The Fintech Times

JANUARY 23, 2025

In addition to arming these banks with the digital infrastructure they need to receive remittances, the initiative will fuel local innovation by providing community banks additional money in their ledger to offer loans.” Are fewer people falling into debt?

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The Fintech Times

JUNE 24, 2024

Financial inclusion is a critical issue, but simply providing access to financial products isn’t enough. True inclusion requires financial literacy, empowering individuals to make informed decisions.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The 18 finalists have been selected based on solutions to challenges in credit access, financial literacy, cross-border payments, and personalized protection, among other areas. DigiChain Innovations (Australia) DigiChain Innovations is a full-fledged web 2.0

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This year’s awards are also supported by 12 fintech community members, including Ripple, NETS, ADVANCE.AI, and HSBC, as part of the ‘Fintech Gives Back’ initiative, aimed at encouraging innovation and supporting emerging talent. Ripple, NETS, Syfe, and YouTrip returned as sponsors this year.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 9, 2024

Nicolas Andine, CEO of NOW Money, expressed his enthusiasm about the partnership: “We are thrilled to partner with Mastercard, a global pioneer in payments innovation. Financial Inclusion and Literacy: This partnership underscores NOW Money’s commitment to financial inclusion by providing easy access to banking services.

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Fintech News

APRIL 8, 2024

Participants will delve into breaking barriers and fostering connections that transcend borders, facilitating cross-border trade, investments, and collaborations. Attendees will explore how financial products and services transcend physical constraints, embracing digitalization fully.

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Fintech News

JULY 3, 2024

Singapore, long known for its financial prowess and technological innovation, has emerged as an unexpected leader in cryptocurrency adoption. percent of its population owning digital assets, the city-state isn’t just participating in the crypto revolution—it’s leading it.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 28, 2025

Traditionally, fintechs are known for their agility, innovation and ability to disrupt traditional financial systems. The holy trinity of ESG excuses’ “A better financial services industry starts with a braver one,” explains Monika Liikamaa , co-founder and co-CEO of Enfuce. Regulation can kill innovation.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 31, 2025

Throughout January, The Fintech Times has been exploring the theme of ‘fintech for good,’ focusing on how fintech solutions support financial inclusion. Scotlands financial and professional services sector contributesover 14billion annuallyto the UK economy and employs 160,000 people.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 14, 2024

A complex set of geographic and institutional barriers, including the fragmentation of Filipinos across over 7,000 islands, and low levels of financial literacy, are also hampering the use of financial services. Firstly, the regulatory environment in the Philippines is conducive to fintech innovation. Here’s why.

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 26, 2025

Over 100 industry participants, including ClearScore , Wise , Worldpay , and FinTech Australia , have signed a letter explaining how the fintech sector can help address pressing issues in the country including productivity challenges and the cost of living crisis. Australia is a highly regarded global innovation hub.

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Fintech News

AUGUST 12, 2024

The report, titled “Fintech – powering India’s US$5 trillion economy by fostering innovations, enabling inclusion and building a sustainable future”, provides an overview of the current state of fintech trends in India. Holistic inclusion, beyond financial inclusion Holistic inclusion is another key theme in the financial sector.

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The Fintech Times

JULY 28, 2024

Additionally, launching educational initiatives to increase financial literacy and awareness about digital assets and their benefits can empower more individuals to participate in the financial ecosystem. He adds how it is important this goal keeps customers at the heart of any of innovation.

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The Fintech Times

AUGUST 30, 2024

“Our partnerships with Turn2us and WEA reflect allpay’s dedication to addressing societal challenges like financial inequality and adult education,” said Lizi Bueno , strategy and innovation lead at allpay Limited. This initiative aims to engage 60 participants in learning, with 25 expected to pursue further education.

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Finovate

JUNE 10, 2024

The development is a major feather in the cap of India’s fintech industry and another great example of how countries in Latin America are embracing fintech innovation to promote financial inclusion. In 2015, the number of adults with at least one financial product was approximately 35%.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Mobile money can play a transformative role in advancing financial inclusion and resilience for the nearly 2 billion people who remain unbanked globally.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Singapore also made strides in payment innovation, focusing on enhancing electronic payments and expanding cross-border capabilities. Singapore furthers payment innovation aspirations 2023 also saw Singapore advance its payment innovation ambitions, particularly in the realms of electronic payments and cross-border payment capabilities.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2017

CO-OP Financial Services , in partnership with school supply company Yoobi , recently announced news it is offering credit unions the chance to receive a shipment of backpacks, school supplies and financial literacy resources to help children in their local communities. through the Kids in Need Foundation.

