The Payments Association

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Payments Association (TPA)’s George Iddenden recently sat down with Peter Theunis, senior vice president sales and European managing director at BPC to discuss the remarkable transformation of the payments processing industry, driven by the rise of fintech, the shift towards digital payments, and evolving consumer behaviours.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 24, 2025

Championed by the Central Bank of Somalia (CBS), the initiative marks a major step in modernising Somalia’s payment infrastructure, promoting financial inclusion and enhancing economic stability. The demand for secure, fast, and modern payment solutions has been pressing.

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Fintech Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Despite their significant contributions to GDP and employment, SMEs in emerging markets remain underserved by traditional banking. With digital banking, mobile payments, and microloans, fintechs allow underserved businesses to participate in the formal economy. Fintech companies see this gap as an opportunity to innovate.

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Fintech News

MAY 29, 2025

In Cambodia, booming adoption of digital payments is driving a surge in e-commerce activity, with QR code payments and more broadly the Bakong real-time payment system gaining significant traction, according to a new report by Profitence, a corporate finance firm-based in Cambodia. million transactions in 2023, up 28.7%

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 7, 2025

This International Women’s Day, Airtel Payments Bank recognises the pivotal role women play in expanding financial access, particularly through the remarkable work of women business correspondents (BCs) who are bridging the gap between banking and underserved communities.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 23, 2025

The Algorand Foundation today announced a new strategic partnership with Paycode , a global leader in biometric and offline digital payment systems, to advance inclusive financial infrastructure across underserved and remote communities.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 5, 2025

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has awarded Mashreq Pakistan a restricted license for pilot operations as part of the government’s strategy to unlock Pakistan’s digital potential and provide greater access to financial services to underserved consumer groups.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 1, 2025

Financial inclusion is not just about facilitating transactions; it is about providing the infrastructure, rules, and governance that enable individuals and businessesespecially women and underserved communitiesto participate fully in the digital economy.

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Fintech News

APRIL 24, 2025

From digital payments to decentralised finance (DeFi), these companies are solving real-world challenges like financial inclusion and cross-border transactions, while setting new global standards for innovation. billion UPI-based payment platform BillDesk 1.59 billion digital payments Razorpay 7.5

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Innovations such as Antom Copilot, which reduces payment channel integration time to just a few minutes, and Antom EasySafePay, which simplifies digital wallet transactions, have contributed to improved efficiency and success rates for merchants.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 12, 2025

Over three million migrant workers living in Malaysia will now be able to remit funds to their home countries in local currencies in near real-time, following a new partnership between Instapay Technologies , the digital payment platform, and payment juggernaut, Mastercard.

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Fintech Finance

APRIL 8, 2025

Unipaas , the go-to embedded payments provider for SaaS platforms, has announced it is partnering with Mastercard to increase card acceptance for SMEs using vertical SaaS platforms where payments are still predominantly manual and offline.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The expansion will enable Italian businesses to access a single platform designed to simplify payment processing, reporting and fraud prevention. The company’s entry into Italy marks a strategic move into the fourth-largest eCommerce market in Europe, addressing a fast-growing segment that remains underserved by legacy payment providers.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Jeff Parker, CEO, says, “Digital payments will continue to grow rapidly, with mobile wallets expected to reach 4.8 Key trends will include the acceleration of cross-border, real-time and instant payments and the rise of cashless economies. This will help create digital payment ecosystems that can reach the 1.4

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 6, 2025

Looking to improve payments in the Middle East travel sector, Qashio , the spend management solutions provider has partnered with Visa , the digital payments organisation, to launch the Visa Commercial Choice Travel Programme.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 28, 2025

Enhanced financial inclusion through this partnership will also look to drive wealth creation with digital payment solutions that reduce transaction costs, save time, and expand market opportunities for individuals and businesses.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 17, 2025

Over the past year alone, we’ve expanded our payout network to include new corridors in countries like Japan, Peru, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia, New Zealand, Benin, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, and many more, taking our total reach to 155+ countries, including some of the most underserved regions of the world.

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Finextra

JULY 3, 2025

1 Like 0 03 July 2025 Be the first to comment Nikunj Gundaniya Product manager Digipay.guru Location Ahmedabad Followers 12 Opinions 67 Follow Unfollow Your customers expect quick, secure, and smooth digital payments. If you want to store user funds, own the customer lifecycle, and serve underserved markets, eWallet is your move.

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Fintech News

JUNE 16, 2025

Headquartered in Singapore with more than 30 offices worldwide, Ant International provides cross-border digital payment, commerce, and financial services through four business units. This includes Alipay Plus (wallet gateway services), Antom (merchant payments), WorldFirst (cross-border business accounts), and Bettr (embedded finance).

