The Fintech Times

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

By collaborating, Tarabut and Geidea plan to explore and develop new solutions that create more efficient and accessible financing opportunities that empower SMEs, including those underserved by traditional financial services, across Saudi Arabia to thrive. SMEs currently represent 1.3

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Thai banking sector could have a new key player in the first half of 2025 as Lighthub Asset , a Thai fintech and WeLab , a pan-Asian fintech platform submit an application for a virtual banking licence with the Bank of Thailand. It will provide localised digital banking services to everyone, including the underserved.

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 3, 2024

To make sure more people have access to these services, the government of Papua New Guinea has been putting a focus on financial inclusion. It was established to act as the industry’s apex organisation for coordinating, advocating and monitoring all financial inclusion activities in the country.

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Fintech Review

DECEMBER 31, 2024

They encourage innovation, attract investment, and increase financial inclusion. The Central Bank of Kenya introduced regulations enabling mobile money systems like M-Pesa to thrive. This regulatory flexibility allowed non-banking institutions to offer financial services.

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Fintech Review

MAY 10, 2025

Many banks avoid lending to small businesses , younger borrowers, or those without formal employment. Still, banks benefit from access to central bank funding and deposit insurance. Until access to credit becomes more open and decentralised, banks will continue to shape who can participate in the economy.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

This partnership between Tarabut and Geidea sets the stage for both companies to collaboratively explore and develop groundbreaking solutions that could create new, more efficient and accessible financing opportunities that empower SMEs – including those underserved by traditional financial services – across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to thrive.

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Fintech News

MARCH 5, 2024

3 Programmable Money: Advancing Financial Inclusion or Creating Walled Gardens, Powered by J.P. The discussion will cover key aspects such as the impact on cross-border payments, liquidity funding needs, and the broader implications for financial inclusion and the global movement of money.

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Finovate

AUGUST 9, 2024

“With their global expertise and reach within the financial inclusion space, they will be instrumental in further expanding GCash’s social impact, especially to the underserved. The move will allow as many as ten digital banks to operate in the Philippines.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 23, 2025

Pay10 , a leading Alternative Payment Method (APM) provider headquartered in the UAE announces that it has become the first fintech company to go live in production on the Central Bank of the UAE’s (CBUAE) Open Finance Framework, authorizing it to provide payment initiation services including variable recurring payment.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In APAC, financial inclusion has emerged as a driving force behind digital innovation. Many nations within the region have recognised the transformative potential of extending financial services to underserved populations. The absence of proper documentation and financial education presents significant hurdles.

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Faster Payments Council

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

They will discuss how the recently published white paper on "Faster Payments and Financial Inclusion" illustrates the pain points and barriers to financial inclusion, actions, and solutions to expand, requirements of the underserved, action and solutions for issues, and considerations for faster payment stakeholders.

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Fintech News

MARCH 5, 2024

3 Programmable Money: Advancing Financial Inclusion or Creating Walled Gardens, Powered by J.P. The discussion will cover key aspects such as the impact on cross-border payments, liquidity funding needs, and the broader implications for financial inclusion and the global movement of money.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This trend highlights efforts to enhance monetary sovereignty, boost financial inclusion, and modernise payment systems in an increasingly digital world. These initiatives also seem to complement ongoing efforts to develop Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), as both digital assets aim to modernise traditional financial systems.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

She said the global pandemic has simply advanced a movement that has been underway for years, which has sought to provide banking access and digital financial services to underserved communities, mostly through mobile devices.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 12, 2024

In Kenya, the Central Bank of Kenya reported $5.77 Cross-border remittances unlock financial inclusion by empowering individuals to access formal financial services, ultimately fostering economic growth, as well as stability in the region. billion worth of foreign currency inflows in 2022.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Beyond offering convenience, super apps also play a crucial role in addressing financial inclusion challenges. Platforms such as Grab and Gojek embed services like micro-lending and mobile payments, providing essential financial tools to communities that have been traditionally underserved by banks.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 12, 2024

In Kenya, the Central Bank of Kenya reported $5.77 Cross border remittances unlock financial inclusion by empowering individuals to access formal financial services, ultimately fostering economic growth and stability in the region. billion worth of foreign currency inflows in 2022.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 3, 2024

Gawaxab, Hon’ble Governor of the Bank of Namibia, said, “Our objective is to enhance accessibility and affordability for underserved populations, achieve full interoperability of payment instruments by 2025, modernize the financial sector, and ensure a secure and efficient National Payment System.