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Finovate

JANUARY 5, 2024

Financial literacy is also a priority for the company. Solva has endorsed the Kazakhstan government’s Program for Improving Financial Literacy for 2020-2024 initiative. Approximately 7,000 Kazakhstanis have participated in the Solva’s financial literacy programs over the past two years.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Other innovative programs are loading tuition refunds directly onto mobile card accounts. At present, 36 universities are participating in one mobile tuition payments program. For those who believe financial literacy class should replace trigonometry for many high schoolers, it’s an idea with merit. Learning Patience.

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Tearsheet

MARCH 21, 2024

Join Scott Goodson, CEO, StrawberryFrog, Chip Walker, Head of Strategy at StrawberryFrog, and Zack Miller, Tearsheet’s editor as they dive into the dynamic world of financial marketing and transformation. As leaders in innovative marketing, they’ve collaborated with iconic brands like Morgan Stanley, Truist, Bank of America, and more.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

In April, PYMNTS spoke with him about financial literacy initiatives. New York venture capital firm Thrive Capital is reportedly at the helm of the financing and Spark Capital is participating. Affirm is getting the capital mostly from a line of credit coming from a large financial institution.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2017

In a press release , Fiserv said the capabilities were added through an agreement with financial services startup GoldBean. The agreement resulted from GoldBean’s participation in the 2016 INV Fintech accelerator launched by Bank Innovation and Fiserv to further innovation in financial services.

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Neopay

JUNE 24, 2024

Through the Joint Committee, the ESAs explored and monitored potential emerging risks for financial market participants and the financial system as a whole. Consumer Protection and Financial Innovation Consumer protection remained central to cross-sectoral work in 2023. The full report can be found at here.

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Electronic Transactions Association

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The report, Advancing Economic Inclusion—Empowering Underserved Communities with Fintech , highlights the innovative products and services revolutionizing the way commerce is conducted through safe, secure, convenient, and rewarding solutions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

As LendUp CEO Sasha Orloff and Beneficial State Bank Co-CEO Kat Taylor told PYMNTS in a recent interview, banks and FinTechs need each other, and a very large segment of the population living on the margins of financial services in the United States need these two groups to work together as well. “I

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

In addition, innovators the world over are exploring how technologies like blockchain could address payments speeds and efficiency on an international level. Financial literacy is also key, while regulatory initiatives to address a decline in correspondent banking relationships — critical to cross-border payments — may also help.

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Finovate

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The round also featured participation from Icehouse Ventures, K1W1, NZ Fintech Fund, and Hard Yaka, a venture capital firm based in the U.S. Emerge evolved from a children’s financial literacy app called SquareOne that Pavlicevic and co-founder Jamie Jermain founded in 2020. billion (£2 billion).

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Finovate

MARCH 20, 2024

Other firms participating in the fundraising were blockchain-focused outfits Digital Currency Group, Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures, and Alter Global. Dedicated to promoting financial inclusion, Tradelite Solutions offers a web3 financial education game called Mogaland.

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CB Insights

MAY 15, 2019

As fintech plays a larger role in the financial ecosystem, companies are looking for ways to use tech to solve problems and find new opportunities in the space. One popular approach: in-house financial innovation labs. Visa — One Market Center. Founded: 2013.

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Other private sector participants include Maya Bank, Philippine Airlines, PLDT Enterprise, Atram Investments, JuanHand, Bureau, Tala, Adjust, Finscore, CIBI, and Netcore. The report also underscores the challenges, such as the need for stronger fraud prevention and expanded financial literacy programmes.

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The Fintech Times

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Financial inclusion Building on this momentum, Bangladesh launched its first National Financial Inclusion Strategy 2021-2026. Financial inclusion has since grown significantly, with at least half of the population now participating in the formal financial system, a leap from just 30 per cent previously.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 18, 2025

“Fintechs must navigate regulatory frameworks that often lag behind innovation, ensuring compliance without compromising accessibility. “Additionally, data privacy and ethical AI deployment remain critical, as financial tools must empower users without exploiting them.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 15, 2025

Enabled by ADIOs competitive business support, Alpheya will accelerate innovation in financial technology, with plans to register new intellectual property (IP) to enable foreign financial institutions to set up and go to market efficiently in Abu Dhabi. These firms are not simply participating in markets; they are shaping them.

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