financial inclusion

Super Apps Rising: Mobile Drives Digital Payments Uptick In Pakistan
Super Apps Rising: Mobile Drives Digital Payments Uptick In Pakistan
February 02, 2021  |  Payment Methods

In Pakistan, and elsewhere, the stars are aligning for greater use of digital banking and payments to improve financial inclusion. To that end, Amir Wain, CEO...

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VEON: The Year Of Digital Financial Inclusion In Developing Markets
VEON: The Year Of Digital Financial Inclusion In Developing Markets
January 22, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Sergi Herrero co-CEO of VEON, explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the acceleration of cashless payments, and how that has posed a challenge to...

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Mastercard: Building An Inclusive Economy
Mastercard: Building An Inclusive Economy
January 18, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

“While there has been a massive shift to digital payments this year, close to 50 million people in the U.S. remain underbanked,” points out Sudhir...

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Apple Unveils Over $60 Million In Projects To Support Racial Equity
Apple Unveils Over $60 Million In Projects To Support Racial Equity
January 13, 2021  |  Apple

Apple is contributing $25 million to a new tech education hub in Atlanta to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and is building an...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls Out Instant Digital Payment System
Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls...
January 12, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Checkout.com has brought its valuation to $15 billion after the closing of a $450 million Series C...

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FinTech Step Aims To Create The Concept Of ‘Family Banking’
FinTech Step Aims To Create The Concept Of ‘Family Banking’
December 23, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

We’ve all heard the horror stories. The 6-year-old who get his hands on Mom’s iPad and manages to rack up $16,000 worth of credit charges...

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State Bank Of Pakistan Eyes Digitizing Corporate Supply Chains
State Bank Of Pakistan Eyes Digitizing Corporate Supply Chains
December 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is looking at making corporate supply chains digital, a report from Pakistan Today stated, with an eye toward more...

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eCommerce FinTech Katapult To Go Public By Merging With SPAC
eCommerce FinTech Katapult To Go Public By Merging With SPAC
December 18, 2020  |  Investments

Katapult Holding, Inc. and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) FinServ Acquisition Corp. said on Friday (Dec. 18) that they have entered into a definitive merger deal....

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PSCU And Welcome Technologies Team Up On Credit Card Aimed At Immigrants
PSCU And Welcome Technologies Team Up On Credit Card Aimed At Immigrants
December 16, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

Welcome Technologies, which builds data-driven tech for immigrant communities, has chosen PSCU, a credit union service organization, to provide processing services and support for the...

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