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Mobile Money and the Unbanked: How Mobile Payments Can Support Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets
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Mobile Money and the Unbanked: How Mobile Payments Can Support Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets

Brad Hyett
by Brad Hyett0
The shift to a cashless society was already underway before the pandemic hit. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 has accelerated years’ worth of digital transformation within the space of a few short months. From contactless spending to the rise of e-wallets, it’s an exciting time for consumers as digital innovation offers easier......
Banks to Move Online and Form Customer-Centric Digital Ecosystems Within Five Years, Finds Economist Intelligence Unit Report for Temenos
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Banks to Move Online and Form Customer-Centric Digital Ecosystems Within Five Years, Finds Economist Intelligence Unit Report for Temenos

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Almost two thirds (65%) of global banking executives believe that the branch-based model will be “dead” within five years, up from 35% four years ago The same proportion (65%) of bankers see new technologies as the biggest driver of change for the next four years, up from 42% three years......
African Banker Awards
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Innovation and Resilience Common Themes Amongst Winners of African Banker Awards 2021

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Access Bank’s Herbert Wigwe wins Banker of the year for second consecutive year Standard Bank Group, Africa’s biggest bank, rewarded for its COVID-related and women empowerment programmes; Access Bank’s Herbert Wigwe wins Banker of the year for second consecutive year; Innovation and resilience featured highly in this year’s entries; Organisers......
Paystand Accelerates Digital-First B2B Payments With the Launch of Smart Lockbox
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Paystand Accelerates Digital-First B2B Payments With the Launch of Smart Lockbox

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Finance teams can now effortlessly transition to a fully automated cash cycle and unlock new revenue in the process Paystand the leader in blockchain enabled B2B payments announced the launch of Smart Lockbox, the digital-first alternative to traditional lockbox services. Now, for the first time, businesses will have the keys......
Finstro Signals Intent to Launch US-Based Technology-Driven Trade Credit and Payment Solution in $26 Trillion1 B2B Market
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Finstro Signals Intent to Launch US-Based Technology-Driven Trade Credit and Payment Solution in $26 Trillion1 B2B Market

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
U.S. operation to build on continued growth in Australia where Finstro has provided over AUD$1 billion of capital to more than 7,000 SMBs to date Finstro, a technology-powered provider of trade credit and payment solutions for B2B commerce, is expanding to the U.S. market. The Australian firm, which has operational......
Intuit Launches New Accelerator for AI-focused Startups to Help Communities Overcome Financial Challenges in North America
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Intuit Launches New Accelerator for AI-focused Startups to Help Communities Overcome Financial Challenges in North America

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
The second annual program invites global tech startups with AI-driven solutions to apply to the latest edition of the Intuit Prosperity Accelerator: AI, powered by Highline Beta Intuit Inc., a leading global financial platform company known for products such as TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma and Mint, and Highline Beta, a......
Harris Poll Research: AI Looms Large on the Digital Banking Frontier
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Harris Poll Research: AI Looms Large on the Digital Banking Frontier

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
A consumer survey commissioned by SRM reveals changes to digital banking habits in a prolonged pandemic environment SRM (Strategic Resource Management), an independent advisory firm serving financial institutions and other key industries, commissioned a consumer survey late last year to assess changes in banking habits due to the effects of......
Happy Money Doubles Down on Distributed-First as the Future of Work
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Happy Money Doubles Down on Distributed-First as the Future of Work

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
As many companies consider their post-Covid work models, Happy Money shares the innovation and insights behind their strategic shift to long-term distributed work Happy Money®, a leading fintech company building financial tools and services for human happiness, announced its commitment to distributed-first as the future of work and introduced new......
Judopay
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Judopay Partners With Medpoint to Enable Socially-Distanced Payment and Collection of Prescriptions

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
New alliance removes unnecessary interaction and minimises the risk of customers and staff contracting COVID-19 Judopay, the leading mobile-centric and fully cloud based payments provider, announced its partnership with MedPoint, an automated prescription collection system, to enable a safe, quick and secure method for patients to purchase and collect their prescriptions,......
DataRails Extends Series A Funding Round with Additional
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DataRails Extends Series A Funding Round with Additional $25 Million for a Total of $43.5 Million

Chandni Maske
by Chandni Maske0
Based on explosive growth and doubling of customer base in Q1, investors extended round to enable further expansion of the company’s team DataRails, a leading FP&A solution for SMEs, announced that it has raised $25M in a Series A extension, doubling the company’s valuation. This funding comes on the heels of DataRails......
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