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Financial inclusion is improving around the world—but women are still missing out

April 19 2018

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Financial Inclusion

“In developing countries, the gap in financial inclusion between men and women has stalled at nine percentage points. Not every emerging market has this disparity—men and women are equally likely to have an account in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Vietnam, for instance. Even so, making sure women have equal access to financial services can change […]

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Contactless donations project raises thousands for homeless in Cardiff

April 19 2018

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Financial Inclusion

“A scheme to allow shoppers to donate to the homeless using their contactless cards has been hailed a success after a trial. A total of 430 kind-hearted shoppers in Cardiff swiped their contactless cards to give money to the homeless in just three weeks. The interactive window in the city centre allows passers-by to tap their card […]

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Aided by mobile phones, 3.8 billion people now have bank accounts, global findex database shows

April 18 2018

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“Aided by mobile phones and the Internet, at least 69 percent of adults – 3.8 billion people – now have an account at a bank or mobile money provider, the Global Findex database released on Wednesday during the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., shows. This is up from 62 percent in 2014 and just […]

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Your local post office could become a bank if this bill passes

April 26 2018

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Financial Inclusion

“Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is proposing legislation aimed at putting an end to current payday lending practices by giving some banking services a new home: the U.S. Post Office. The legislation, called the Postal Banking Act, would make retail banking services available at all U.S. Postal Service locations. That amounts to 30,000 post offices nationwide.”

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Using big data to link poor farmers to finance

May 3 2018

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Financial Inclusion

“Two billion adults in the world are excluded from credit. The situation is especially bad for small farmers in rural areas who are unable to access loans to invest in their farms, trapped in a vicious circle of low productivity, low yields, and poor income. The Initiative for Smallholder Finance estimates that smallholders globally access just […]

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Achieving Development and Acceptance of an Open and Inclusive Digital Payments Infrastructure

August 17 2018

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Financial Inclusion

“Developed for financial inclusion policymakers and payment service regulators, (the report) proposes policy options and practical actions that can help moving toward developing open and inclusive digital payment infrastructures, while also incentivizing the acceptance and use of digital payments.”

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Nippon Biodiesel developing mobile money project to help up to 5 million farmers

August 17 2018

“In India, the Nikkei reports that Japan’s Nippon Biodiesel is developing a mobile money system that will allow villages in India and later in Sri Lanka and Mozambique collectively sell their crops as well as buy inputs such as fertilizers.”

Companies

How To Link PayPal To Mpesa

July 2 2018

Anyone transacting online frequently knows too well that the knowledge of how to link PayPal to Mpesa is in Kenya would be very useful to them. Apart from the convenience of not having to visit the bank every time you need to collect your cash, the direct transaction takes a shorter period of time compared […]

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PayPal CFO Sees Opportunity In Consumers Who Have Mobile Devices, But Not Bank Accounts

May 17 2018

“PayPal is doubling down on the idea of helping the “unbanked” — people who don’t use typical financial services — by chasing one key group, CFO John Rainey told CNBC on Wednesday. “There’s something like two billion people across the world that don’t have things that you and I take for granted – a checking […]

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Stash to Unveil New Banking Services, Powered by Green Dot Corporation

April 12 2018

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Financial Inclusion

“Green Dot services will include bank accounts with debit cards, no overdraft fees, and a large network of free ATMs nationwide. Additionally, Stash will provide personal guidance across every aspect of a client’s finances – from spending to saving, to retirement and investing. Stash powered technology will provide clients with actionable advice to help customers […]