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Unbanked and Mastercard Partner on Crypto Card Issuance in Europe
Unbanked and Mastercard Partner on Crypto Card Issuance in Europe
February 02, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Unbanked and Mastercard have partnered to accelerate decentralized finance (DeFi) card issuance in Europe. Through this partnership, the two companies will use their existing footprint...

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Machine Learning Helps Expand Credit Access In Emerging Markets
Machine Learning Helps Expand Credit Access In Emerging Markets
January 29, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping increase access to financial services in Africa. In recent years, advances in machine learning, a type of AI, have had...

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NYDFS Slaps Cap on Check Cashing Fees
NYDFS Slaps Cap on Check Cashing Fees
January 19, 2023  |  Regulation

Check cashing fees are getting a makeover in New York. New York’s Department of Financial Services said Wednesday (Jan. 18) that it is updating regulations...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Telecoms Expand Digital Payments’ Reach
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Telecoms Expand Digital Payments’ Reach
December 05, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Being underbanked or unbanked is a significant disadvantage in modern society, as this locks households out of personal loans, direct deposits, many types of credit...

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Telecoms Seek to Unlock Financial Services for 1.7B Unbanked
Telecoms Seek to Unlock Financial Services for 1.7B Unbanked
December 01, 2022  |  Digital Payments

The digital banking renaissance has laid out a golden opportunity for telecom companies. Although states have largely eased their pandemic restrictions, many habits consumers picked...

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Unbanked Launches Crypto Card in Europe
Unbanked Launches Crypto Card in Europe
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Unbanked has expanded its cryptocurrency card program to Europe. The New York-based crypto FinTech announced on Wednesday (Nov. 30) that eligible residents in the U.K.,...

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Jingle Pay Launches Mastercard for Unbanked UAE Residents
Jingle Pay Launches Mastercard for Unbanked UAE Residents
November 29, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Jingle Pay has partnered with Mastercard to issue physical and virtual cards to users of its financial app. The Dubai-based FinTech said in a Tuesday...

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Bankful Looks to Help Unbanked SMBs After Rebrand
Bankful Looks to Help Unbanked SMBs After Rebrand
November 16, 2022  |  SMBs

Payment service provider Pinwheel is rebranding as Bankful as it shifts from serving smaller businesses to financial institutions of all sizes. According to a Wednesday...

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US Unbanked Population Shrinks to 4%
US Unbanked Population Shrinks to 4%
October 26, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Even in the face of the economic hardships that came with COVID-19, America’s unbanked dropped to around 4% last year. That’s according to the Federal...

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