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Coinbase Sets Sights on Thai Baht and Philippine Peso Stablecoins

Fintech News

Thai regulators approved the first cross-border payment solution using stablecoins in October, while the Philippine central bank launched a peso stablecoin pilot earlier this year. Pollak emphasized that stablecoins aim to modernize legacy financial systems rather than replace national currencies.

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New Ways to Score Risk Can Improve Financial Inclusion

FICO

Unfortunately, an estimated 3 billion people worldwide fall outside the credit mainstream – they either don’t have a bank account or they have so little data at the credit bureau that lenders may skip over them, or classify them as very high risk. The post New Ways to Score Risk Can Improve Financial Inclusion appeared first on FICO.

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From open banking to open finance and beyond: The future of financial data-sharing

The Payments Association

From open banking to open finance and beyond: The future of financial data-sharing March 18 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The evolution of open banking into open finance, examining regional regulatory approaches and adoption trends. Why is it important?

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Home Credit China Cuts Risk by 25 Percent on Thin File Loans

FICO

Home Credit , a global non-bank consumer lender, has successfully reduced its credit risk while maintaining loan volumes and keeping approval rates steady by incorporating the FICO® Score X Data to optimize its loan process in China. For its achievement, Home Credit was awarded the 2019 FICO® Decisions Award for Financial Inclusion.

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How Is Embedded Finance Ensuring the Checkout Experience Is Financially Inclusive?

The Fintech Times

This April, The Fintech Times is focusing on all things embedded finance, the integration of financial services into non-financial products and services. We hear from industry experts on how embedded finance ensures the checkout experience is financially inclusive.

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HSBC Now Accepts Overseas Credit History, But Why is Financial Inclusion Seeing so few Advancements?

The Fintech Times

HSBC UK recently became the first major bank to enable international customers to leverage their international credit history to apply for a UK mortgage application. While this represents a significant step forward, should financial inclusivity have moved further ahead by now? Then we’ll make real progress.”

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A New Way to Score Credit Risk – Psychometric Assessments

FICO

The scoring methodology was developed by EFL Global and marketed by FICO as part of our FICO Financial Inclusion Initiative , designed to open up credit markets around the world to a larger number of unbanked and underserved consumers. The post A New Way to Score Credit Risk – Psychometric Assessments appeared first on FICO.