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Ant Financial Buys 45 Percent Stake In Telenor Microfinance Bank

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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Paying City Hall, At The Kiosk And Beyond
Paying City Hall, At The Kiosk And Beyond
February 27, 2018  |  Payment Methods

You can’t fight city hall, goes the saying, but there are new ways to pay city hall. News came earlier this month that Chicago’s finance...

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Today In Data: Smartphones As IDs, RBS Profits And Accounts Payable Payments
Today In Data: Smartphones As IDs, RBS Profits And Accounts Payable Payments
February 26, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, unbanked adults may be able to use their smartphones to verify accounts, the Royal Bank of Scotland posted profits for the...

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Payday Lender Floats Shares At $620M Valuation
Payday Lender Floats Shares At $620M Valuation
December 08, 2017  |  Loans

Curo Group, one of the largest payday lenders in the U.S., went public on the stock market with a valuation of $620 million. According to...

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Paytm Says On Track To Be World’s Biggest Digital Bank
Paytm Says On Track To Be World’s Biggest Digital Bank
November 29, 2017  |  Banking

India-based Paytm Payments Bank not only wants to become the world’s largest digital bank, but also to evolve into a financial services company providing a...

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Today In Data: Healthcare Debt, Unbanked Economy Boosters And Late B2B Payments
Today In Data: Healthcare Debt, Unbanked Economy Boosters And Late B2B Payments
November 14, 2017  |  Today In Data

B2B payments are powerful, but so are mounting debts. Innovative technology is making it increasingly easy for companies and individuals to exchange money for goods...

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