Financial Inclusion

Kreditech Raises $92M To Serve The Underbanked
September 29, 2015

A company looking to bring financial solvency to others has gotten a boost of its own. 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...

Solve First, Build Second In Financial Inclusion
September 25, 2015

You want to build out financial inclusion in developing countries? Solve a problem first. David Luther, CMO & EVP of Business Development at Mozido, discusses with MPD CEO Karen Webster how that strategy breeds both results and opportunity.

Financial Inclusion
PayNearMe’s Cash-Based Mobile Bill Pay Debuts At 7-Eleven
September 23, 2015

Financial services technology company PayNearMe is partnering with 7-Eleven to bring a new domestic bill payment service to consumers across the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
Making Paper Checks Tolerable
September 17, 2015

While some may see checks as a payment method of the past, it doesn’t change the fact that each year nearly $25 trillion worth of value is exchanged via the traditional “promise to pay.” But Ingo Money is a payments player that seeks to turn...

Alternative Finances
Intuit And The New SMB Lending Frontier
September 17, 2015

For SMB service providers like PayPal, Square and Intuit, a clear vision into your partner’s cash flow comes part and parcel with the job. And, as all three firms have shown in recent months, that data comes preloaded with the potential for building out additional...

Is The Bloom Off The Alt Lending Rose?
September 15, 2015

Alternative lending is such a part of the mainstream that it’s easy to forget just how fast it has gotten so big.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Financial Inclusion’s Two-Way Street
September 15, 2015

Which end of a global remittance transaction — the sender or the recipient — should be the top priority if the focus is to improve financial inclusion? Nirnay Sinha, Global VP for Mobile & Emerging Payments at Mozido, tells MPD CEO Karen Webster that the...

Financial Inclusion
The Best Payments Solution For The Worst Of Times
September 09, 2015

Disaster-affected communities are left vulnerable in more ways than one. But a new initiative is aiming to enhance disaster relief efforts with the use of electronic payments. Scott Salmon, General Manager, International at i2c sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to discuss the importance...

Financial Inclusion
Mobile Banking A Hit With Nearly Half Of Mobile Device Owners
September 07, 2015

A recent survey by the American Bankers Association found that two in five Americans (roughly 39 percent) use a mobile device to access and manage their bank account at least once a month, with 45 percent reporting using mobile banking in general. Get the Full Story...