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Company announcement/payments

OneConnect launches in the Abu Dhabi Global Market

OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd (OneConnect), a leading Technology-as-a-Service provider for financial institutions, today announced the official launch of its regional operations in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the leading international financial centre of the capital of the UAE. OneConnect’s addition to the ADGM family will further support the development of the fintech ecosystem and accelerate the digital transformation of financial services in the UAE and the region.

07 October 2022

Company announcement/retail

OneConnect launches digital banking suite, OneCosmo

OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd (OneConnect, NYSE: OCFT, HKEX: 6638), the leading technology-as-a-service (TaaS) provider and an associate of Ping An Group, today announced the launch of OneCosmo, a one-stop omni platform for all-in-one digital banking solutions jointly developed with Brazil-based technology company Pismo, one of the fastest growing banking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firms.

22 July 2022

Company announcement/wholesale

OneConnect enters BaaS space with Pismo partnership

OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd (OneConnect), the leading Technology-as-a-Service (TaaS) provider and an associate of Ping An Group, today announced a 10-year exclusive strategic partnership with Pismo, one of the world’s fastest-growing banking Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm with a momentum in the Americas and Europe.

12 April 2022

News/Sibos

Sibos 2021: Why ‘desirability’ of CBDC is just as important as ‘feasibility’

Following moderator Dr Leda Glyptis of 10x Future Technologies’ introduction surrounding ‘The Future of Money’ with digital currency and tokenisation at the heart, John Egan, CEO of L’Atelier BNP Paribas, stated that a key problem in the conversation around CBDC is that we’ve discussed it from the perspective of what is feasible, rather than what would be technologically desirable.

13 October 2021

Company announcement/regulation

NBD contracts with Axion for AI-based video KYC

National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank), the fourth largest listed commercial bank in Sri Lanka, today announced at a signing ceremony that it has appointed international enterprise software solutions partner specialising in digital transformation, Axion Solutions, to implement world-class Video Know-Your-Customer (vKYC) built by OneConnect Financial Technology Co., Ltd (OneConnect, NYSE:OCFT), the leading technology-as-a-service platform provider and an associate of Ping An Group.

03 June 2021

Company announcement

OneConnect and Singapore Management University sign blockchain MoU

OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd. (OneConnect), an associate company of China’s insurance giant and Fortune Top 29 Company Ping An Group, and Singapore Management University (SMU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly conduct research and develop a Proof of Concept (POC) on the potential of quantum computing to augment blockchain technology.

06 September 2019