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Finovate

MARCH 7, 2025

Its fair to say that traditional financial systems left many people and communities underserved, but LPMsfrom mobile wallets in Africa to RTP schemes like UPI in Indiabridge this gap, and theyre empowering billions of consumers to participate in the digital economy.

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Fintech Review

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Fasset , a digital asset platform focused on enhancing financial inclusion in high-growth markets, today announced the introduction of ORO, the first application built on its Ethereum Layer 2 network, Own , in partnership with The Own Foundation. Waitlist now open; early access slated for Q1 2025.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Our vision is to build a holistic financial platform for underserved customers in emerging markets,” explained FairMoney CEO Laurin Hainy in a statement. “We We want to do that by offering an easy-to-use product to our customers and become a financial one-stop-shop for them.

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Fintech News

JULY 23, 2024

The company utilizes data analytics and machine learning (ML) algorithms to conduct comprehensive credit assessments of SMEs, considering financial metrics, transactional dynamics, performance monitoring, and industry risks. Beyond traditional banking, the bank is committed to social and environmental impact through the DBS Foundation.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 23, 2024

. ‘Connecting for Change: MUFG’s Strategy for Fintech Integration’ at Money 20/20 Asia in Bangkok, Thailand On the agenda During the morning’s activities on the Vision stage, a keynote session led by Daranee Saeju , assistant governor, payment systems policy and financial consumer protection group from the Bank of Thailand, highlighted (..)

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

They can easily capitalise on personalisation, financial inclusion , and frictionless finance through their data-driven approach to customers and providing customised payment solutions to all, even those who are unbanked and financially excluded. Fintechs are natural trailblazers in the cashless revolution.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In line with the global push for inclusive finance, the festival will also address the strategies and tools that will enable equitable access and usage of financial services and products to the underserved.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2025

UAE-based alternative payment method (APM) provider Pay10 has secured an open finance licence from the Central Bank of the UAE , enabling it to provide payment initiation services, including variable recurring payments across the country. The Open Finance licence is the final piece, enabling seamless payment initiation and fund flows.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 2, 2024

In a move aimed at supporting regional fintechs, Visa is holding a Levant edition of the VEI for the first time this year which is being launched in Jordan with the endorsement of the Central Bank of Jordan. Dr. Adel Alshrkas, Governor of Central Bank of Jordan.

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Faster Payments Council

MARCH 30, 2022

Attend this session to hear a discussion on financial inclusion, authentication, and consumer protections. Learn more about how the City of New Orleans is designing long-term strategies and financial inclusion programs to tackle persistent economic challenges in their community.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 24, 2025

We often explore how fintechs are changing the banking and payments landscapes, and sometimes look into how their solutions are supporting financial inclusion and helping people develop healthy financial habits.

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Finovate

JANUARY 3, 2025

With the rise of digital banking and mobile payment platforms tailored to the needs of Muslim consumers, financial services are now reaching communities that were previously underserved. This has opened up opportunities for growth and inclusion on a global scale.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2016

ARE WE AS AN INDUSTRY DESTINED TO WHIFF ON FINANCIAL INCLUSION? Giving everyone in the world access to affordable financial services is an incredibly important and worthy goal. Banks, telcos, card networks and a host of third parties have all tried to wrestle this problem to the ground for a very long time.

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Fintech News

APRIL 1, 2025

Ping An OneConnect Bank Type: Foreign owned subsidiary Total assets: $423 million PAO Bank Limited (PAObank), a subsidiary of Lufax Holding Ltd and part of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd, is dedicated to promoting financial inclusion and building a digital banking ecosystem.

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