Tag : financial inclusion

Strike Expands “Send Globally” to Guatemala, Bringing Lightning-Fast Money Transfers from the U.S. to Latin America
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Strike Expands “Send Globally” to Guatemala, Bringing Lightning-Fast Money Transfers from the U.S. to Latin America

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Strike, the world’s leading digital payments platform built on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, announced the expansion of “Send Globally” to Guatemala, bringing its revolutionary cross-border payment service to Latin America. “Traditional cross-border payment services are not built with financial inclusion in mind” In 2022, Latin America and the Caribbean received more......
Regions Bank Launches Initiative to Grow Black-Owned Businesses in Its Headquarters City
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Regions Bank Launches Initiative to Grow Black-Owned Businesses in Its Headquarters City

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Kendra Key joins Regions to lead a new program that will connect current and future business owners with vital resources for success Regions Bank on Thursday announced the launch of a new initiative designed to support, complement and advance work that is under way to foster more Black-owned businesses in the......
World Trade Board Launches Plan to Empower SMEs Through Trade and Finance
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World Trade Board Launches Plan to Empower SMEs Through Trade and Finance

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
‘Financial Inclusion in Trade Roadmap’ provides a holistic framework for public and private sector collaboration to accelerate change The World Trade Board has opened consultation on a major new framework to increase access to trade finance for MSMEs. Developed with contributions from major industry bodies and international stakeholders, the Financial Inclusion......
Pathward’s Sharmen Hall-Lengel and Stacy Sant Earn National Recognition as Leading Women in Secured Finance
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Pathward’s Sharmen Hall-Lengel and Stacy Sant Earn National Recognition as Leading Women in Secured Finance

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
Secured Finance Network profiled women in the industry who stand out from the crowd in this month’s issue of the association’s magazine, The Secured Lender Pathward, N.A., an industry leading financial empowerment company, announced that two leaders from its Commercial Finance team, Sharmen Hall-Lengel and Stacy Sant, are profiled in......
PockBox Relaunches to Help 1 Million Americans Get the Credit They Need
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PockBox Relaunches to Help 1 Million Americans Get the Credit They Need

GlobeNewswire
by GlobeNewswire0
PockBox, the next-generation online loan comparison site, has relaunched with a mission to empower one million U.S. borrowers to access credit. PockBox solves the problem of confusing and overwhelming loan searches by providing a platform that allows users to compare loan offers from multiple lenders within minutes. The company connects consumers......
Juniper Research: CBDC Transactions to Exceed $213 Billion by 2030 Globally, as New Payment Models Accelerate Financial Inclusion
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Juniper Research: CBDC Transactions to Exceed $213 Billion by 2030 Globally, as New Payment Models Accelerate Financial Inclusion

Business Wire
by Business Wire0
The new study from Juniper Research, foremost experts analysing the fintech & payments market, found the value of payments via CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) will reach $213 billion annually by 2030; up from just $100 million in 2023. This radical growth of over 260,000% reflects the early stage of the......
Ria Money Transfer Partners with ACLEDA Bank to Expand Remittance Services in Cambodia
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Ria Money Transfer Partners with ACLEDA Bank to Expand Remittance Services in Cambodia

GlobeNewswire
by GlobeNewswire0
Partnership adds nearly 300 cash pickup and payout locations to Ria’s network in Cambodia for a total of 4,318 in the country while also increasing account deposit and mobile application capabilities Ria Money Transfer, a global leader in the cross-border money transfer industry and business segment of Euronet, and ACLEDA......
Zirtue Announces Product Expansion with New Feature for Pre-existing Loans Between Loved Ones
Lending News

Zirtue Announces Product Expansion with New Feature for Pre-existing Loans Between Loved Ones

PR Newswire
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Zirtue is removing the awkwardness of lending money to family and friends through automation, transparency, and accountability, by enabling lenders and borrowers to move an existing loan to the Zirtue app to help manage repayment Zirtue, the world’s leading relationship-based lending app with a mission to drive financial inclusion, announces......
Borderless Super Wallet - Cenoa - Raises US$7 Million in Seed Funding
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Borderless Super Wallet – Cenoa – Raises US$7 Million in Seed Funding

Fintech News Desk
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Cenoa’s zero-fee digital dollar product aims to serve the billions of people hit by inflation in emerging markets Cenoa, the borderless super wallet improving access to dollar-based products in emerging markets, announces it has raised US$7 million in Seed funding. The fund raise was led by San Francisco-based venture capital firm Quiet Capital......
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