Inclusion news and trends

M&As, Alternative Funding Keep FinTechs Afloat Amid Ongoing Economic Shake-Up
Fintech Investments // August 21, 2023

The FinTech industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, but it is has not been immune to economic headwinds. In fact, rising interest rates, high inflation, and lower consumer spending have led to a sharpened focus on belt-tightening among venture capital (VC) investors in...

‘Touch Plus Tech’ Boosts Emerging Market Female-Owned Business Success
Technology // March 30, 2023

According to the World Economic Forum 2022 Global Gender Gap report, gender parity is not recovering, and it will take another 132 years to close the global gender gap. While this is a bleak outlook for women, Payal Dalal, senior vice president of social impact,...

The North Face Addresses Inclusion Issue For Outdoor Gear And Exploration
Retail // June 03, 2021

Now that U.S. consumers are finding it safer to return to pre-pandemic activities, The North Face wants to make sure they get outside. And that means everyone. The outdoor apparel and retail brand is building on the announcement last fall of its Explore Fund Council,...

FinServ Matchmaker SuperMoney Tops $2B In Loan Requests
Alternative Finances // August 12, 2019

Most people make big purchases not so much with the total cost of ownership in mind, but how much it costs them on a monthly basis. In fact, SuperMoney founder and CEO Miron Lulic told Karen Webster, it’s how 80 percent of Americans secure a...

Interviews & Exclusives
‘Touch Plus Tech’ Boosts Emerging Market Female-Owned Business Success

March 30, 2023
According to the World Economic Forum 2022 Global Gender Gap report, gender parity is not recovering, and it will take another 132 years to close the global gender gap. While this is a bleak outlook for women, Payal Dalal, senior vice president of social impact, international markets, at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, told […]

FinServ Matchmaker SuperMoney Tops $2B In Loan Requests

August 12, 2019
Most people make big purchases not so much with the total cost of ownership in mind, but how much it costs them on a monthly basis. In fact, SuperMoney founder...

Quick Reads
New LGBTQ+ Tech Community Includes BoA, HP, PayPal

June 05, 2019
The world’s biggest community of LGBTQ+ tech professionals, Out in Tech, has formed a membership program to improve opportunities for LGBTQ+ individuals called Qorporate, according to a press release. Founding members include Bank of America, Automattic, Snap, HP and PayPal. “Finding, hiring and retaining women, people of color and LGBTQ+ people – especially tech talent […]

Mastercard And Facebook Pair To Help Business Go Digital

February 28, 2018
Mastercard has announced that, care of Facebook Messenger, it will be able to provide small businesses in Africa and Asia with an affordable and easy on-ramp for accepting mobile payments....

Fighting Fraud Via Better Digital IDs

February 20, 2017
The process of identification is one that identifies friend or foe and one that builds trust. In commerce, that process extends to ensure that the transaction has a good chance...