Latest Financial inclusion News: Finextra Research

Mastercard’s The Belle Block to empower women and non-binary to use Web 3.0

Mastercard brings inclusivity to the forefront by announcing the launch of The Belle Block, an industry group to focus on empowering women and non-binary individuals to use Web 3.0 technology and cryptocurrency.

24 June 2022

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Bank of Ghana rolls out mobile wallet

The Bank of Ghana has launched GhanaPay, a common mobile wallet open to the country's financial services sector.

20 June 2022

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Rewire buys Israeli migrant prepaid card specialist

Rewire, a digital wallet designed for economic migrants, has made its first acquisition, snapping up Imagen, a pre-paid card outfit targeting migrants in Israel. Financial terms were not disclosed.

16 June 2022

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Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey launch bitcoin academy

Jay-Z has teamed up with Jack Dorsey to launch a free bitcoin education academy in the Brooklyn public housing complex where the rapper grew up.

10 June 2022

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Money 20/20 EU: Take caution with hyper-expansion

Hyper-personalisation is receiving significant attention from financial services at present. Yet expansion into new niches which businesses haven’t fully understood poses new risks, and, as explored by Money 20/20 Europe’s panel session, ‘Hyper-personalisation in a data-driven world', this can have severe impacts across an entire business model.

10 June 2022

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Scotcoin to go global with ProBit listing

Scotcoin, a Scottish cryptocurrency that has been around for nearly a decade, is coming to the international market after striking a deal to list on the ProBit Global exchange.

10 June 2022

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Money 20/20 EU: Ukrainian fintech is alive and thriving

What’s next for NFTs? Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continue to dominate headlines and event agendas as 2022 roars on, yet, panellists on day two of Money 20/20 Europe argued that it is a topic where the technology is not yet fully used or understood.

09 June 2022

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Apple deploys $25 million to entrepreneurs via social good fintech CNote

As part of its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, Apple has committed $25 million to eradicate systemic racism in the US and empower entrepreneurs of colour.

05 May 2022

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Indian neobank Kaleidofin closes second tranche of $15 million Series B

Kaleidofin, an Indian neobank trageting the country's vast unbanked population, has closed the second tranche of its $15 million Series B equity round led by the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.

03 May 2022

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Finastra announces Hack to the Future 4 winners

Finastra has named the winners of its Hack to the Future 4 annual global hackathon.

28 April 2022

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BIS and Bank Indonesia to run CBDC TechSprint

Bank Indonesia and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub are inviting developers to take part in a central bank digital currency hackathon.

26 April 2022

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UAE grants open banking licence to Tarabut Gateway

Tarabut Gateway, a Bahrain-based open banking platform, has been granted a licence to provide payment services to and from the Dubai International Finance Centre (DIFC).

22 April 2022

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