The rise in cost of living and economic instability across the world over the past few years has contributed to uneasiness in the financial lives of many people and...
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and the MTN Group (JSE: MTN) have strengthened their partnership to enhance mobile financial services and financially empower millions of citizens across Africa. The partnership is...
Bizbaz, a Singapore-based fintech solution provider, has announced its partnership with RCBC, a national retail bank in the Philippines. This partnership will involve RCBC piloting Bizbaz’s artificial intelligence-driven credit...
Latin America’s FinTech industry is experiencing significant growth and transformation, with the region presenting vast potential for further development. Recent reports here on Finextra have highlighted the flourishing nature...
South African mobile phone operator MTN (MTNJ.J) is launching services allowing users to send cash abroad and businesses to accept payments via an app as it pushes further into...
The Digital Dollar Project says a pilot carried out with Western Union into the use of CBDCs for cross-border remittances has found a host of potential benefits. The Digital...
China’s first digital-only bank, WeBank serves over 300 million individual customers and 2.7 million small businesses, many of which have no traditional credit record. Founded in 2014, and backed...
SmartCash Payment Service Bank (SmartCash PSB), a unit of Airtel Africa, brings digital financial services to Nigeria. Airtel Africa’s subsidiary, SmartCash PSB, is bringing its digital financial services to...
Alif, a FinTech based in Tajikistan, aims at getting more into the Pakistan FinTech space to help the unbanked. “The central bank’s initiative has gained tremendous interest from players...
Globally, the poorest countries are challenged with barriers within the economy due to the large number of low-income earners’ lack of access to bank accounts and inability to qualify...