Angolan National Bank and Beta-i create fintech regulatory sandbox
The sandbox is set to open four batches, each composed of 10 selected projects.
The sandbox is set to open four batches, each composed of 10 selected projects.
City First Bank in Washington and Broadway Federal Bank in Los Angeles are merging.
More than 5,000 renters in the US have applied for Esusu.
The start-up has built an advisory board of teens.
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The initiative will focus on helping lower- and moderate-income people’s financial lives.
They will push traditional banks to pivot their offerings once again.
The two firms plan to boost services in “key” African markets.
Options UK thinks there is a noticeable gap in the Islamic pension market.
Some 15 partners will receive grants from $50,000 to $100,000.
The CEO of Yandex Money talks about financial inclusivity in Russia.
The fintech allows users to receive disability benefits up to two days early.
This math is at the root of a very basic truth: opportunity is not distributed equally in America.
Currently in beta, the 2019-founded start-up is yet to go live.
The UK is a notable eight ahead of second-place Malaysia.
The remittance market is set to suffer from the pandemic.
Bill Deng, CEO of XTransfer, unpacks how banks have snubbed a large number of long-tail customers.
“All the banks see is risk,” Slice’s CEO Rajan Bajaj tells FinTech Futures.
The start-up was co-founded by former Capital One employees.
The fintech’s valuation sits at around $115 million.
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Last year, the sandbox recieved a record 99 applications.
Bond’s offering is based on “developer-focused” applications.
Unlocking the benefits of open banking.
The fintech landed €2.2 million in seed funding last month.
The Malaysian firm aims to help underbanked in the wake of COVID-19.
The start-up is planning to set up shop in Los Angeles.
Until this announcement, its P2P lending investment service has been exclusive.
The UK company is expanding to Australia, South Africa and the US.
RBI has made an initial seed contribution of $33 million (RS 250 crore).
In the UK, up to 8.8 million people are over-indebted.
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Fintechs could, in principle, fill the void left by the large incumbents.
Research suggests ATMs are still popular tools for financial inclusion.
Allyship means valuing people with different experiences from your own.
Phased implementation will start in November 2020.
The ability to send money home is critical, but not always easy for migrant workers.
Wave Money has tapped more than 21 million people in Myanmar.