Kenya bank deploys WhatsApp to boost engagement

The Housing Finance Group of Kenya (HF Group) reportedly became the first major bank in …

T-Mobile makes fresh financial services play

T-Mobile US revived its mobile banking ambitions with the formal launch of T-Mobile Money, a …

Westpac enables cheque payments via smartphones

Australian bank Westpac detailed plans to use mobile technology to breathe new life into one …

Mobile-first bank Monzo nets £71M, eyes expansion

UK app-based bank Monzo secured £71 million in its latest funding round, with the investment …

BBVA hails digital strategy as mobile users top 15M

Spanish banking giant BBVA revealed it signed up more than 15 million mobile customers globally, …

Airtel Payments Bank appoints ex-Visa director as CDO

Airtel Payments Bank appointed former Visa director of product management Dhiraj Sharda as its new …

Asia Briefs: Big pay cuts for Samsung CEOs, Nokia appoints head of India & more

Big pay cuts for Samsung CEOs Samsung’s three co-CEOs had their compensation packages reduced by …

Asia Briefs: KT to invest $11B in GiGA network, HTC dropped from blue-chip index & more

KT to invest $11B in GiGA network South Korea’s KT plans to invest KRW13 trillion …

Banks need to cash in on mobile corporate services — study

A new study from the Mobey Forum claims that while banks have been quick adopters …

India unveils strategy to encourage mobile payments

India has laid out plans for a unified electronic payments system and APIs to encourage …