Finovate

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Once businesses connect their savings accounts, Money Squirrel places incoming funds into high interest rate accounts to maximize returns on sedentary cash, according to the business’ preference. This partnership highlights our commitment to driving financial inclusivity and innovation across the board.”

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Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

Refund abuse False claims for refunds by consumers: Also known as return abuse, refund abuse is when a customer requests and receives a refund for a purchase they claim was incomplete or unsatisfactory. In essence, they are taking advantage of the merchant’s returns policy and goodwill in order to benefit.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 17, 2025

But optimism is returning as early signs suggest that investor confidence is on the up. Trkiye has also made significant progress regarding financial inclusion, with the country now boasting nearly 100 million credit cards, ranking ninth globally for credit card transactions and seventh for credit card ownership.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 22, 2025

The Online Safety Act will help to protect and educate users regarding financial abuse. Investment scams, though fewer in number (6% of cases), inflicted the greatest financial damage, with total losses exceeding 80 million.

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Finovate

JANUARY 17, 2025

“Credit bureaus are a catalyst for financial inclusion, and we are excited for the opportunity to bring the benefits of our state-of-the-art technology, innovative solutions, and industry expertise to Mexican consumers and businesses.” ” TransUnion currently owns approximately 26% of Trans Union de Mexico.

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Fintech Review

MAY 14, 2025

Depending on outcomes , they may move toward full licensing, scale independently, or return to development. Why It Matters Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Regulatory sandboxes offer a range of important benefits for fintech innovation, financial ecosystems, and regulatory evolution.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 21, 2025

This new service provides users with a way to earn passive income by holding mainstream tokens, offering base annual percentage returns as well as the opportunity to receive additional rewards. Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) , the UAEs largest Islamic bank, has increased its shareholding in T.O.M. Group from 20 per cent to 25 per cent.

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Finextra

JUNE 26, 2025

Refund abuse False claims for refunds by consumers: Also known as return abuse, refund abuse is when a customer requests and receives a refund for a purchase they claim was incomplete or unsatisfactory. In essence, they are taking advantage of the merchant’s returns policy and goodwill in order to benefit.

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 26, 2025

The partnership aims to accelerate the use of alternative data to boost financial inclusion across Africa, leveraging Omnisient’s platform to securely unlock non-traditional data for credit risk and decisioning.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 13, 2025

The Universal Postal Union (UPU) , a UN agency that serves as a forum for cooperation between postal sector players, and Visa, a digital payments company, have announced a strategic collaboration to expand access to digital postal financial services within the UPU network. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.

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Finextra

JUNE 6, 2025

Suspicious exchanges often inflate trading volumes through wash trading (creating artificial activity), promise unrealistic returns, or offer "guaranteed" profit opportunities. Trading interfaces that present information accurately. These tactics artificially boost visibility metrics while creating the illusion of market depth.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 30, 2025

More appointments EFT Corporation has appointed Farai Tigere to head up its Zimbabwean operations to drive the organisations strategy of fostering financial inclusion, digital transformation and economic empowerment in the region. OneVest , a wealth management technology platform, has closed a $20million Series B equity funding round.

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Finextra

JUNE 23, 2025

They are less likely to return, and more likely to warn others. Instead of supporting long-term growth, many loans are structured for short-term returns. As McKinsey notes, “SMEs are underserved when growth potential is weighed less than current financial position” (McKinsey & Company, 2024).

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Finextra

JUNE 3, 2025

In fact, Bitcoin’s realised volatility hasn’t exceeded 60% since early 2023 - a far cry from the meme coin mayhem days.What’s more, Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio (a measure of risk-adjusted returns) has trended consistently above 0, peaking at over 4 last year. Essentially this means BTC offers good risk-adjusted returns.”

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The Fintech Times

JULY 2, 2025

But now, having returned, I can honestly say: the ‘race’ was just a victory lap. I returned completely committed to doing more. It returns to Makeni, in central Sierra Leone, where the charity was founded 16 years ago. I read about previous years: 42-degree heat, 80 per cent humidity, uneven terrain.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

In an effort to bridge what is increasingly being known as the “inclusion gap” for minorities, Visa is finding promise in supporting products for financial inclusion in the credit union and community bank portfolio. To hurdle the financial gap that exists for these underserved populations in North America.

