BENEFIT announces cross-border payment linkage with India’s UPI platform
11 November 2025
BENEFIT, a leading Bahraini fintech company licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), has announced a strategic partnership with India-based payment system provider NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to facilitate real-time cross-border payments between Bahrain and India.
This collaboration will enable seamless integration between Bahrain’s Electronic Fund Transfer System (EFTS), specifically its near-instant Fawri+ service, and India’s widely used Unified Payments Interface (UPI). The initiative is overseen by both the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), marking a significant step toward enhancing digital payment connectivity between the two countries.
Find out more Telkomsel and BARDI to launch IoT-enabled dashcam vehicle security solution
05 November 2025
Telkomsel has announced a strategic partnership with Indonesian smart home solutions provider BARDI to deploy its dashcam smart device as an IoT-based vehicle security solution tailored for Indonesia’s automotive and manufacturing industries.
The agreement, signed at the recent ‘Simbiosis Bisnis’ event in Jakarta and publicly disclosed by Telkomsel, aims to enhance vehicle security through integrated IoT connectivity.
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PLDT Enterprise partners with Nabstract to enable secure user authentication via open network APIs
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04 November 2025
PLDT’s corporate arm, PLDT Enterprise, announced on Monday a strategic partnership with API exposure platform developer Nabstract to enhance user authentication processes by leveraging open network APIs instead of traditional one-time passwords (OTPs).
As part of this collaboration, PLDT’s mobile unit, Smart Communications, will integrate Nabstract’s Service Exposure Platform (SEP) into its network infrastructure to support PLDT Enterprise’s SmartSafe SilentAccess solution, which is part of the broader SmartSafe fraud management API suite.
Find out more Digicel Fiji and SPBD Microfinance to empower rural women with mobile money
29 October 2025
Digicel Fiji has partnered with SPBD Microfinance Fiji, a microfinance institution dedicated to supporting women in rural villages, to enhance financial inclusion through the MyCash mobile money platform. The collaboration aims to simplify access to microfinance services for women entrepreneurs living in remote communities.
Under the agreement, SPBD members can receive their microloans directly into their MyCash wallets, eliminating the need for long trips to collect funds. They will also be able to use the MyCash app for loan repayments, money transfers, and managing their finances conveniently from their mobile devices.
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