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).

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Initiatives like QRIS (Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard), a national standard for QR code payments launched in 2019, have allowed for standardization, making it easier for businesses and consumers, while collaboration between the government and fintech firms have helped enhance financial inclusion through clear regulations.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 12, 2024

These trends include ecosystem banking, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), and embedded finance, a new report by PwC India and ASSOCHAM says. This collaboration allows financial institutions to access to new customer segments, leading to increased customer acquisitions and improved engagements. billion by then.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Neem , a leading embedded finance platform in Pakistan, has entered a multifaceted partnership with Mastercard , a global technology company in the payments industry. The strategic multi-year collaboration will enable financial wellness for Pakistan’s underserved communities.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 9, 2024

On this week’s episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team speak about what we should expect to see from embedded finance this year, Curve launching a new referral programme to enable consumers to double-dip on cashback and Finotta uncovering the secrets to securing Gen-Z loyalty.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The company is leveraging AI-driven solutions to enhance its offerings in areas like dining, ride-hailing, entertainment, healthcare, and finance. Ant International, the groups global arm headquartered in Singapore, has reported significant growth across its four main business pillars: Alipay+, Antom, WorldFirst, and Embedded Finance.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Toqio , the configurable embedded finance platform, is transitioning away from being a simple SaaS financial service development portal and is gearing up to becoming a fully customisable embedded finance orchestration platform. In 2023 we changed our ideal customer profile (ICP), our focus, and our direction. .

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Fintech News

MAY 20, 2024

Additionally, the event will provide a forward-looking perspective on the future of BNPL and its potential to reshape consumer finance and the wider payments industry. The event will explore cybersecurity careers within the banking, finance, and fintech sectors, particularly in response to the increasing frequency of cyber attacks.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This solution also facilitates embedded finance and contextual banking, allowing banks to offer financial services through partner ecosystems via a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) model. This is particularly relevant for underbanked regions in Southeast Asia and the Middle East, where financial inclusion remains a priority.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Aro , the UK’s go-to embedded finance partner for brands, has today announced a partnership with Equifax Limited to deliver a new credit card and loan solution for Equifax Marketplace. Aro’s data-driven matching platform enhances the chances of customers obtaining the financing they seek via a set of machine learning models.

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Fintech News

MARCH 5, 2024

1 Bank of Thailand: Transforming Asian Fintech with Open Finance and Collaboration Money20/20 Asia will kick off with a notable keynote presentation by Daranee Saeju, Assistant Governor at the Bank of Thailand, the focus will be on the bank’s innovative efforts in digital finance.

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Fintech News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

World Economic Forum and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance The Driving Forces Behind Fintech Industry Rise Central to the fintech narrative is the remarkable surge in consumer demand for digital financial services. Source: The Future of Global Fintech: Towards Resilient and Inclusive Growth.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 11, 2024

Inswitch , a global leader in embedded finance technology, and n1co Technologies , a Salvadoran fintech company with a mission to integrate more people into the financial future, announced a new partnership. Inswitch provides n1co with the service of issuing and processing their new VISA debit cards.

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Fintech News

MARCH 20, 2024

.” Bernard Chan Bernard Chan, Chief Operating Officer, Atome said, “Whether it’s embedded financing, or now embedded insurance, our goal is to empower our millions of users by offering tailored products as they journey through different life stages, leveraging our unique expertise in risk-managed credit and responsible financing.

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 30, 2024

While this represents a significant step forward, should financial inclusivity have moved further ahead by now? Embedded finance is key – digital wallets and embedded lending integrated into everyday platforms make financial services instantly accessible to those left out by traditional banking.

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Fintech News

MARCH 5, 2024

1 Bank of Thailand: Transforming Asian Fintech with Open Finance and Collaboration Money20/20 Asia will kick off with a notable keynote presentation by Daranee Saeju, Assistant Governor at the Bank of Thailand, the focus will be on the bank’s innovative efforts in digital finance.

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Finovate

JULY 17, 2024

Best Consumer-Facing Payments Solution Engage People InPost Pay Pushpay Transact Campus Trustly Best Consumer Lending Solution Axis Bank and Infosys Finacle JP Morgan AWM Jenius Bank Prosper Best Corporate Payments Solution BILL Global PayEx Helcim TransferMate TreasurUp US Bank Best Customer Experience Solution ACE Money Transfer DBS BAnk JP Morgan (..)

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 11, 2024

This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. As the space rapidly develops, we look to highlight the latest developments, initiatives and challenges embedded finance has to offer and overcome across the globe.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 9, 2024

Trading 212 , an FCA-regulated online broker offering trading services, is partnering with Paynetics , the European embedded finance provider, to integrate multi-currency accounts and card payments within its trading services. We look forward to working with Trading 212 as it disrupts the stock market.”

