Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion
Will 2024 See Crypto Make Good on Its Financial Inclusion Promise?
January 04, 2024

Crypto had a bumpy, and at times wild, 2023. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to...

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How AWS and PayShap Increased Financial Inclusion in South Africa
December 04, 2023

Nilesh Dusane, global head of institutional payments at AWS, and Ben Janse van Rensburg, interim CIO at BankservAfrica, told PYMNTS that instant payments will do much to transform South Africa’s financial services landscape.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Paysera and Ria Team to Help Unbanked Consumers
March 12, 2023

Paysera has teamed with Ria Money Transfer to help unbanked customers send and receive money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Ooredoo and Huawei Partner on Mobile Money in MENA Region
March 06, 2023

Ooredoo and Huawei have partnered on mobile money in the Middle East and North Africa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Consumer Education Reaps Loyalty Benefits for Financial Institutions
January 09, 2023

Financial institutions have an opportunity to provide customers with the financial literacy tools they want. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Is Diversity Equity and Inclusion Making FinTechs Stronger?
November 15, 2022

In what began as a recognition of workplace imbalances and inequities, diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts are now evolving into a way of strengthening companies with a broad chorus of voices that add measurable value to the business. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Clickatell Partners With Central Bank to Bring Nigerians eNaira Banking
September 19, 2022

Unbanked Nigerians and those using a feature phone in the country will soon have access to eNaira banking services through an Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Prepaid Cards Streamline Expense Management, Solve Major Pain Points for MENA SMBs
September 11, 2022

Some of the most underbanked populations in the world can be found in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where countries like Egypt have bank account ownership rates as low as 22%. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Vodacom Intros New Cash Advance Product to Benefit Underbanked 
August 30, 2022

Digital and financial services solutions firm Vodacom is introducing a new cash advance product to give people who are underbanked fast access to funds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...