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March 16, 2023
Interview with Regional President CEMEA Visa, Andrew Torre
Brecorder
March 10, 2023
Bill Gates Visits MOSIP, Gets the T-shirt, Discusses Financial Inclusion Via the Platform
Biometric Update
March 9, 2023
UK Fintech Tintra Selects Temenos to Power AI-Led Inclusive Banking for Emerging Markets
Temenos
February 23, 2023
Mastercard And Obopay Collaborate To Launch A Unique Prepaid Card To Power Financial Inclusion In Rural Communities
Business News Week
February 16, 2023
New LexisNexis Risk Solutions Report Reveals Financial Inclusion is Accelerating the Adoption of Alternative Data Across Financial Institutions
LexisNexis Risk Solutions
February 15, 2023
Episode 191 - Fanning the Flames: A Year in Travel - Jordan
We’ve reached our final destination on Glenbrook’s 2022 tour of local payment methods around the world. Joanna Wisniecka joins Yvette Bohanan on this episode of Fanning the Flames to chat about her recent trip to Jordan.
Joanna walks us through her experience opening an account and and making payments with ZainCash, and also provides insights into JoPACC (Jordan Payments & Clearing Company) initiatives throughout the country.
Mastercard Partners with Copal to Launch Egypt’s First Family Payments Mobile Application
Middle East/Africa Hub
January 25, 2023
Mastercard and ZoodPay Join Forces to Launch the First Virtual Installment Card Across EEMEA
ZoodPay
January 23, 2023
Episode 188 - Fanning the Flames: A Year in Travel - Turkey & Ethiopia
Next up in Glenbrook’s travelogue series, Nikhat Choudhury joins Yvette Bohanan to share her experience making payments on a recent trip to Turkey.
In this double feature episode, Elizabeth McQuerry and Bethany May also provide observations on the local payments scene in Ethiopia, including their use of the e-money wallet Telebirr.
December 14, 2022
Dubai-Based NOW Money Selects ThetaRay AI Tech to Prevent Financial Crime on the Inclusive Banking App
Reuters
“NOW Money, the GCC’s first mobile banking solution focused on financial inclusion, and ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, today announced a collaboration to implement ThetaRay’s cloud-based AML solution to monitor cross-border payments and support in the prevention of financial crimes and money laundering on the fintech’s payments platform. NOW Money selected […]
December 9, 2022
RBA Fears an Australian CBDC Could Sideline Banks and Displace the Dollar
Kitco News
“The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) published a speech by Assistant Governor Brad Jones which outlines some of the worrisome impacts that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could have on the country’s financial system. Jones focused his remarks on the potential risks of a retail CBDC. “This recognizes that a wholesale CBDC would entail […]
December 8, 2022
Melinda French Gates Scans Paytm QR Code to Pay for Water at a Delhi Village
Business Today
“Philanthropist and co-chair of Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates, who is currently in India for a visit, while interacting with villagers at a Delhi village used digital payment app Patym to make a purchase at a kirana or a local store. In a video tweet shared by Gates Foundation India, the 58-year-old billionaire can be […]
December 6, 2022
Walmart Checking and Apple Savings: Different Motivations, Similar Outcomes?
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
“Walmart and Apple have announced plans to offer traditional financial accounts. Walmart’s consumer checking account may advance financial inclusion by increasing account access to unbanked and underbanked consumers. Apple’s consumer savings account may change how credit card issuers offer rewards to their customers. Both offerings are likely to increase competition in the financial services industry, […]
December 5, 2022
Mintoak Develops Merchant Solutions to Fuel Business Growth for MSMEs
PR Newswire
“In a bid to enable financial inclusion for the country’s SMEs, HDFC Bank, India’s largest private bank, has partnered with embedded FinTech platform, Mintoak to create an ecosystem for them, starting with payments. HDFC Bank’s SmartHub Vyapar was developed by Mintoak’s API-first, cloud-native tech to seamlessly deliver payment acceptance and access to commerce enablement solutions for the merchant in […]
November 29, 2022
Jingle Pay Partners with Mastercard to Boost Financial Inclusion
PR Newswire
“Jingle Pay, a UAE-based financial super-app providing money services, has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to provide innovative digital payment solutions that will drive financial inclusion. Jingle Pay users can now access the power and scale of the Mastercard network, which includes over 90 million merchants across the globe. Through this partnership, Jingle Pay will […]
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