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Toward financial inclusion: Shaping a national strategy for the UK

The Payments Association

With 44% of UK adults facing financial vulnerability, a national strategy seeks to close the gap through policy, innovation, and education. In December 2024, HMT announced the appointment of a Financial Inclusion Committee, tasked with advising the government on developing the first-ever National Financial Inclusion Strategy.

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Mastercard Partners With Ethio Telecom to Boost Financial Inclusion and Wealth Creation in Ethiopia

The Fintech Times

Payments giant Mastercard is joining forces with Ethio Telecom , a telecommunications service provider in Ethiopia, in a move to enhance financial inclusion and wealth creation in East Africa. Mastercard also provides advanced analytics, anti-fraud systems, and digital identity verification to ensure secure payment solutions.

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Optimising Cross-Border Payments Globally: Shaping the Economy of Tomorrow

Fintech News

While traditional payment systems have historically struggled with inefficiencies such as high costs and slow processing times, addressing these challenges presents tremendous opportunities for innovation, expanding financial inclusion, and making cross-border transactions faster, more secure, and more accessible.

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The Evolution of Open Finance Through the Lens of CBI

The Fintech Times

It also reduces costs through resource sharing, enhances system resilience, and supports economic inclusion by expanding access to financial services for underserved groups. for making or renewing a subscription to a service) through the support of financial intermediaries.

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How Can Fintechs Ensure Traditional Financial Service Providers Place More Emphasis on Inclusivity?

The Fintech Times

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. The key solution to ensuring underserved communities are empowered by fintechs is making their technology open-source.

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Finovate Global: Boku’s Stuart Neal Talks About Local Payment Methods, EPI, and More!

Finovate

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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Are Fintechs Exploiting the ‘For Good’ Mantra?

The Fintech Times

Many fintechs and financial institutions often make big claims that they can enhance support to the previously underserved, positively impact the environment, or improve peoples lives in many other ways. But often, firms fall short of these claims.