offered by the Summit to bring together banks, FinTechs and regulators from across the world to further stimulate the digital advancement of the financial sector.

Dubai International Financial Centre to host a Global FinTech Summit

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 7, 2022

To be organised by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai FinTech Summit will take place on 8 and 9 May 2023 in Dubai.

Key Points: 
  • To be organised by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), Dubai FinTech Summit will take place on 8 and 9 May 2023 in Dubai.
  • Home to the region's largest cluster of FinTech and Innovation businesses, DIFC is one of the brightest growth spots in the global FinTech market valued at more than $135.9 billion in 2021.
  • The global market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.9% between 2022-2027 to reach a value of over $266.9 billion by 2027.1
    His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of DIFC, said: "The Dubai FinTech Summit will bring together ideas, knowledge and perspectives that can help unlock a new phase of exponential growth for the global financial sector and FinTech in the Global Economy.
  • DIFC will leverage the platform offered by the Summit to bring together banks, FinTechs and regulators from across the world to further stimulate the digital advancement of the financial sector.