Underserved news and trends

JPMorgan Commits $25M For Altruistic FinTech Services
Financial Inclusion // September 24, 2019

JPMorgan Chase is committing $25 million to its Financial Solutions Lab in an effort to help grow and develop FinTech solutions for people in underserved communities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Legislation Would Let More Credit Unions Serve The Underserved
Credit Unions // December 18, 2017

A bill introduced in Congress last week would allow credit unions – regardless of charter – to boost their membership efforts and rosters to include underserved communities across the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Independence Edition: Square, Amazon And LendUp
Data Dive // July 03, 2017

With just a day left ‘til the fireworks officially start in celebration of the 4th of July here in the U.S., we thought we’d offer a preview.  Amazon has redefined time, LendUp has a new Pal, Square wants its customers to get a little more credit. Lots of data, time to dive in.

IEEE Pushes Digital Identity Standard
Safety and Security // April 28, 2017

IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, announced in a press release the launch of a new IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections program: Digital Inclusion through Trust and Agency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Interviews & Exclusives
What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

January 17, 2020
These days, it seems like you can hardly go a minute without hearing about the rise of 5G, the spread of facial recognition or how friction is being removed from all types of payment methods. But what you don’t hear about as often — at least not in most payments-and-commerce circles — is the need […]

Independence Edition: Square, Amazon And LendUp

July 03, 2017
With just a day left ‘til the fireworks officially start in celebration of the 4th of July here in the U.S., we thought we’d offer a preview.  Amazon has redefined time, LendUp has a new Pal, Square wants...

Quick Reads
JPMorgan Commits $25M For Altruistic FinTech Services

September 24, 2019
JPMorgan Chase is committing $25 million to its Financial Solutions Lab in an effort to help grow and develop FinTech solutions for people in underserved communities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

Legislation Would Let More Credit Unions Serve The Underserved

December 18, 2017
A bill introduced in Congress last week would allow credit unions – regardless of charter – to boost their membership efforts and rosters to include underserved communities across the United...

IEEE Pushes Digital Identity Standard

April 28, 2017
IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for humanity, announced in a press release the launch of a new IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) Industry Connections program: Digital Inclusion through Trust...

Paris Startup May Secure Unbanked Consumers Via App

April 27, 2017
The two billion people in the world without a bank account are forced to use cash. For businesses, this means there could be less revenue coming in the door because...