unbanked

Paris Startup May Secure Unbanked Consumers Via App
Paris Startup May Secure Unbanked Consumers Via App
April 27, 2017  |  Startups

The two billion people in the world without a bank account are forced to use cash. For businesses, this means there could be less revenue...

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Cellum Rolls Out Payment Solution For Unbanked
Cellum Rolls Out Payment Solution For Unbanked
April 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Cellum, the mobile transactions solutions provider, announced Wednesday (April 5) at the SMART Conference a new solution aimed at providing financial services to the unbanked...

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Abra Goes Global, Leverages Crowdtesting
Abra Goes Global, Leverages Crowdtesting
April 06, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

For technology startups looking to expand their reach, crowdtesting has become a key resource to ensure operability on the global market. FinTech Abra, for instance,...

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Amazon’s Cash Play
Amazon’s Cash Play
April 04, 2017  |  Amazon

As of yesterday (April 3), Amazon is open for business for cash-only customers — via 10,000 physical locations where a consumer can deposit cash directly into...

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Accion and VC Quona Raise $141M To Fund Unbanked Focused Startups
Accion and VC Quona Raise $141M To Fund Unbanked Focused Startups
March 07, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Aiming to back and support FinTech startups focused on the underserved, Accion International and VC Quona Capital raised $141 million in funding. According to a report,...

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CFPB Seeks Input On How To Support The Unbanked
CFPB Seeks Input On How To Support The Unbanked
February 17, 2017  |  CFPB

For people who are credit invisible or lack enough credit history to receive a credit score, the possibility of obtaining a mortgage, credit card or...

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Prepaid Cards, Beyond The Gifting
Prepaid Cards, Beyond The Gifting
November 15, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Prepaid cards have use cases outside mere convenience of holiday shopping. In fact, they complement but do not replace cash. Scott Salmon, general manager of i2c,...

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eCurrency Mint And BRM Team For Digital Currency In West Africa
eCurrency Mint And BRM Team For Digital Currency In West Africa
November 07, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

ECurrency Mint announced Friday (Nov. 4) it inked a partnership with Banque Régionale de Marchés (BRM) to provide a digital currency in the West African...

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FDIC Says Number Of Unbanked Dropped Last Year
FDIC Says Number Of Unbanked Dropped Last Year
October 21, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

U.S. households that include not one person with a checking or savings account, otherwise known as the unbanked, declined to a record low of 7...

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