financial inclusion

For America’s Unbanked, Mobile And Digital Save The Day

For America’s Unbanked, Mobile And Digital Save The Day
For America’s Unbanked, Mobile And Digital Save The Day
November 12, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

A recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) study found that the number of unbanked U.S. consumers will likely start rising again as a result of...

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Operation Hope Founder Brings Urgency To Financial Inclusion With Shopify Partnership
Operation Hope Founder Brings Urgency To Financial Inclusion With Shopify Partnership
November 05, 2020  |  Retail

Some people fit their names perfectly. John Bryant’s middle name is “Hope.” Not only is it his legal, given name, it is also a concept...

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

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...

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

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...

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BMO Starts New Business Banking Team To Boost SMBs
BMO Starts New Business Banking Team To Boost SMBs
October 28, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Canada-based bank BMO is launching a new support system for the country’s small businesses during the pandemic, through help from a dedicated banking team, a...

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Mastercard Supports Women-Owned SMBs With $20M CNote Investment
Mastercard Supports Women-Owned SMBs With $20M CNote Investment
October 23, 2020  |  Mastercard

Mastercard is marking National Women’s Small Business Month by furthering its support of the female-founded impact investment platform CNote with an infusion of $20 million,...

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Using P2P Payments To Bank More Of The Unbanked
Using P2P Payments To Bank More Of The Unbanked
October 22, 2020  |  Banking

Although lower costs and increased availability of new peer-to-peer (P2P) payment systems have allowed more first-time users to enjoy the ease and benefits of the...

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The Payroll Card Pursues Stronger Employer-Employee Ties
The Payroll Card Pursues Stronger Employer-Employee Ties
October 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Direct debit may seem like the obvious choice for employees to receive their wages, but when more than one-fifth of Americans are unbanked or underbanked,...

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