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Retired Member
The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the economy and placed gig and hourly wage workers at disproportionate risks. They are under a microscope and in the spotlight. This is because the job loss and financial insecurity during the pandemic have pushed people to seek new or additional sources of income. And this large influx of gig workers ...
03 March 2023 /retail /inclusion Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Arijit Goswami Innovation Manager at Capgemini
India recently launched the digital version of its domestic currency, thereby embarking on its journey with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The “Digital Rupee” or “e-Rupee” had been made available for retail and wholesale use in December 2022 with hopes of adoption among the masses. However, the past two months have sufficiently proven that ...
28 February 2023 /inclusion /crypto Cryptocurrency Insights
Carlo R.W. De Meijer Owner and Economist at MIFSA
Recently I read a very interesting and stimulating article in a Dutch newspaper. It was about the Community Currency named Sarafu that is used in Kenya’s rural communities thereby trying to solve the issue of proper circulation of finances. The Sarafu Network, is a so-called Community Inclusion Currency or CIC, yet only a few outside the country ...
27 February 2023 /inclusion /crypto Blockchain Observations
Ali Hamriti Co-Founder and CEO at Rollee
Gig workers are a rapidly growing population, and this growth has been amplified with the cost-of-living crisis which has forced 5.2m workers to take on extra jobs. From delivering takeout in the evenings, providing a taxi service or freelancing, this group of employees are combating the stresses of the cost-of-living crisis with additional work. ...
16 February 2023 /inclusion /markets Financial Inclusion
The buzz around SME or MSME Lending has been around for quite some time. For the uninitiated, MSME is Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises. To give you a perspective, Government of India defines enterprises with revenue not exceeding Rs.5cr as micro, those between Rs.5cr to Rs75cr as small and Rs 75cr to 250cr as medium sized businesses. Major co...
10 February 2023 /wholesale /inclusion Small Business Lending Innovation
Steven Hatton Co-founder & Director at Trusek Ltd
An account that will let you accept, store and send funds in multiple currencies with the ability to exchange between currencies. But there are different ways this can be achieved. 1. Multiple single currency accounts accessed through one portal. This may give you a single interface in which you can manage multiple currencies, with sepa...
09 February 2023 /payments /inclusion Banking
Abe Karar Chief Product & Innovation Officer at Fintech Galaxy
The financial landscape is constantly transforming, verging the modern world closer to a digitally dominated future. SMEs, being the economy boosters, choose the approach to strive and develop in this new digital realm. The World Bank reports that SMEs represent 90% of businesses and more than 50% of employment worldwide. In the wake of a post-Cov...
08 February 2023 /payments /inclusion Online Banking
James Lynn Co-Founder at Currensea
We all know dealing with the evolving cost of living crisis is going to require a coordinated effort across government, business and local communities. The fintech industry also has a vital role to play if support is going to effectively reach households of all incomes. We recently held our first Fintech for Good roundtable inviting some of the UK...
24 January 2023 /payments /inclusion Open Banking
Satinder Lala Director of Marketing at Capium
Is AI really the future of accountancy? Artificial intelligence (AI) has been subject to a great deal of both hype and scepticism throughout its history. It’s a technology that sparks most people’s imagination – or fear – by calling to mind futuristic, sci-fi concepts. In the accounting industry, an ongoing debate surrounds AI’s ability to carr...
18 January 2023 /inclusion /predictions Trends in Financial Services
Nick Mothershaw Chief Identity Strategist at Open Identity Exchange (OIX)
For banking and financial services across the globe that embrace digital ID, the benefits will be vast. The digital ID ecosystem to enable this now exists and is rapidly expanding. Offerings are emerging around the globe that allow financial services firms to access digital IDs from a range of suppliers – spearheaded in the UK, for example, by tra...
17 January 2023 /inclusion /identity Digital Identity Management
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