In conjunction with the soaring anticipation from blockchain enthusiasts and professionals around the world, Asian Capital has participated in the World Blockchain Conference and World Blockchain Summit which were held in Singapore in July 2018.

Two powerhouses in the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry recently partnered together to create major efficiencies for their shared customers. REPAY Realtime Electronic Payments, a leading payment technology provider that offers the most advanced and secure omnichannel payment services on the market, completed an integration with InterProse, a powerful debt collection software that is proven to be flexible, feature-rich, intuitive and user-friendly. 

Absa has partnered with Samsung South Africa to offer its customers early access to Samsung Pay before the service is commercially launched in South Africa.

Mastercard and Entersekt have collaborated to enable Nedbank’s customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan, and Zapper merchants and billers through the Nedbank Money app, whether they are paying online or at a physical point of presence. 

Companies are getting serious about artificial intelligence across a wide range of industries, and innovators in finance and trading have been notable early adopters. 

Today we’re excited to announce Square Reader SDK, a complete toolkit that enables developers to reimagine the checkout experience for sellers and buyers.

[This is an abridged version of an IMPACT>CITIES white paper, ‘Smart Cities: Embracing the Urban Data Economy’. To download the full version – click here]

Investment in the smart technologies revolutionizing urban mobility, energy, buildings and governance will give birth to a multi-trillion-dollar market in under a decade.  

These smart technologies will transform the quality of life for urban citizens and the operational success of businesses.

Only a decade or so ago, organisations knew exactly what was being written and used in their software applications because employees were responsible for the building and, occasionally, the management of a few third-party components.

30% of US plans analyzed by fintech company RiskFirst have assets equal to or exceeding 95% of their liabilities on an accounting basis, according to RiskFirst data. Analysis of some 500 plans with assets of over $100bn highlights that the number of plans within this funding level band – which arguably puts them within reach of a buyout or termination (given the premium required to match current annuity pricing, offset by the increasing costs of plan management) – has increased by 50% in the first half of 2018.

Cryptocurrencies are now just as safe and easy as a regular bank account