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TechCrunch
2 weeks ago
European startups

Accion's new $152.5M fund will back financial institutions serving small businesses globally | TechCrunch

Accion launched a $152.5 million Digital Transformation Fund for financial institutions, targeting small businesses excluded from the financial system. [ more ]
TechCrunch
3 months ago
Startup companies

MWC: Ethiopian fintech eQub digitizes peer-to-peer credit | TechCrunch

eQub won fintech pitch-off at 4YFN 2024
eQub digitalizes the traditional peer-to-peer credit system [ more ]
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LogRocket Blog
1 month ago
UX design

Leader Spotlight: Taking a human-centric approach to fintech, with Suhas Reddy - LogRocket Blog

Human-centric design principles are crucial for the success of product development processes. [ more ]
Fast Company
1 month ago
Artificial intelligence

How thoughtful approaches to AI can lead to financial empowerment for all

Recent technological advances, like AI, offer new opportunities for financial empowerment by lowering friction and enhancing tools.
Financial well-being involves understanding and managing spending, saving, borrowing, and planning, particularly crucial for underserved groups.
AI can provide personalized financial guidance and access to services tailored to individual needs, showing potential to revolutionize financial services. [ more ]
TechCrunch
1 month ago
Startup companies

How PayJoy built a $300M business by letting the underserved use their smartphones as collateral for loans | TechCrunch

PayJoy helps underserved individuals access financial services in emerging markets by offering a buy now, pay-as-you-go model for smartphones.
The company operates in a transparent and non-predatory manner, ensuring users can return phones and walk away debt-free at any time. [ more ]
#bitcoin-education
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
2 months ago
Women in technology

AMIDST P2P CLAMPDOWN, NIGERIA BITCOINERS EMPOWERS WOMEN WITH BITCOIN EDUCATION

Bitcoin community in Nigeria focused on empowering women through education and demystifying Bitcoin.
Event aimed to break down barriers to financial inclusion and empower women in Nigeria's digital economy. [ more ]
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
2 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin on Wheels: The Story of Bitcoinetas

The Bitcoineta initiative began in Argentina in 2017 to promote Bitcoin education in remote areas.
The European Bitcoineta team, led by Ariel Aguilar, continues to raise awareness about Bitcoin in Europe. [ more ]
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London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 months ago
Digital life

There is 20 million financially underserved people across the UK with fair or poor credit scores

Users of BuildMyCreditScore saw an average 52 points increase in credit scores in 3 months.
One in ten users improved credit score by over 100 points. [ more ]
Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin News, Articles and Expert Insights
3 months ago
Cryptocurrency

Elizabeth Warren Pivots on Bitcoin, Honors Nakamoto With Flag Over Capitol

Elizabeth Warren has praised the work of Bitcoin's anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, and submitted a request to commemorate Nakamoto's accomplishment.
Warren's embrace of Bitcoin aligns with her rhetoric about fighting for the financially underserved and championing economic freedoms. [ more ]
Harvard Business Review
5 months ago
Business

How Ultra Micro Holding Connects Finance to Millions in Indonesia - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA

Microfinancing provides essential financial services to entrepreneurs in emerging economies, but many still lack access to formal financial institutions.
Obstacles to financial inclusion include geographical distance, complex documentation processes, inequitable loan rates, and unregulated markets. [ more ]
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The Drum
5 months ago
Marketing

Editors' Picks: The top 20 campaigns from The Drum Awards 2023

'Data Tienda' by DDB Latina & DDB México for WeCapital enabled low-income Mexican women to achieve financial inclusion and autonomy through a platform that creates credit scores based on loans from local neighborhood stores.
'Jingle Therapy' by VMLY&R Commerce for SBS & Asociación de Alzheimer de Puerto Rico used the SBS' 80-year archive of famous jingles to raise awareness and improve the quality of life for those with Alzheimer's in Puerto Rico. [ more ]
www.amny.com
6 months ago
Digital life

More Americans are expected to buy now, pay later' for the holidays. Analysts see a growing risk | amNewYork

Consumers are expected to heavily use buy now, pay later payment plans this holiday season.
Younger consumers and those with difficulty accessing credit use the loans most frequently.
Short-term installment loans drove $6.4 billion of online spending in October. [ more ]
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