Tagged: financial inclusion

July 16, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

A new report from the United Kingdom-based The Payments Association suggests the area’s burgeoning Fintech sector can play a key part in helping folks emerge from poverty. Navigating the rising cost-of-living: Payments innovation as a game-changer analyzes the cost-of-living crisis and poverty premium in the… Read More

July 11, 2023 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital payment platform Silverbird has announced several partnerships to accelerate further financial inclusion for SMEs trading internationally. Driven by the mission to expand the freedom of trade previously limited by traditional banking, Silverbird says that it “provides small businesses with multi-currency accounts that allow them… Read More

July 5, 2023 @ 10:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Seedstars is announcing the launch of Financial Innovations for Women Affected by Migration (FIWAM), a growth program that aims “to identify and support fintech companies that are focused on promoting financial inclusion, particularly for women migrants and women affected by migration.” Applications are open until… Read More

June 28, 2023 @ 3:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dock, an innovator in payments and digital finance infrastructure across Latin America, announced the launch of Responsible Credit Solutions on its proprietary Dock One platform. These solutions enable businesses “to offer an array of flexible, customizable credit and loan products to their customers in a… Read More

June 19, 2023 @ 11:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Andrew Saks, who talked about the importance of financial inclusion for the vast majority. Notably, 1.4 billion people remain unbanked, which takes several countries in Southeast Asia to allow a larger virtual currency ecosystem to take root in their countries. The… Read More

June 11, 2023 @ 6:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tonik recently revealed that it’s pleased to announce that they have successfully “onboarded over 1 million users since they launched in March 2021.” According to Tonik, this is such a momentous occasion for them “because it is solid proof of our significant contribution to improving… Read More

June 1, 2023 @ 1:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Traderpal is described as a simple and easy-to-use app designed to democratize access to financial markets for Spanish-speaking individuals. With Traderpal, users can “invest in thousands of US stocks, and ETFs and start building a diversified investment portfolio to help them achieve their financial goals.”… Read More

May 26, 2023 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitfinex, a  digital asset trading platform, has announced a new investment in the leading Chilean crypto firm Orionx, as both companies look “to ramp up efforts to promote financial freedom and inclusion throughout Latin America.” Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex, said: “We’re excited to collaborate… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 9:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Futu Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: FUTU) announces its expansion into Malaysia with its super investment platform, moomoo, introducing a comprehensive suite of tech-driven offerings to promote financial inclusion. Through inclusive finance, Malaysia investors “will enjoy lifelong access to a holistic suite of self-help educational resources, free-for-all… Read More

May 21, 2023 @ 10:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

With more than 90% of countries exploring, developing and implementing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) as a way to increase financial inclusion and lower the cost and risk of domestic and cross-border payment processes, Ripple is announcing the Ripple CBDC Platform, which is described as… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 7:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SMEs are at the heart of our economy and financial institutions need to do more to help them. It has been found that they play a central role in financial inclusion, representing around 90% of businesses globally and more than 50% of employment worldwide, according… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 11:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nubank (NYSE: NU) reveals that it has supported the financial inclusion of 5.7 million Brazilians in the credit card market in one year, according to a study released by Data Nubank – the company’s research and analysis platform on finances. The survey analyzed “the spending… Read More

March 13, 2023 @ 11:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Experian recently announced plans to pilot a new service that could help millions of financially excluded people “get better access to mainstream financial services.” Experian’s initiative aims “to help people with little or no credit history – the so-called ‘credit invisibles’ – build out their… Read More

March 2, 2023 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open finance platform Brankas has announced a new feature enabling instant bank account opening as an “embedded finance” experience on third-party applications. The API is the “first” of its kind in the region, “launched first in Indonesia and the Philippines.” As a bundle with Brankas’… Read More

March 1, 2023 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Equifax (NYSE: EFX) is supporting financially inclusive lending with the availability of expanded U.S. mortgage credit reports. The company is reportedly “the first National Credit Reporting Agency (NCRA) to make certain telecommunications (telco), pay TV and utilities attributes available to the mortgage industry to provide a… Read More

February 15, 2023 @ 8:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Comun, a Latino-founded neobank that provides modern banking solutions for Latino families, announced it closed a $4.5M seed round led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from South Park Commons and FJ Labs. The company plans “to use the funds to build a financial hub with… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 8:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Social purpose Fintech firm Salad Money will aim to serve the demand for affordable credit from NHS and public sector employees after receiving a senior debt facility of as much as £40 million via a US-headquartered credit fund. The facility means more essential workers among… Read More

January 27, 2023 @ 1:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alviere, the embedded finance platform provider, is pleased to announce that Grupo Coppel, Mexico’s largest non-food retailer, has chosen Alviere “to enable the launch of Coppel Access, a mobile wallet that will provide millions of unbanked and underbanked consumers in the U.S. with easy access… Read More

January 26, 2023 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Girts Straujums, CEO of WeavePay, a UK-based payment platform that helps businesses go borderless. Girts Straujums talked about the issues facing Fintech platforms and how certain customer needs are still not being met. Straujums also shared the main reasons why… Read More

January 18, 2023 @ 9:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The financial services sector has evolved considerably during the past decade, with many new Fintech startups and banking challengers raising substantial funding to fundamentally improve how consumers perform transactions. Individuals and business organizations across the globe have been moving their activities online, a digital transformation… Read More