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Mastercard aims to reach over 100k female students through Girls4Tech program

Mastercard today announced the expansion of its signature Girls4Tech, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education program in India. Supported by the Mastercard Impact Fund, and in partnership with the American India Foundation (AIF), the expansion of the program aims to reach an additional 1 lakh female students across the country by 2024 to encourage them to take up STEM education. This includes 14,400 students in Delhi as well as onboard 40 additional government schools where STEM courses will be offered to girls aged 8 to 14.

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Bulgaria's Fibank adds voice menus to ATMs

Fibank (First Investment Bank) has successfully implemented voice menus in some of its ATMs to help blind people withdraw money from them.

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Intesa Sanpaolo increases stake in CreditAccess India to two percent

Intesa Sanpaolo has increased to 2% its shareholding in CreditAccess India, a company active in the microcredit sector that operates through its subsidiary CreditAccess Grameen Ltd., listed on the National Stock Exchange of India.

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Ukheshe International attracts investment from DPI and Fireball Capital

Ukheshe International, the UK-headquartered division of leading digital-first, Banking as a Service (“BAAS”) enabler Ukheshe Group (“Ukheshe"), today announced the conclusion of an investment agreement that will help accelerate its international expansion.

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Prime Bank begins commercial roll out of Agam credit scoring tech

A digital platform which is set to revolutionise lending to both individuals and businesses is being launched by Prime Bank, a leading private commercial bank in Bangladesh with the system powered by AGAM, a next generation UK Fintech.

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Jingle Pay unlocks Mastercard's network of 90 million global merchants for its users

Jingle Pay, a UAE-based financial super-app providing money services, has announced a strategic partnership with Mastercard to provide innovative digital payment solutions that will drive financial inclusion.

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Regulators prioritising fintech initiatives to boost financial inclusion - study

Financial regulators around the world continue to recognize the importance of fintech business models for promoting financial inclusion as economies recover from the COVID-19 crisis, alongside utilising technology for managing evolving consumer risks associated with digital financial services, according to a new survey by The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and The World Bank.

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SBM Bank launches Ki Cash digital account

SBM Bank (India) Limited in association with Kaleidofin Private Ltd, a fintech platform (acting as Business Correspondent), announced the launch of ‘ki cash’, a fully digital product that combines low-cost full-service banking with quick disbursal of loans.

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Spenn and Mastercard team up to boost financial inclusion in Africa

Spenn and Mastercard have today announced a strategic partnership that will enable Spenn Mobile Wallet users – even those without bank accounts - to make safe and seamless digital payments on the Mastercard network including international e-commerce transactions.

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Brightside picks up $33 million Series B

Brightside, the leading financial care platform for employers, today announced it has raised $33 million in Series B funding.

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Atlanticus Launches Aspire Banking Platform for the financial underserved

Atlanticus Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: ATLC) (“Atlanticus,” “the Company”, “we,” “our” or “us”), a financial technology company enabling bank, retail and healthcare partners to offer more inclusive financial services to millions of everyday Americans, today announced the launch of the Aspire™ Banking platform: a first-of-its-kind banking program that puts the financially underserved on a clear path to being granted credit.

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Egyptian credit platform Blnk raises $32 million

Blnk, a fintech startup that enables instant consumer credit in Egypt, raises $23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and $8.3 million in securitized bond issuance to accelerate financial inclusion within underserved communities across the country.