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What are Developing Countries Doing to Improve Access to Finance?

The Fintech Times

“Regulatory frameworks are being adjusted to support fintech innovations and foster a conducive environment for financial technology growth. .” Because these fintechs tend not to be deposit-taking institutions, the systemic risk is seen as lower. Encouraging the inclusion of nontraditional data into credit bureaus.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

CB Insights

In the same way that Square built a payment-centric ecosystem for brick-and-mortar SMBs and micro-merchants, Stripe has reinvented online payment acceptance. Additionally, as Stripe moves into new product verticals like lending and corporate cards, it exposes itself to credit risk and an uncertain interest rate environment.