financial inclusion

Brazil’s Pix Lays Foundation for ‘Perfect’ Digital Financial Ecosystem
Brazil’s Pix Lays Foundation for ‘Perfect’ Digital Financial Ecosystem
April 11, 2025  |  Digital Payments

Brazil isn’t just famous for samba, soccer and carnival anymore. It is now drawing attention for something else: its meteoric rise as the world’s most digitally...

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Cash App’s Growing Number of Direct Deposits Marks Progress in Expansion Efforts
Cash App’s Growing Number of Direct Deposits Marks Progress in Expansion Efforts
April 03, 2025  |  Mobile Applications

Block’s Cash App is reportedly making progress in its efforts to offer banking services to customers who mostly use the app to make payments. The...

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Velera CEO: Credit Unions Beef Up Financial Guidance as Members Face Economic Uncertainty
Velera CEO: Credit Unions Beef Up Financial Guidance as Members Face Economic Uncertainty
April 02, 2025  |  Credit Unions

Among the most strategic initiatives for credit unions, to gain new members and keep current ones loyal, is to innovate. During uncertain times, innovation can...

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From Minutes to Money: Telecom Firms Bank on Financial Services
From Minutes to Money: Telecom Firms Bank on Financial Services
March 31, 2025  |  Mobile

The mobile phone’s increasing penetration into global markets is helping blur the lines between telecom and financial services, where digital banks, and especially neobanks, are...

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How OppFi Can Say Yes to Credit When Traditional Banks Say No
How OppFi Can Say Yes to Credit When Traditional Banks Say No
March 20, 2025  |  Consumer Finance

U.S. consumers hold a record $1.2 trillion in credit card debt. Right now, households are in a holding pattern, where the growth in card balances...

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Tala Secures $150 Million Debt Facility to Enhance Lending Capabilities
Tala Secures $150 Million Debt Facility to Enhance Lending Capabilities
March 19, 2025  |  financial apps

Tala has secured a $150 million debt facility to expand what it calls “the world’s most accessible financial services.” The company will use the proceeds...

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LoanPro and NovoPayment Team to Boost LatAm Financial Inclusion
LoanPro and NovoPayment Team to Boost LatAm Financial Inclusion
March 19, 2025  |  Partnerships

Credit platform LoanPro has joined financial infrastructure provider NovoPayment in a Latin America-focused partnership. The collaboration, announced in a news release Wednesday (March 20), is designed to give financial institutions and...

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EarnIn Debuts Early Pay For Faster Paycheck Access
EarnIn Debuts Early Pay For Faster Paycheck Access
March 18, 2025  |  Personal Finance

EarnIn has debuted a product that lets users access their paychecks two days early. Early Pay, announced by the earned wage access (EWA) provider Tuesday...

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CredibleX to Integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics
CredibleX to Integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics
March 13, 2025  |  SMBs

CredibleX said Wednesday (March 12) that it will integrate Mastercard’s Small Business Credit Analytics (SBCA) into its embedded financing platform. This integration will enable CredibleX...

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