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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Telecoms Expand Digital Payments’ Reach

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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How Telco APIs Are Enhancing Africa’s Mobile Money Ecosystem
How Telco APIs Are Enhancing Africa’s Mobile Money Ecosystem
September 08, 2022  |  API

In Europe, open banking is associated with a wave of open application programming interfaces (APIs) rolled out by banks that allow authorized third parties to...

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Today in the Connected Economy: ADT, State Farm Partner on Connected Homes
Today in the Connected Economy: ADT, State Farm Partner on Connected Homes
September 06, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, State Farm makes a big investment in security firm ADT as the companies join forces to provide better home security....

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