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Digital Payments Economy Financial Inclusion 
Open Banking Excellence
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Mexico in Focus: Open Banking and Financial Inclusion A briefing for banks and fintechs, with key insights and details of the opportunities available in LatAm’s third-largest nation. Open Banking represents an important possibility for both financial institutions and the Mexican population.
Fintech News
APRIL 3, 2024
The report, titled “Her Fintech Edge: Market Insights for Inclusive Growth”, explores the representation of women within fintech portfolios and the factors influencing, and examines the performance of women customers compared to overall portfolios, considering loyalty, customer lifetime value (CLV), and default rates.
The Fintech Times
JUNE 24, 2024
Financial inclusion is a critical issue, but simply providing access to financial products isn’t enough. True inclusion requires financial literacy, empowering individuals to make informed decisions. AI’s ability to revolutionise money management is undeniable.
Payments Source
JANUARY 19, 2021
During the past year we’ve seen some ingenious, innovative solutions addressing financial inclusion, and that will need to continue, says GPS CFO Richard Hodgson.
Payments Source
APRIL 3, 2019
Large investment houses see an opportunity to improve financial conditions for contract workers, accelerate evolution away from cash to digital payments, expand the smartphone as a commerce device and streamline user experience.
The Fintech Times
MAY 9, 2024
Paymentology , the global issuer-processor, has joined forces with Diamond Trust Bank , a tier-one East African commercial bank, in a move hoping to help drive financial inclusion in Kenya through the embedding of financial services, and deployment of Cards-as-a-Service (CaaS).
Fintech News
JANUARY 7, 2024
Payments innovation in Indonesia holds significant promise for contributing to the nation’s economy and helping bring about a more inclusive, accessible, and equitable financial system. By 2025, Indonesia’s digital economy is projected to rise to US$109 billion, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15%.
Fintech Finance
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
The Saint James Municipal Corporation and Mastercard have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to foster digitalization as a catalyst for financial inclusion in the municipality. MSMEs constitute the spinal structure of our local economy.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 11, 2021
Pakistan has debuted a government-run instant digital payment system to help with financial inclusion and government revenue, Reuters reports. One goal for the company, according to Reuters, is to boost the role of women in the formal economy.
Payments Source
APRIL 29, 2019
Digital payments can make payroll for workers in industries like cruise ships less costly, and less dangerous than traditional cash-based methods, writes Hal Ramakers, vice president of global solutions for Brightwell.
The Fintech Times
MAY 23, 2024
This means Comera Pay can now launch payment solutions that provide simpler, more secure transactions for merchants and consumers. Leveraging technologies like advanced data encryption, the company aims to power faster digital payments and help advance the UAE’s cashless economy. “We
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PYMNTS
JULY 26, 2020
India has embraced its model for digital payments so much that it intends to take it global. Since its debut four years ago, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payment system developed by the National Payments Corp. There are people in villages needing assistance payments.
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Fintech Finance
JULY 4, 2024
SecurityTech company Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) is making digital payments independent of online connectivity. Even in today’s digital-first economy, connectivity issues can present challenges for digital payment transactions, especially in rural areas. billion unbanked people worldwide.
Fintech Finance
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The third edition of Mastercards SME Confidence Index reveals that small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Egypt are embracing digital payments and data-driven solutions to support their growth, enhance operational efficiency and financial resilience.
Fintech Finance
JANUARY 21, 2025
Mastercard has once again collaborated with foodpanda, a Delivery Hero-owned online food and grocery delivery platform, to boost digital payment in Pakistan and support the nations transition toward a cashless economy. during the first half of 2024.
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The Fintech Times
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The country is focusing on fintech solutions like mobile payments and cross-border systems to boost financial inclusion and economic growth. Economic reforms in the 1980s, known as the ‘New Economic Mechanism,’ helped shift the country from a centrally-planned to a market-oriented economy.
The Fintech Times
JANUARY 24, 2025
Nigerian fintech Moniepoint has secured investment from digital payments giant Visa , enabling it to continue its mission to ensure financial inclusion for people across Africa. “Visas investment in Moniepoint is the latest example of our long-standing commitment to advancing digital economies in Africa.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 22, 2021
This is financial exclusion on a global scale, and as we emerge into 2021, I believe the private sector and governments everywhere must work more closely to improve financial inclusion and reduce the world’s unbanked population. Yet, as the developed world progresses further into cashless living, for the 1.7
Fintech Finance
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Orange Middle East and Africa (OMEA) ( www.Orange.com ) and Mastercard have announced a strategic partnership to expand access to mobile financial services across Sub-Saharan Africa. This collaboration is a testament to our vision to building an inclusive digital ecosystem that leaves no one behind.”
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Fintech Finance
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Mastercard Gateway is a single touchpoint that powers payment and digital acceptance solutions across new and existing markets and channels, locally and globally. As a company that is powering economies and empowering people, we understand the importance of a world-class payment infrastructure.
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Fintech News
DECEMBER 2, 2024
Vietnam is undergoing a transformation and moving towards becoming a cashless economy, a shift that has been driven by innovative financial solutions and public initiatives, a new report by Chiming, a market research firm focusing on Vietnam and Indonesia, shows. rate in 2023.
The Fintech Times
DECEMBER 16, 2023
EBANX, a global fintech company specialising in payment solutions for emerging economies, has announced a strategic partnership with Bancolombia bank to integrate payment method Botón Bancolombia into its array of payment options in Latin America.
