Fintech Review

JULY 10, 2024

These platforms leverage blockchain technology to create open, accessible, and secure financial systems that operate without the need for intermediaries like banks. As a result, DeFi is gaining traction rapidly due to its ability to provide financial services to those who have been historically underserved by conventional banking systems.

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Faster Payments Council

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing faster payments in the United States, today announced it has launched two new FPC Work Groups: Financial Inclusion and Real-Time Recurring.

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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. Each plays a key role in transforming how Indonesians save, spend, invest, and access financial services.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Building upon SGQR, SGQR+ represents the next generation of interoperable payments for merchants., designed to align with the country’s vision of a seamless, accessible, and interoperable payments ecosystem. Here are five interesting takeaways gathered from the interoperable SGQR+ trials.

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Fintech News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Asia Pacific point-of-sale payment methods – Select markets, Source: Beyond Payments: Digitalization Trends in the Cross-Border Checkout Revolution, Deloitte, Jul 2024 Payment interoperability The growth of digital payment innovations in APAC has emphasized the need for connectivity and interoperability in both online and offline transactions.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 23, 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. This democratisation of credit access fosters economic growth and resilience.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

12) that all three mobile money providers in Madagascar, including Airtel Money, mVola and Orange Money, are launching interoperable mobile money services across the country. It provides tools and insights to help deployment, as well as supports the creation of enabling regulatory environments to expand digital financial inclusion.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 29, 2024

The Interledger Foundation , an organisation building and advocating for an open, interoperable payment network, is introducing a new initiative to fund fintechs that leverage its Interledger Protocol (ILP) to bring payment capabilities to emerging markets and underserved populations.

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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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Fintech Finance

APRIL 23, 2025

This milestone underscores the UAE’s leadership in building a secure, interoperable financial ecosystem anchored in regulatory clarity and innovation.” We recognize the importance of setting a standard – operationally, technically, and in governance – for those who follow.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

These awards highlight companies and individuals whose fintech initiatives have contributed to advancing financial technology, promoting financial inclusion, and improving service delivery. RCBC also launched RCBC Barangayan (village/community) Banking, blending human touch with digital finance to reach underserved communities.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 18, 2025

Open finance is transforming financial services by enabling broader data-sharing, fostering competition, and driving innovation in payments and financial products. As more jurisdictions refine regulations and expand open finance frameworks, the focus will shift to interoperability, consumer trust, and cross-industry data integration.

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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 Review

JULY 16, 2024

Loan applications become more efficient, as lenders can quickly and accurately assess an applicant’s financial health through direct access to banking data. It also promotes financial inclusion. Fintech firms can develop services for underserved populations, such as individuals without access to traditional banking services.

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Fintech News

MAY 6, 2024

It embodies the principles of openness, collaboration, interoperability, and advocates for the seamless exchange of data and services across diverse platforms and providers. Regulatory changes across the region encourage the adoption of Open Finance by fostering innovation, competition, and financial inclusion.

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Fintech Finance

MAY 3, 2024

By leveraging technology and experiences from India’s UPI, the partnership seeks to help Namibia modernize its financial ecosystem. This includes improving accessibility, affordability, connectivity with both domestic and international payment networks, and interoperability. Mr. Johannes !Gawaxab,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

“We believe in our mission to address financial inclusion by making real-time national, regional and global payments accessible to everyone,” said Ambar Sur, founder and CEO of TerraPay. “We A big part of the problem is the number of mobile money providers with no interoperability between networks.

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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. Similarly, the Philippine central bank has launched a peso stablecoin pilot to explore its potential for financial inclusion and cross-border remittances.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 27, 2024

Since then, the company has remained steadfast in its commitment towards financial inclusion and has spearheaded multiple initiatives for its WLA network including deployment of Cash Recycling Machines (CRMs), supporting Interoperable Cash Deposits (ICD). Currently, it is the only WLA operator to offer cash deposit facility.

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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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The Fintech Times

MARCH 5, 2024

Yabx has been on this journey to build this credit infrastructure ground up and enable financial access for the underserved. Our platform leverages alternate data sources, enhanced digital journeys, and real-time decisioning to drive responsible growth in the financial sector. million consumers and MSMEs through the platform.

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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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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

The idea is to “promote global interoperability across EMV QR Code payments,” the standards group said in a statement. Retail payments are used multiple times a day, whereas other financial transactions — cash-in, cash-out, remittance — are used usually once a week or every few weeks.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 1, 2025

Now that Pay10’s platform integrates all three of these core regulatory licences, the APM provider says it is ready to support a fully digital, interoperable financial services stack under the direct supervision of the Central Bank of the UAE.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 18, 2024

It also reduces costs through resource sharing, enhances system resilience, and supports economic inclusion by expanding access to financial services for underserved groups. Over these years, CBI has developed several open banking and open finance services and achieved a variety of goals at national and international level.

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Fintech News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Jessica echoed these sentiments, adding that the true potential of open banking lies in its ability to create a more inclusive financial ecosystem. Open banking could drive significant advancements in financial inclusion across underserved markets.

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Open Banking Excellence

JANUARY 29, 2025

While the UKs Open Banking regulations were introduced as a way to boost competition, other countries have been focused on use cases that will actually drive adoptionwhether that is through digital payments or improving financial inclusion and making it easier for the underserved and micro SMEs to access credit.

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The Payments Association

MAY 20, 2025

True financial inclusion depends on bridging digital exclusion while allowing for natural market evolution. This dual focusa “digital inclusion bridge”is essential as the UK continues its transition to a more digital economy. We cannot afford to leave anyone behind or take the risk of a two-tier economy.

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Fintech Review

MAY 6, 2025

They make financial products more secure, scalable, and interoperable. In emerging markets, they often lead financial inclusion efforts. Mobile money platforms like M-Pesa in Kenya have brought financial services to millions. Infrastructure fintechs are critical, even if users never see them.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2016

There is a gaggle of innovators who use software to ride on top of existing payments rails that can make real-time use cases like bill payment, real time and interoperable, and distributed ledger software players who are aiming to use software and private networks to move money in real time. That’s actually part of the problem.

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