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Tech innovation in payments: Bridging gaps and building an inclusive financial ecosystem

The Payments Association

This presents a significant opportunity for mobile-first financial solutions to bridge the gap in financial inclusion by providing digital banking, payments, and credit access to those traditionally excluded from the formal financial system. trillion business opportunity by 2025.

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Tokenisation 2.0: Are we ready for the next generation of payment security?

The Payments Association

Tokenisation is now a core enabler of secure, interoperable digital paymentspowering embedded finance, asset tokenisation, and evolving identity flows. Once a system for masking sensitive data, tokenisation has evolved into a foundational technology for enabling secure, interoperable, and scalable digital payments.

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Payments Innovation in Indonesia to Drive Economic Growth and Financial Inclusion

Fintech News

Finally, fostering a strong demand for payment solutions requires continuous education and awareness efforts to encourage consumers and businesses to adopt digital payments. Regulators and policymakers must also establish a conducive regulatory framework that creates a stable and predictable environment for industry players to operate in.

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Mashreq Becomes the First Bank in the UAE to Offer Aani Instant Payments for SMEs via Mashreq Biz App

Fintech Finance

Andrew McCormack, Chief Operating Officer at Al Etihad Payments, said: “We are delighted to onboard Mashreq as a provider of the innovative Aani Instant Payment solution – bringing intuitive, secure, and inclusive digital payments to small-scale merchants and their customers.

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Thunes Wins Best Payment Solution at the Asian Banking & Finance Fintech Awards 2025

Fintech Finance

The recognition also highlights Thunes’ achievements in product development, operational excellence, and its crucial role in enhancing interoperability, key to expanding financial inclusion and enabling access across both mature and emerging markets. James Teodorini , Head of Asia Pacific at Thunes.

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The Journey of Payments and Clearing Systems in India

Finextra

Post-Independence (1947 - 1990s): Building the Foundation After independence, India focused on strengthening its financial infrastructure and extending banking services. Nationalization of Banks (1969, 1980): A major policy shift aimed at increasing financial inclusion and directing credit to priority sectors.

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The Payments Association Urges UK Government to Modernise Payment Infrastructure in New Manifesto

The Fintech Times

In its new manifesto, ‘ Creating the Conditions to Support Growth and Innovation in Payments ‘, The Payments Association describes the 66 policies recommended by the 216 payments professionals working across financial crime, regulation, open banking, ESG, cross-border payments, digital currencies and financial inclusion.