Emerging Markets

Overlooked Industries May Hold the Future for Payments Innovation
Overlooked Industries May Hold the Future for Payments Innovation
April 15, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

In the fast-evolving world of FinTech, where innovation can often race ahead of regulation, emerging markets present both an opportunity and a challenge for business-to-consumer...

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MoneyHash Raises $5.2 Million for Payments Orchestration Platform
MoneyHash Raises $5.2 Million for Payments Orchestration Platform
January 21, 2025  |  Investments

Middle East and Africa (MEA)-focused payment orchestration platform MoneyHash has raised $5.2 million. The pre-Series A round will allow MoneyHash to continue its focus on improving the...

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Waza Introduces Multi-Currency Account Platform for Businesses Serving Emerging Markets
Waza Introduces Multi-Currency Account Platform for Businesses Serving Emerging Markets
January 20, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Waza has introduced a multi-currency account platform called Lync that it said is designed to power global trade for businesses in emerging markets. Lync is designed to...

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Instant B2B Payment Solutions Find Traction in Emerging Markets
Instant B2B Payment Solutions Find Traction in Emerging Markets
October 18, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Change rarely occurs in isolation. With more businesses in emerging economies going digital with their purchases, pressure is building to modernize the payment process as...

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Mastercard and KaiOS Partner on Payment Acceptance in Emerging Markets
Mastercard and KaiOS Partner on Payment Acceptance in Emerging Markets
September 25, 2024  |  Partnerships

Mastercard and KaiOS have partnered to offer affordable payment acceptance devices to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in emerging markets. The companies will begin offering the...

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Visa and GSMA Team to Boost Financial Inclusion
Visa and GSMA Team to Boost Financial Inclusion
February 26, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

Visa has teamed with the GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation to improve financial inclusion. The newly announced Digital Finance for All (DFA) Initiative is aimed at helping 20 million...

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Emerging Market FinTechs Poised to Drive Innovation and Inclusion in 2024
Emerging Market FinTechs Poised to Drive Innovation and Inclusion in 2024
December 28, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

In 2023, the FinTech landscape experienced a transformative surge of innovations, reshaping financial technology from its core. These advancements, spanning cutting-edge technologies and the evolution...

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Microcredit Puts Loans Within Reach of Emerging-Market Consumers
Microcredit Puts Loans Within Reach of Emerging-Market Consumers
October 18, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

From buy now, pay later (BNPL) to credit card installments, there are diverse credit and lending products available to consumers today. However, for two-thirds of...

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Truist and Standard Chartered Join Forces on Trade Finance
Truist and Standard Chartered Join Forces on Trade Finance
September 20, 2023  |  Cross Border Commerce

International banking group Standard Chartered Americas has announced a trade finance partnership with financial services company Truist Bank. This strategic collaboration aims to strengthen trade finance capabilities in...

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