AFC and GIZ Develop Tools for Financial Sector of Mozambique to Respond to COVID-19 Crisis
Guidelines intended to provide guidance on how to overcome the current crisis, generally make financial services business more resilient and to sustain/grow in the new reality.
Fintech Adoption: Mobile, Digital, and Contactless Payments Increasingly Being Used in Indonesia Due to COVID-19
Certain segments of the fintech industry, including digital, mobile, and contactless payments, have seen increased adoption in recent months, since the pandemic began.
IFC Provides $116.5 Million in Financing to BBVA Leasing to Support Small Businesses in Mexico
The transaction will help the company expand its product offerings to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and is designed to support the economic recovery from the COVID-19 health crisis.
Impact of COVID-19 on the Online Payment Methods Market in the Middle East & Africa: Report
According to the report, cash on delivery was the leading payment method preferred by online shoppers in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya, and other countries in this region, as of 2019.
Rwanda Waives Charges on Digital Payments
The National Bank of Rwanda has instructed mobile network operators to waive charges on all transfers with bank wallets, person-to-person and merchant fees on payments.
Nigeria: Banks Offering Access to Low Interest Funds
As part of measures to cushion the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Chief Executive Officer of FirstBank Nigeria, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, has disclosed that banks are currently offering customers access to low interest funds.
Hong Kong’s HKT Financial Services, the Fintech Arm of HKT Group, Introduces Digital Financing Platform
Hong Kong-based HKT Financial Services, the Fintech division of the HKT Group, has launched another Fintech project, HKT Flexi, a digital or online financing platform that allows users to make payments via the HKT Flexi App.
Cambodians Forced to Sell Assets to Repay Loans as Coronavirus Hammers Economy
Many Cambodians are being forced to sell their livestock and farms to pay off debts to banks and microfinance institutions, prompting calls for the government to prevent lenders from collecting during the outbreak.
Philippines: Consumers Shopping, Banking From Home Warned vs Rash of Digital Payment Fraud, Hacking
While the COVID-19 pandemic has increased usage of digital payments, there has been an observed increase in attempts at scams and financial crimes.
India: More Kirana Shops Accept Digital Payments as Customers Prefer Contactless Shopping
Payment companies have reported a surge in digital transactions for buying essential goods since the lockdown began, and more and more fintechs are now working with mom-and-pop stores to enable them to transact digitally.