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Nigeria Sees Decline In Banked Adults Thanks To Mobile Money Roadblocks
Nigeria Sees Decline In Banked Adults Thanks To Mobile Money Roadblocks
July 19, 2018  |  Financial Inclusion

Despite being home to Africa’s biggest mobile phone market, Nigeria is seeing a decline in banked adults in the country. According to a report in...

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New Scoring Models For The Underserved Gaining International Attention
New Scoring Models For The Underserved Gaining International Attention
July 03, 2018  |  Banking

The majority of Americans don’t dedicate much time to routine access to financial services. About 77 percent of American adults are able to have all...

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How India Will Leapfrog Plastic Payments
How India Will Leapfrog Plastic Payments
April 30, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Three decades ago, there were 25 million credit cards in use across the Indian subcontinent, despite it being one of the world’s most populous nations....

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Mastercard: Serving The Financial Needs Of The ‘New Middle Class’
Mastercard: Serving The Financial Needs Of The ‘New Middle Class’
April 27, 2018  |  Financial Inclusion

Welcome to the middle class! Congratulations, you made it! Good luck getting approved for a credit card with that low or nonexistent credit score, though....

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PayPal Teams With ebizmarts To Integrate With Magento
PayPal Teams With ebizmarts To Integrate With Magento
April 17, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal is working with point-of-sale (POS) company ebizmarts to help retailers offer both POS and digital payments. According to news from Mobile Payments Today, PayPal’s mobile card product...

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PayPal Sets Sights On The Unbanked
PayPal Sets Sights On The Unbanked
April 10, 2018  |  Digital Banking

PayPal is setting its sights on the unbanked, with an eye, too, on offering mainstream banking services, reported The Wall Street Journal on Monday (April...

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Ant Financial Buys 45 Percent Stake In Telenor Microfinance Bank
Ant Financial Buys 45 Percent Stake In Telenor Microfinance Bank
March 14, 2018  |  Investments

Telenor Group announced news on Tuesday (March 13) that it made a strategic partnership with Ant Financial Services Group in which Ant acquires a 45...

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Financial Inclusion: Accelerated, Collaborative, Mobile and Global
Financial Inclusion: Accelerated, Collaborative, Mobile and Global
March 14, 2018  |  Financial Inclusion

There are billions of unbanked individuals in the world. Given access to basic financial services via mobile and other technological conduits, quality of life improves....

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Grab And Credit Saison Launch Consumer Financing JV
Grab And Credit Saison Launch Consumer Financing JV
March 13, 2018  |  Loans

Grab, the ride-hailing company based in Southeast Asia, announced news on Tuesday (March 13) that it has teamed up with Credit Saison Co., one of...

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