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The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The country is focusing on fintech solutions like mobile payments and cross-border systems to boost financial inclusion and economic growth. Post pandemic Like much of the world, Laos suffered during the pandemic, and while tourists have started returning, the economy has yet to fully recover.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 25, 2024

On this week’s episode of News & Views, The Fintech Times Podcast team break down the possible issues about a cashless future, Robinhood landing in the UK and financial inclusion. After a busy week spent at PAY360, Polly, Francis and Tom return to delve into some of the latest fintech topics that caught their eyes.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 10, 2024

In December 2023, Tenpo , the Chilean digital bank, called out the US corporation for failing to take into account financially inclusive payment methods that were popular among Chileans. The campaign aims to promote freedom of payment choice popular with locals – ensuring financial inclusion.

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Fintech News

APRIL 8, 2024

The region is home to a complex financial landscape that’s characterized by a significant portion of the population being underbanked or unbanked, alongside a digitally-savvy youth demographic with high mobile Internet connectivity.

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Fintech News

JULY 8, 2024

The focus will be on those leading the way in adopting new technologies to transform industry practices, enhance financial services, create growth opportunities, and promote financial inclusion. This year, the awards feature six categories, with a total of eight winners to be announced at SFF 2024.

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Fintech News

MAY 28, 2024

Embrace Financial Inclusion One of the key drivers behind the success of Nubank has been its unwavering commitment to financial inclusion — a major focal area for APAC digital banks as well. This presents a massive untapped market for digital banks willing to prioritise financial inclusion.

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Fintech News

JUNE 9, 2024

Leveraging its successful business model, the company said that it plans to transition into a neobank, focusing on the underserved Indonesian market to enhance financial inclusion. Ankur Mehrotra Ankur Mehrotra, Group President of JULO said, “At JULO, we are committed to being that impact-driven entity.

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Fintech News

MAY 16, 2024

These investments are characterised by their potential for high returns as well as high losses. Economic Conditions: Many Southeast Asian countries experience varying degrees of economic volatility, driving individuals to seek alternative investment opportunities that promise higher returns compared to traditional financial instruments.

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Fintech News

APRIL 11, 2024

This year’s Money20/20 Asia edition will take place in Bangkok from April 23 to 25 and will address some of the industry’s biggest trends including financial inclusion, sustainability, cybersecurity, and regulatory frameworks.

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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. Ripple, NETS, Syfe, and YouTrip returned as sponsors this year.

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Fintech Finance

AUGUST 21, 2024

She was also instrumental in engaging with regulators and stakeholders in creating a cashless and financially inclusive society in Vietnam. In addition, Winnie drives Mastercard’s global commitment to inclusion for women and has championed several initiatives for women’s empowerment.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Fintech’s potential to drive social change is becoming increasingly recognised, with initiatives targeting financial inclusion, underserved markets and sustainability. Salad Money , a community development financial institution (CDFI) and the UK’s largest consumer lending CDFI, is leading the charge in this space.

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FICO

MAY 19, 2023

At Prosper, financial inclusion is at the heart of our business and by utilizing FICO’s reliable and predictive scores as an input to our models, we are able to identify and offer access to affordable financial solutions to improve consumers’ financial health as they move across the credit spectrum.”

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Fintech News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Growing interest among high networth individuals According to Capgemini Research Institute’s World Report Series 2024, high-net-worth individuals’ (HNWIs) interest in alternative investments such as digital assets has increased in line with their desire to diversify into high-return asset classes.

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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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FICO

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

That’s why it’s critical to understand what can be done to improve financial inclusion — and what won’t work. Therefore, these consumers have no way to demonstrate their return to credit-worthiness. Access to credit and the path to homeownership are important parts of the American way of life.

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Finovate

JULY 18, 2024

. “Prism’s CashScore enables credit decisions that are more accurate and more inclusive – allowing lenders to say ‘yes’ to up to 30% more customers without taking on additional risk,” Prism Data President Erin Allard said. FirstDetect predicts the likelihood that a customer will default on a loan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

It is called the Global Findex Index and the 2017 report took on the impact of digital technology, mobile phones and access to the internet on financial inclusion. Or use it inside of a closed commerce and financial services ecosystem that accepts that method of payment for all of the types of payments transactions.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Sessions will be tailored to address the “how” of leveraging the latest trends and financial technologies to deliver tangible return on investment (ROI) and impact. The show will also address key industry themes such as financial inclusion, sustainability, cybersecurity, and regulatory frameworks. Register here.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 22, 2024

Following the launch of Cuenta in Mexico in 2023, Nu has been capitalising on the region’s high GDP per capita (30 per cent higher than Brazil’s) but low financial inclusion rates. By encouraging customers to keep using the deposits offering, Nu is financing the growth of its credit portfolio.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2017

For investors, Modalku promises returns higher than those of commercial bank deposit and fixed investment products. Modalku customers can earn an attractive return each month with relatively controlled risks,” he added. The technology will enhance financial inclusion in the country.

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