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The Journey of Payments and Clearing Systems in India

Finextra

Regulatory Framework: The Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, and the oversight by the RBI (through its Department of Payment and Settlement Systems and Board for Regulation and Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems - BPSS) provide a strong legal and regulatory foundation.

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This Week in Fintech: TFT Bi-Weekly News Roundup 15/07

The Fintech Times

Portman has supported over 20,000 UK businesses since launching in 2007. The deal connects Blue Remit’s digital platform with TerraPay’s global infrastructure, enabling faster, compliant transfers to mobile wallets, bank accounts and cards, especially in underserved regions.

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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

Fintech News

The company also operates FINTQ, a platform that facilitates access to financial products such as loans, savings, and insurance through mobile devices, particularly in underserved areas. The Fintech Unicorn of South Korea South Korea has one fintech unicorn in Asia to its name: Toss.

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New Study Suggests Online Lenders Target Vulnerable Consumers

PYMNTS

.” The Cleveland Fed also found that online lenders aren’t going after markets underserved by banks, and “resemble predatory loans in terms of the segment of the consumer market they serve and their impact on consumers’ finances.”.

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Bitcoin: 10 Years Of Smoke And Mirrors

PYMNTS

Nor is it now (nor will it ever be) the single digital currency that will democratize the movement of money from anyone to anyone for free — or free from the centralized regimes that bitcoin enthusiasts said only made money more expensive and out of reach for the underserved in developing economies. But only because it has to now.

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Online Lending And A Tale Of Two Fed Studies

PYMNTS

These conclusions are diametrically opposed to those released jointly just a few months ago by the Chicago and Philadelphia Fed economists, who determined that online lenders serve those who are systemically underserved by traditional financial channels and benefit greatly from their services. Cleveland’s Dark Outlook.

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Wealth Managers Beware: Emerging Fintechs Are Coming For Retirement Planning Next

CB Insights

Though 401(k)s only account for $5.28T of assets (nearly 20% of total retirement savings in 2017), they have grown dramatically, up from 2% of total retirement savings in 2007. The majority are leveraging a B2B strategy targeting small- and medium-sized employers because they are largely underserved.

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