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Fintech News
JANUARY 12, 2025
Southeast Asias fintech industry is flourishing, driven by soaring adoption of digital payments, alternative lending, and wealthtech. It notes that while COVID-19 accelerated the digital shift, Asia-Pacific (APAC) still face significant financial inclusion challenges with 820 million unbanked and 1.8
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The Fintech Times
AUGUST 23, 2024
Following the collapse of Soviet control, Mongolia rapidly transitioned to a free-market economy by 1992, embracing economic reforms that opened the door to global trade and investment. Mongolia is currently classified as a lower-middle-income economy, with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita exceeding $5,000.
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The Fintech Times
SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
Cambodia is leveraging fintech innovations and strategic reforms to boost economic growth, financial inclusion and international partnerships, positioning itself as a key player in the Southeast Asian digital economy. Cambodia’s economy is projected to grow by 5.8 The country’s GDP now stands at nearly $1,760.
Fintech News
JANUARY 22, 2025
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) today marked the official integration of the Bakong Tourists app with Visa , expanding digital payment options for international visitors. It also supports ongoing efforts to improve digital payment infrastructure and streamline transactions for both tourists and businesses.
Fintech Finance
JULY 9, 2024
As part of this collaboration, NOW Money customers will be issued a Mastercard payment card, providing them with secure, seamless, and convenient access to their finances and enabling them to reap the benefits of the digital economy.
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The Fintech Times
MAY 27, 2024
ZainCash Iraq , a payment service provider and subsidiary of March Holding , has implemented Temenos’ core banking and payments platform to drive the growth and innovation of its digital payment services.
M2P Fintech
AUGUST 25, 2023
But this digital payments gamechanger relies on an internet connection to function, as transactions require seamless and uninterrupted communication between a host of payment players. A QR payment flow begins with the customer scanning a QR code for the required amount. Clocking a record high of 9.96
Fintech Review
JANUARY 28, 2025
Digital payments are transforming global financial systems, reshaping how individuals and businesses transact. In the fintech space, digital payments represent a major driver of innovation. The Rise of Embedded Finance Embedded finance is revolutionising the way businesses interact with financial services.
Payments Source
JULY 1, 2020
During the wave of fintech innovation that has occurred over the past decade or so, innovators have gone without meaningful and reliable access to the financial data and processing ecosystem.
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The Fintech Times
DECEMBER 13, 2024
The expansion is part of Kuadys broader mission to foster a connected financial ecosystem across the region, with further plans to expand services into Africa and Europe, reinforcing its commitment to improving financial access and innovative payment options.
Fintech Finance
JULY 30, 2024
In a significant move towards enhancing digital financial inclusion, Salaam Somali Bank , in collaboration with Mastercard , has announced the launch of a digital-first co-branded multi-currency prepaid card designed to revolutionize digital payment solutions.
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Fintech Finance
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Digital payments have become part of our daily lives and are increasingly crucial to fostering financially inclusive economies. Digital payments have become part of our daily lives and are increasingly crucial to fostering financially inclusive economies.
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Fintech News
OCTOBER 21, 2024
The Indonesian government has also played a critical part in fostering digital payments. E-wallets gain momentum in the Philippines amid financial inclusion efforts In the Philippines, e-wallet adoption has surged due to the country’s large unbanked population and ongoing efforts from the government to improve financial access.
Fintech Finance
JULY 11, 2024
This partnership between n1co and Inswitch promotes financial inclusion among a large portion of the Salvadoran population, especially youth, providing them easy access to their first financial instruments.
Fintech Finance
MAY 8, 2024
Mastercard has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The BENEFIT Company (BENEFIT), leading fintech company in Bahrain, and the national electronic payment infrastructure operator, to explore opportunities for collaboration in driving innovation and financial inclusion in the country’s dynamic payments ecosystem.
Finovate
JUNE 21, 2024
Mexican digital payments and commerce enablement platform Clip announced a major investment this week. The company, which offers a suite of payments and other financial services solutions to small and medium-sized businesses in Mexico, has raised $100 million in new funding. .” Clip was founded in 2012.
Fintech Finance
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
“We are proud to partner with Safaricom to build an inclusive digital economy that works for everyone, everywhere. We will enable the merchants to grow and contribute to the Kenyan economy,” said Amnah Ajmal, Executive Vice President, EEMEA, Mastercard.
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Fintech Finance
OCTOBER 29, 2024
To promote financial inclusion and accessibility, TerraPay , a leading global money movement company, has partnered with Yape , the superapp of Peru. Diverse Functionality: Users can immediately utilize the received funds across various app features, promoting a cashless economy and fostering greater financial inclusivity.
Fintech Finance
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
This strategic partnership aims to empower Trinidad and Tobago to establish a reliable and efficient real-time payments platform for both person-to-person (P2P) and person-to-merchant (P2M) transactions, expanding digital payments in the country and fostering financial inclusion.
Fintech Finance
JUNE 24, 2024
The partnership with Visa is a testament to Pyypl’s mission to democratise access to financial services, its innovative business model and the large market opportunity – as well as highlighting Visa’s trust in Pyypl to accelerate financial inclusion.
Fintech News
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
This project, set to span five years, targets the promotion of digital financial access for 20 million people, focusing on women, smallholder farmers, and small business owners in developing regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. said Ashley Olson Onyango, Head of Financial Inclusion and AgriTech, GSMA.
Fintech News
JUNE 26, 2024
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is leading a US$195 million investment in Thailand’s digital payment and financial service provider, Ascend Money , alongside Krungsri Finnovate. The company partners with major businesses like True Corp and 7-Eleven. Group, ANT Group, and Bow Wave Capital Management.
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