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What are Developing Countries Doing to Improve Access to Finance?

The Fintech Times

Mila Khrapchenko, co-founder and co-CEO at Ameetee “They often progress faster in financial inclusion than developed nations due to more acute financial accessibility issues, lower living standards, and lower market entry barriers. Because these fintechs tend not to be deposit-taking institutions, the systemic risk is seen as lower.

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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.