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Fintech News

MAY 14, 2024

Card Payments Surge Across APAC Among card payments, debit cards remain the most popular transaction type in China, boosted by a state-backed inclusive finance programme to encourage bank account openings in rural areas. Additionally, personal electronic direct payments are set to overtake personal cash transactions by 2028.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 7, 2024

Tribe Payments , the pioneering digital payments and infrastructure orchestrator which specialises in issuer and acquirer processing, has been selected by embedded financial services platform, Orenda Finance , to provide its issuer processing services. Íkualo hopes to reach 70,000 active accounts in the country.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

These awards highlight companies and individuals whose fintech initiatives have contributed to advancing financial technology, promoting financial inclusion, and improving service delivery. Walee Financial Services Hakeem is a cutting-edge digital financing app designed to facilitate seamless B2C financing in Pakistan.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 6, 2024

While the world still has a long way to go to achieve gender parity in financial inclusion and literacy, our data highlights that in the U.K., The post Marqeta Research finds British Women Adopting Next Generation of Financial Services More Quickly than Men appeared first on Fintech Finance.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 14, 2023

NymCard , a leading embedded finance services provider, today announced a strategic partnership with CWallet , an award-winning fintech startup with Payment Service Provider (PSP) licensed from the Qatar Central Bank.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Sameh Elmallah , CEO of Damen, commented: “Damen’s partnership with BKN301 Group underscores our shared vision and commitment to driving innovation and financial inclusion in the MENA region. At BKN301, we are passionate about driving financial inclusion and fostering innovation, especially for the unbanked segments.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 26, 2024

It’s a tale of a cultural shift, governments and innovators working in tandem, and millions leapfrogging traditional banking to embrace a mobile-first approach to finance. This mobile-first approach to money management has bridged gaps and leapfrogged traditional financial infrastructure, creating new paradigms of financial interaction.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The Fintech News Network will be attending some of these events, including the Asian Financial Forum 2024, Web Summit, Fintech Meetup Las Vegas, Money20/20 Asia, Money20/20 Europe, Dubai Fintech Summit, the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024 and the 2024 Hong Kong Fintech Week and Abu Dhabi Finance Weeks (date not yet confirmed).

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The Fintech Times

MAY 17, 2024

Thanks to a new partnership with payments giant Mastercard , ABHI , an embedded finance platform backed by Hub71 , is offering its users access to Mastercard’s ‘Salary Advance Cards’ ABHI explained it hopes the move will make international and domestic online payments more accessible for its earned wage access (EWA) users.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 16, 2024

Mastercard has collaborated with ABHI , an embedded finance platform backed by Hub71, to strengthen financial payments landscape across the UAE. ABHI offers a comprehensive suite of products and services, including EWA, payroll solutions, and SME financing.

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Finovate

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Best Consumer Lending Solution Axis Bank and Infosys Finacle Best Consumer-Facing Payments Solution Transact Campus Best Corporate Payments Solution BILL Best Customer Experience Solution Millennium BCP Best Digital Bank RCBC Best Embedded Finance Solution QuickFi Best Enterprise Payments Solution APEXX Global Best Financial Mobile App Industrial Bank (..)

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Fintech News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Super apps with embedded finance capabilities have been one of the dominant payments across Asia even before 2024. Tokenisation and Blockchain to Secure Transactions The tokenisation market and blockchain-based decentralised finance (DeFi) systems are gaining significant traction in the payments sector.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 25, 2024

Drayson emphasized the program’s significant impact on OkHi, stating that it helped upskill their entire team across various domains, including finance, engineering, HR, and design. The post Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Aligns With Visa’s Pledge to Invest $1bln in Africa by 2027 appeared first on Fintech Finance.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 20, 2023

These areas include digital banking, B2B payments, B2C payments and numerous program types, including cross-border, travel, financial inclusion, multi-currency and digital wallets. Our goal at Thredd is to transform buzzwords, such as embedded finance, generative AI and others, into tangible deliverables for our clients.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Shift in regulation Alex Mifsud, CEO, Weavr Alex Mifsud , CEO and co-founder at embedded finance company Weavr, anticipates a shift to outcome-based regulation in the financial sector, emphasising end results and innovation. “Communication and customer service need to be a key focus for 2024. .

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 20, 2024

With themes like payments, embedded finance, open banking, and financial inclusion (to name a few) all waiting to be addressed ahead of the two-day event, PAY360 kicked off with an opening keynote from Tony Craddock , director general, The Payments Association and Joe Garner , former CEO and advisor, author of Future of Payments Review.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The goal is to drive financial inclusion by simplifying processes and transactions, freeing up time for customer service. The discussion also highlighted Al Fardan Exchange’s commitment to financial inclusion, with the CEO outlining plans to develop AI-powered solutions to assist those who may struggle with digital interfaces.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 23, 2024

That’s why we are using our technology and strategy to increase people’s financial inclusion in the digital economy. Occupying senior positions within the banking and finance sector has afforded me extensive exposure to leading banks and corporations, providing valuable insights into the challenges they face.

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