Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion
Mastercard, Juvo Team Up To Help Underbanked Build Credit In LATAM, Caribbean
November 17, 2020

Mastercard is teaming up with FinTech startup Juvo to help the “underbanked” in Latin America and the Caribbean to build credit histories so they can engage in a wider range of financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Visa, UAE’s NOW Money To Bring Digital Banking To Low-Income Gulf Customers
November 04, 2020

Visa has partnered with UAE-based NOW Money to bring digital banking services to low-income customers in the Gulf Region who are unable to access traditional banking services such as cross-border money transfers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Indian FinTech Creates Inclusive Services For Rural Underbanked
November 02, 2020

While much has been written about India’s vast unbanked population — roughly one-eighth by the World Bank’s estimates — the more important issue to really look at is how much of India’s population is underbanked, Mandar Agashe, founder, managing director and vice chairman of Sarvatra...

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Citi To Put Over $1B Into Fighting Racial Wealth Inequality
September 23, 2020

Citi will take action to help close the racial wealth gap in the U.S., the company said in a blog post Wednesday (Sept. 23), written by incoming CEO Jane Fraser. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Have A Credit Card In Your Purse? Thank Ruth Bader Ginsburg
September 22, 2020

The nation mourns this week as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in state in Washington, DC starting Wednesday (Sept. 23) in the Supreme Court and ending the week on Friday (Sept. 25) in the Capitol Building. Ginsburg died on Sept. 18 after...

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Mastercard Commits $500M To Boost Black Communities, Businesses
September 17, 2020

Mastercard said it will invest $500 million in Black communities across the U.S. over the next five years in a bid to address racial disparities in financial services. The new initiative will include “concentrated investments that will focus on providing Black-owned businesses and Black people...

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Indonesia’s Bukalapak To Help SMBs Provide Banking Services
July 10, 2020

Bukalapak, one of the largest eCommerce companies in Indonesia, is getting bigger. 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...

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Zogo: How A 21-Year-Old Duke University Grad Is Reinventing Financial Literacy
June 29, 2020

When Bolun Li was in high school, a local bank came in and offered a heavily branded PowerPoint presentation about financial services and money management to students who reacted pretty much the way one would expect. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Dr. Annamaria Lusardi: FinTech Is Great, But No Substitute For Teaching Kids Financial Literacy
June 15, 2020

Everyone in a modern society needs to know how to read, so America spends an awful lot of time, treasure and talent developing literacy curricula for kids. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...