Nuvei and Esenda partner to launch online payments for education providers
Nuvei Corporation has partnered with school fee management specialist, Esenda to launch an online Tuition Fee Collection and Income Management Platform.
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Tag: financial inclusion
Esselina Macome: “Knowledge is the most urgent issue in driving financial inclusion”
Esselina Macome, CEO of Financial Sector Deepening Mozambique, explains to Seamless Xtra why increasing knowledge and trust, promoting innovation, and green finance are key next steps in Mozambique’s journey toward comprehensive financial inclusion
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Uber Eats to allow participants of U.S anti-hunger programme to make grocery orders
With the price of goods on the rise Uber Eats has announced that it will soon allow particpants of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to order fresh groceries from its app
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Flutterwave launches Swap, a digital FX solution for Nigerians
Payments technology company, Flutterwave has launched Swap, a digital FX platform for Nigerians in partnership with Wema Bank and Kadavra BDC
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The Reserve Bank of India adds features to UPI payments system
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched several new UPI-based digital payment features including Credit Line on UPI, UPI LITE X and Tap & Pay, and Conversational Payments.
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Hitachi Payment Services launches India’s first UPI-ATM
Hitachi Payment Services has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch the country’s first UPI-ATM eliminating the need to use physical cards for cash withdrawals.
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Mastercard and Ingiz partner on digital payments app in Egypt
Ingiz, a family financial management start-up in Egypt, has partnered with Mastercard to launch a digital payments app designed to drive financial literacy and inclusion among young people.
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Safaricom launches M-PESA in Ethiopia
Safaricom’s M-PESA app is currently ready in five languages for android devices and available on play store; and will be available for IOS devices in the coming weeks.
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Ajman Bank introduces Google Pay to enhance digital payments
Ajman Bank has become the latest in the region to adopt the digital wallet as society moves towards a more cashless future
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Nigeria’s Wema Bank teams up with Enza to boost e-commerce services
The partnership is seen is a further step in the digital transformation journey of Wema Bank, which has been operating Nigeria’s largest digital banking system, ALAT By Wema since 2019.
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Instacart expands SNAP benefits programme across the U.S.
SNAP payments can now be used to buy groceries online via Instacart in every U.S. state and Washington D.C, the grocer has announced.
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Access to identity among barriers to financial inclusion for rural women in Nigeria
Access to identity among barriers to financial inclusion for rural women in Nigeria
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YES BANK launches UPI payments via RuPay credit cards
YES BANK launches UPI payments via RuPay credit cards
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Mastercard publishes report on financial inclusion in Latin America
Although the number of people without an account across seven countries in the region has fallen from 45% to 21% there is still a gap among these individuals to achieve more advanced forms of financial inclusion
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Financial inclusion: “We have a challenge, yet we also have a solution: India’s UPI” says Dr. Bijna Kotak Dasani MBE FRSA
Former investment banker turned Venture Capitalist Dr. Bijna explains to Seamless Xtra why she believes a roadmap to increased financial inclusion already exists.
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Digital prepaid card transactions to surge in next five years
According to Juniper Research research, by 2028 the value of digital prepaid card transactions will exceed $3.98 trillion globally, representing just under 60% of total prepaid cards spend.
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Study: Digital ID can have significant economic impact on marginalised groups
The research focused on four marginalised population groups in the Cote d’Ivoire, Rwanda and South Africa and found that there are several life situations that a digital-ID framework can impact for the better,
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Ecobank and Fingo Africa target youth market with new banking app
The Fingo Africa app is seeking to address common financial challenges faced by young people such as the length of time it takes to open a bank account.
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Fiserv removes the wait for physical debit cards
Digital Issuance from Fiserv allows an electronic card to be added immediately to a digital wallet eliminating the need to wait for a physical card to be mailed out, received and activated.
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Report – CBDC: Expanding Financial Inclusion or Deepening the Divide?
A 2023 report, published as the result of an interdisciplinary collaboration between the MIT...
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