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Finovate Global Nigeria: A New Unicorn, Mobile Wallets, and the Pursuit of Financial Inclusion

Finovate

Taking advantage of their interoperability, we are now leveraging the existing network of agents and merchants … in the industry to bring our services closer to our customers.” Sponsored by Brand Communicator, the award acknowledges the fintech’s work in bridging financial gaps and promoting financial inclusion in Nigeria.

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CBDCs in practice: What we’ve learned from the early movers

The Payments Association

As Nilixa Devlukia, CEO at Payments Solved, observes, these projects illustrate the benefits of shared infrastructure, adding that technical standards are beneficial to building interoperable CBDCs that function seamlessly across borders and jurisdictions. In Europe, the drive for CBDCs is also motivated by strategic autonomy.

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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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Here’s Everything That Happened Singapore Fintech Festival 2024 in 10 Key Highlights

Fintech News

These experts covered some of the industry’s hottest trends and most urging issues, including artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, digital assets, next-generation transactions, and financial inclusion. However, challenges remain, particularly regarding interoperability.

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Mastercard And The Future Of Financial Inclusion

PYMNTS

There are only a few things that most people can agree on these days, notes Mastercard. One of them is that too many people in the world are denied access to banking and financial services of any kind. The second? Spoiler alert? Spoiler alert? They’re high. The High Cost of Cash.

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U.S. Faster Payments Council Launches New Work Groups Focused on Financial Inclusion and Real-Time Recurring Payments

Faster Payments Council

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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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

Fintech News

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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