financial inclusion

Sweden’s Central Bank Proposes Rules to Facilitate Use of Cash
Sweden’s Central Bank Proposes Rules to Facilitate Use of Cash
March 14, 2024  |  Cash

Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, has proposed several measures to make it easier to pay with cash or digital payments. The central bank also called...

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Green Dot to Enable Cash Transactions for 3 More FinTechs
Green Dot to Enable Cash Transactions for 3 More FinTechs
March 12, 2024  |  Cash

FinTech companies Repay, Facebank and Pana have joined the Green Dot Network to enable cash transactions and services for their customers. By becoming partners of the network, the three FinTechs can offer...

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Cash Secures Future as Lawmakers Prioritize Inclusive Payment Methods
Cash Secures Future as Lawmakers Prioritize Inclusive Payment Methods
March 12, 2024  |  Cash

The recent move by Norway to enact rules ensuring consumers’ ability to pay with cash reflects a growing concern over the potential exclusion of certain...

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Uber Lets Parents Put the Brakes on Teen Spending
Uber Lets Parents Put the Brakes on Teen Spending
February 29, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

Last year, Uber began offering highly supervised services to young passengers. Now, the ride-hailing and delivery company is giving parents even more oversight into how their kids...

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InDrive Launches Lending Solution for Drivers on Its Rideshare Platform
InDrive Launches Lending Solution for Drivers on Its Rideshare Platform
February 28, 2024  |  Loans

InDrive, a global mobility and urban services platform, introduced a new financial services product called inDrive Money. The offering provides cash loans to drivers operating...

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Visa and GSMA Team to Boost Financial Inclusion
Visa and GSMA Team to Boost Financial Inclusion
February 26, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

Visa has teamed with the GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation to improve financial inclusion. The newly announced Digital Finance for All (DFA) Initiative is aimed at helping 20 million...

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Boom Debuts Blockchain-Powered Payment Platform for Unbanked Consumers in Africa
Boom Debuts Blockchain-Powered Payment Platform for Unbanked Consumers in Africa
February 19, 2024  |  Blockchain

Boom launched an online payment gateway that allows merchants to collect payments from 2 billion unbanked consumers across Africa. The debut of the platform, Boom...

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Fed Governor: Some Cross-Border Payment Frictions Are Necessary
Fed Governor: Some Cross-Border Payment Frictions Are Necessary
February 15, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

When it comes to cross-border payments, there are necessary and unnecessary frictions. That’s according to Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman, who discussed the challenges facing cross-border payments...

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Nubank Approaches $1 Billion in Revenue Amid Mexican Expansion
Nubank Approaches $1 Billion in Revenue Amid Mexican Expansion
February 06, 2024  |  Digital Banking

Brazilian neobank Nubank is predicting it will someday become Latin America’s largest financial service company. “I think that will happen eventually,” CEO David Vélez told the Financial Times (FT)...

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