financial inclusion

Credit Sesame Gives Cash Customers Debit Cards To Build Credit
Credit Sesame Gives Cash Customers Debit Cards To Build Credit
June 30, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Credit Sesame‘s new tech will allow customers to use the money they have to establish and build credit more easily, a press release says. The...

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Starling Bank Opens App Access To Kids Ages 6 To 16
Starling Bank Opens App Access To Kids Ages 6 To 16
June 28, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Digital bank Starling is rolling out mobile app use for children who have its Kite debit card, according to a press release. The app access...

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Underbanked Consumers Primed To Move Beyond Basic DDAs
Underbanked Consumers Primed To Move Beyond Basic DDAs
June 28, 2021  |  Banking

Have phone, will bank. At least that’s the theory given the right set of financial products and services. In the digital age, it is the...

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Circle: Cryptocurrencies Can ‘Complete’ The Financial Services Ecosystem
Circle: Cryptocurrencies Can ‘Complete’ The Financial Services Ecosystem
June 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

There’s no question that cryptocurrencies have become a policy hot spot, well beyond the scrutiny of speculation and volatile price swings. Any number of federal...

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Mastercard Launches Program For Minority FinTech Founders
Mastercard Launches Program For Minority FinTech Founders
June 09, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

On Wednesday (June 9), Mastercard announced the launch of a new Start Path track, a program designed to support “traditionally underrepresented FinTech founders.” The company...

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Expert: US CBDC Could Bolster Financial Inclusion, But Will Require Deep Investment In R&D
Expert: US CBDC Could Bolster Financial Inclusion, But Will Require Deep Investment In R&D
June 09, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

A central bank digital currency (CBDC) could provide benefits such as greater financial inclusion, but such a token would require a deep investment in research...

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Technology Helps Locked-Out Consumers Access Lending
Technology Helps Locked-Out Consumers Access Lending
June 09, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

The problem of unbanked consumers — those without access to a checking or savings account — has remarkably improved, with over 95 percent of American...

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Credit Sesame Raises $51 Million, Acquires FinTech Software Platform
Credit Sesame Raises $51 Million, Acquires FinTech Software Platform
June 08, 2021  |  Investments

Credit Sesame has raised $51 million in growth capital and has seen its premium subscriptions grow by 200 percent annually, the financial wellness platform announced...

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Former U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios Aims To Break ‘Glass Walls’ Of Closed-Off VC World
Former U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios Aims To Break ‘Glass Walls’ Of Closed-Off VC World
June 04, 2021  |  Investments

The story of how small-money investors galvanized by an Internet message board, a gamified trading app and a little flash-mob-style activism rewrote the rules on...

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