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Zain Bahrain Launches New Fintech Company, Bede App

Bede is an innovative Shariah-compliant fintech mobile app offering a seamless and convenient consumer microfinance service in just a few taps.

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Mahindra Finance & IBM Collaborate to Drive Financial Inclusion With Super App

This app will enable consumers from both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas to have continuous digital access to avail and manage products & solutions in a secure, streamlined, and simple manner.

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New ITU Cyber Resilience Toolkit Builds Trust in Digital Finance

The toolkit is a product of the ITU Security Lab for Digital Financial Services. By working with the lab, regulators in emerging economies can ensure secure infrastructure and applications to expand financial inclusion.

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WOCCU ‘Hub C’ Initiative Allows Credit Unions to Test Digital Innovations

World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) yesterday launched a new initiative that allows credit unions in emerging markets to test innovative digital products and solutions that could benefit members and attract new customers.

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Crendly’s Character-Based AI Revolutionizes Access to Finance in Nigeria

The AI-driven nature of Crendly’s API will extend new capabilities to financial institutions by adapting and growing with new data to allow them transcend traditional boundaries in credit provision.

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Blockchain Firm Jia Records $2M in Microfinance Originations in the Philippines, Kenya

Blockchain plays a pivotal role in the success of this microfinancing model, from transparency, security, and efficiency to serving as a strategic tool in capital markets and global financial inclusion.

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Digital IDs Support Financial Inclusion in PNG, Govt Services in Cyprus, Bosnia, Barbados

Lack of a formal IDs slows economic growth by limiting who can participate in the formal economy.

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Rawbank’s illicocash & Mastercard Team to Launch Virtual Cards

The strategic partnership aims to facilitate financial inclusion by providing consumers and businesses with a new and effortless way to conduct e-commerce transactions in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Fintechs Transform Banking Landscape in Argentina, Reaching Full Population Coverage

The Argentinian Central Bank recently announced that, with the assistance of non-traditional players such as fintech, the financial system is on the verge of achieving full coverage for the adult population.

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WEF Lauds OPay for Revolutionizing Financial Inclusion in Nigeria

One of the leading digital and mobile banking institutions in Nigeria, OPay, has been praised for revolutionizing financial inclusion in the country and Africa.