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 5, 2025

Africas digital payment ecosystem is growing rapidly , making innovative and scalable financial products essential for sustained growth. Innovation is not just about building more products – its about solving real customer challenges and making payments more seamless, scalable, and accessible.

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Tearsheet

JANUARY 28, 2025

Without Zelle, these smaller institutions may not be able to offer P2P payments and would struggle to compete in the marketplace. Their customers, who depend on those local banking relationships, are already underserved by the broader financial system and would be left further behind by the shift towards digital payments.

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Finovate

JULY 14, 2025

Identity management Digital identity platform Signicat acquires Dutch NFC-based digital identity verification solutions provider Inverid. Lending Digital lending platform Yabx launches GenAI-powered voice solution designed to increase financial literacy among its underserved borrowers.

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Finovate

MARCH 7, 2025

Payments as an industry is finally beginning to reflect the diversity of peoples preferences around the world. So far the EPI has excelled in laying the groundwork for this payments evolution by clearly articulating its vision and aligning strategically with the key pillars of ecommerce. And thats a really positive development.

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Finextra

JULY 7, 2025

Visa’s AI defenses ultimately make digital payments more secure and seamless for millions of users. Cardholders benefit through safer transactions and fewer disruptions. – for example, more genuine purchases are approved, and there are fewer instances of cancelling cards due to fraud.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 27, 2025

Our simplified onboarding process and supportive distribution system, which relies on local presence and agency banking support to provide digital payment solutions, meets them where they are. As digital payments remain on the rise, these businesses are better positioned to thrive as they can keep up with evolving payment systems.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 17, 2025

LoanTube , the UK digital credit marketplace for underserved consumers and businesses, has partnered with lending provider Evlo to enhance access to transparent, real-rate loan comparison across Evlos unique branch-based digital lending network.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The app’s user-friendly interface and integration with a variety of financial services have contributed to its rapid growth and adoption, becoming a key player in Peru’s digital payments ecosystem with more than 16 million users, with approximately 5 million without formal banking relationships.

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The Fintech Times

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

As bank branches close and digital payments become the norm, many find themselves excluded from basic financial services. “Whether through customer-facing tools or B2B innovations, this is an opportunity to drive meaningful change in an underserved market. The scale of this problem in the UK is significant – 1.5

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The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

Open finance represents more than an incremental step beyond open bankingit is a structural shift toward interconnected financial ecosystems, with major implications for product development, partnerships, and customer ownership in the digital payments space. Fraud detection and risk management are also evolving. reached $1.1

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Fintech News

JUNE 12, 2025

Today, digital payments, including bank transfers, cards, QR codes, are the norm,” he said. Founded in 2017, Finhay is a digital investment platform and personal finance app. Against this backdrop, Finhay is on a mission to become Vietnam’s most comprehensive digital investment platform. It claims more than 2.7

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Fintech Finance

JULY 9, 2025

This collaboration is part of a broader effort to put a spotlight on the millions of customers that Paysend is proud to serve, delivering Simple Money Transfer solutions to all, including the underbanked and underserved, and transforming lives through quick, secure, and affordable money transfers.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 9, 2025

The goal of this partnership between the top Spanish-language media company and the global payments provider is to give people in underserved areas fast, low-cost cross-border money transfers. The Paysend TelevisaUnivision partnership marks a strategic effort to make it easier for people in Latin America to get money.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 12, 2025

Paysend delivers money transfer solutions to a wide customer base, including the underbanked and underserved, and aims to transform lives through quick, secure, and affordable money transfers. The post Paysend Prioritises LATAM Expansion With TelevisaUnivision Partnership appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 13, 2025

By combining ABHIs technology with Al Ansari Financial Services deep market expertise, we are committed to driving financial inclusion and helping underserved communities gain more flexibility and convenience in managing their financial needs.

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Fintech Weekly

JULY 15, 2025

Subscribe to FinTech Weekly's newsletter Read by executives at JP Morgan, Coinbase, Blackrock, Klarna and more The Subtle Complexity of Building Fintech for the Underserved For more than a decade, "small business empowerment" has been a rallying cry in fintech. Discover top fintech news and events!

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 3, 2025

Its unique algorithm welcomes a broader demographic to access credit, which not only introduces a new segment of customers to brands but also helps to address the needs of those long underserved by traditional financial institutions.

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Finextra

JUNE 18, 2025

Fo Small and medium enterprises, often underserved due to opaque financials the data-driven profiling creates a new language of trust. This transforms bank relationships from rigid financiers to adaptive capital allies.

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