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Mobile money: paving the way to the 1.4 bln African consumer market

Voice of the Industry | Mobile Payments | 23 Sep 2024

Frank Breuss, CEO and Co-founder of Nikulipe, discusses the importance of mobile money in the African continent, highlighting the evolution of M-PESA as a catalyst for digitalisation.

mobile payments, mobile money, financial services, digitalisation, ecommerce, unbanked, mobile banking, insurance

ZORRZ, CLOWD9 enter strategic collaboration

News | Payments General | 18 Jun 2024

UK-based fintech ZORRZ has entered a strategic partnership with CLOWD9, a processing platform, to support its BlueAccess Hybrid Credit Card platform. 

financial services, financial inclusion, partnership, credit access, BNPL, lending, unbanked

US Faster Payments Council reports on faster payments and inclusion

News | Payments General | 10 Jun 2024

The US Faster Payments Council has issued a report that explores financial inclusion through faster payment solutions, highlighting progress and challenges.

instant payments, financial inclusion, survey, report, unbanked

IFX Payments report: SMEs in the UK plan to increase overseas spending but face debanking risk

News | Payments General | 05 Jun 2024

A new report by IFX Payments has found that four in five UK small businesses are looking to increase their international payments in the coming year but may risk being debanked. 

report, unbanked, SMEs, banking, financial services

NPCI International partners with Bank of Namibia

News | Payments General | 06 May 2024

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed an agreement with the Bank of Namibia to support them in developing a UPI stack in Namibia. 

digital payments, financial inclusion, unbanked, UPI, payments

The role of payment orchestration platforms in optimising cross-border payments globally

Interviews | Online Payments | 27 Feb 2024

Adam Vissing, VP Sales & Business Development at IXOPAY, discusses the role of payment orchestration platforms in optimising cross-border payments globally.

cross-border payments, ecommerce, merchants, PSP, Acquirer, payment methods, marketplace, unbanked, luxury goods, payments orchestration, ERP, API, customer experience

Hitachi launches Money Spot Plus for inclusive financial services

News | Payments General | 16 Jan 2024

India-based Hitachi Payment Services has rolled out a financial inclusion business to redefine access to financial services for the underbanked and unbanked.

financial inclusion, unbanked, financial services, digitalisation, payments infrastructure

JULO adds device insurance coverage with JULO Cares

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 22 Dec 2023

Indonesia-based peer-to-peer financial technology company JULO has added insurance coverage via its JULO Cares solution. 

product launch, insurance, financial inclusion, fintech, credit access, unbanked, financial services, financing

Super apps and social commerce – a new global way of doing business

Voice of the Industry | Ecommerce | 06 Dec 2023

Ryan McQueen, Management Director of Payments and Open Data Practice at Accenture, offers insights into super apps and social commerce as a global way to do business.

ecommerce, omnichannel, ecommerce platform, payments , social commerce, super app, equity, insurance, unbanked, digital wallet, digital payments, digitalisation, PSP, direct to consumer, platform, online platform

GoTo Financial partners with Bank Jago

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 23 Oct 2023

GoTo Financial has partnered with Indonesia-based Bank Jago to launch GoPay Tabungan by Jago, a bank account for daily transactions. 

partnership, product launch, mobile banking, financial services, financial inclusion, unbanked, bank account, e-money

Kenya's startup Kotani Pay gets USD 2 mln funding

News | Cryptocurrencies | 06 Sep 2023

Kenya-based Kotani Pay has received USD 2 million to simplify cross-border remittances in Africa with blockchain and stablecoins.

cryptocurrency, financial inclusion, cross-border payments, unbanked, funding

Tenpo partners Dock for credit card services

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 18 Aug 2023

Chile's digital bank, Tenpo, has partnered with Dock, a B2B tech firm, for credit card offerings, marking Dock's expansion in Latin America.

real-time payments, partnership, product launch, unbanked, digital banking

Greenwood acquires Kinly

News | Online & Mobile Banking | 05 May 2023

US-based digital bank Greenwood has acquired Kinly, a mobile banking platform targeting underserved communities, for an undisclosed amount, according to Fintech Global

acquisition, unbanked, financial inclusion, digital banking

Paysera, Ria Money Transfer enable payment collection in cash

News | Payments General | 10 Mar 2023

Fintech company Paysera has partnered with Ria Money Transfer, a Euronet Worldwide subsidiary, to enable payment collection in cash at Ria pickup locations in 152 countries.

partnership, payments , cross-border payments, remittances, money transfer, P2P payments, financial services, cash, unbanked, online payments, FX , mobile money, fintech

The high-adoption rate of real-time payments in India and Brazil

Voice of the Industry | Online Payments | 07 Feb 2023

Mikael Lijtenstein, CEO at AstroPay, talks about the fast adoption rate of real-time payments in two of the most important BRIC countries – Brazil and India, underlying the benefits of accessing financial services faster and more secure.

financial services, financial inclusion, digitalisation, real-time payments, cross-border payments, online payments, e-wallet, digital wallet, mobile payments, unbanked, PIX, payments , identity verification, digital payments

China Mobile launches PayMax

News | Mobile Payments | 05 Jan 2023

China Mobile has showcased its first digital payments solution PayMax, aiming to offer a financial solution that ensures inclusion in the unbanked sector of Pakistan.

digital payments, product launch, financial services, financial inclusion, unbanked