financial inclusion

El Salvador Weekly: Half of Chivo Wallet Transactions Are Completed in Dollars
El Salvador Weekly: Half of Chivo Wallet Transactions Are Completed in Dollars
July 08, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

El Salvador’s Chivo digital wallet has largely failed as a digital wallet for cryptocurrency, but it just might succeed as a dollar debit app for...

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Payments Are Digital Passport for Businesses Seeking Access to LatAm Consumers
Payments Are Digital Passport for Businesses Seeking Access to LatAm Consumers
July 08, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Some people equate an end to the pandemic with completion of the digital shift. They obviously haven’t visited Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and...

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Despite Downturns, Central African Republic President Champions Crypto
Despite Downturns, Central African Republic President Champions Crypto
July 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Central African Republic was the first country in Africa and the second in the world to make bitcoin an official currency, and its president...

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The Key to Solving MENA Banking Challenges Starts With Regulators
The Key to Solving MENA Banking Challenges Starts With Regulators
June 27, 2022  |  Banking

Card issuers might have it easy in regions like Europe and North America, but in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market, FinTechs have...

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Crypto Winter’s Harsh Lessons May Spawn the ‘Last Unbanked Generation’
Crypto Winter’s Harsh Lessons May Spawn the ‘Last Unbanked Generation’
June 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices have been collapsing for more than half a year now, so it seems counterintuitive to say that crypto investing is a tool that...

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Brazilian Super App Inter Sees Nasdaq Listing as Springboard to US Consumers
Brazilian Super App Inter Sees Nasdaq Listing as Springboard to US Consumers
June 24, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

The super app offers a digital front door for a range of activities — from banking and investing to insurance, peer-to-peer (P2P) and beyond. In...

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FinTechs Solve Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Challenge
FinTechs Solve Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Challenge
June 23, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

When it comes to tackling poverty and improving the quality of life of the world’s poor and excluded communities, the concept of financial inclusion has...

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Australian FinTech CashD Looks to Redefine Pay Cycles
Australian FinTech CashD Looks to Redefine Pay Cycles
June 22, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Australian B2B FinTech CashD is looking to upend how pay cycles work by allowing workers to choose how and when they get paid, according to...

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UK Open Banking Users Top 6 Million
UK Open Banking Users Top 6 Million
June 22, 2022  |  Banking

More than 6 million individuals and businesses in the United Kingdom regularly use open banking services, the U.K.’s Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) announced in...

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