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Digital Finance Institute - think tank for thought leadership in digital finance, technology, financial inclusion and artificial intelligence.

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Where Are All the Women in Fintech? Fantastic story. thefintechtimes.com/women-in…

Where Are All the Women in Fintech? | The Fintech Times

Fintechs may be transforming financial services in terms of tech, but the sector’s progress is distinctly less notable when it comes to tackling gender equality. In fact, the lack of diversity at...

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Over the past 10 years, FinTech investments have increased 20-fold from US$2.5b to US$54.4 billion. #FinTech #Investments
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The World Bank estimates 1B people are without identity documents. Uganda is creating a solution for refugees, through mobile data and biometrics, allowing you to use your body as formal ID. #FinTech #Biometrics pymnts.com/aml/2020/identity…

Deep Dive: Identifying ID-Free Individuals With Mobile, Biometrics | PYMNTS.com

Natural disasters, war and other emergencies can force people to evacuate their communities and flee their homes. Individuals rushing to escape danger may

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FinTech funding in India reached $3.18b last year and is set to continue in 2020. With the presence of rising startups and established digital payment services, they are reimagining finance for the underbanked. #FinTech #Payments yourstory.com/2020/02/fintec…

Are Indian fintech startups poised to grab the $1 trillion opportunity?

India’s financial sector landscape has seen the emergence of Aadhaar, UPI, and account aggregators, but how are fintech startups, banks, and NBFCs innovating for the $1 trillion market waiting in the...

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Switzerland officially grants first banking license to FinTech company YAPEAL. With this new brand of license, YAPEAL strays from traditional banking by offering new services with lower fees. #FinTech #DigitalBanking swissinfo.ch/eng/yapeal-succ…

Switzerland awards first fintech banking license

The bank is building a community-style customer base known as “Yapsters” who will be among the first to try out its services based around their own needs. This might include a new style of account...

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Based on data from the Bank of Indonesia, the number of merchants using the QR-code hit 618,337 people, a sharp increase from around 175,000 people in August last year. #FinTech #Indonesia #CashlessPayment thejakartapost.com/news/2020…

Bank Indonesia makes push to bring street vendors to world of cashless payments - Business - The...

Bank Indonesia launched the QRIS system in August last year and officially implemented the system in January, allowing users from single-payment service providers to transact with others who operate...

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What need to be prioritized in FinTech? Tech or trust? #FinTech #Trust #Tech e27.co/trust-before-technolo…

Trust before technology: Why fintechs need to put more emphasis on trust

Though the Fintech industry is well-equipped with technologies, communicating this message to customers needs to be prioritised

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In Africa, more people die in road side accidents than malaria. With the app Traveler utilizing GPS technology, the safety standards for vehicles are improving, benefitting both driver and passenger. #FinTech aa.com.tr/en/africa/cameroon…

Cameroon bets on tech apps for road safety

Founders say they face many difficulties such as finances, hesitant customers | Anadolu

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Through government-issued images, law enforcement in New Delhi was able to capture participants in a violent riot. Would you sacrifice your privacy for the greater good? #FinTech #FacialRecognition techcrunch.com/2020/03/11/in…

India used facial recognition tech to identify 1,100 individuals at a recent riot | TechCrunch

Law enforcement agencies in India used facial recognition to identify more than 1,100 individuals who allegedly took part in communal violence in the

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The Netherlands’ “polder model”, offers many opportunities for Fintechs by encouraging new and traditional companies to work together. #FinTech
“Reliable digital ID can make it easier, cheaper and more secure to identify individuals in the financial sector.” Says @FATFNews #FinTech #digitalID hubbis.com/news/fatf-publish…
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The rise of fintech has merely opened doors by helping financial institutions grow and expand, making it cheaper and more convenient for the average person to complete financial tasks. #FinTech #startups e27.co/big-banks-and-fintech…

Big banks and fintech startups: Rivals or allies?

Technology continues to drive the marketplace forward, particularly within the financial services industry

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There are 3.1 million Apple Card users world-wide, over 70% of them are Millennials and just 2.2% are Baby Bloomers. #FinTech #AppleCard #ApplePay forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/…
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Roll Up the Rim goes digital. @TimHortons announces that the popular contest will become “online only” in an effort to protect the health and safety of all Tim Horton’s employees. #Tech #COVID19 #CoronaVirusCanada ottawa.ctvnews.ca/tim-horton…
Did you know the largest segment in FinTech is digital payments with Canadians spending US$66.945 million in 2020. #FinTech #Payments
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.@creditsesame has been on helping consumers achieve financial health by taking steps to consolidate debt and raise their credit score. #FinTech #DigitalBank #CreditScore techcrunch.com/2020/03/10/cr…

Credit Sesame launches a digital banking service focused on improving credit scores | TechCrunch

Credit Sesame is getting into digital banking. The credit and loans company, first launched at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2010, has since grown to 15 million

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Cashless “just walk out” technology is coming to airports. @amazon’s cashier less grocery stores have sparked the interest of other sellers, especially airport vendors. #FinTech #Cashless #Payments vox.com/recode/2020/3/9/2117…

Amazon is selling its cashierless technology to other vendors, starting with airports

Millions of cashier jobs could be at risk.

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Did you know women make up only 37% of the FinTech industry and only 19% of C-Suite positions? Looking back to early 2000s, only 15.8% of the finance industry was made up of women leaders. That’s a 21.2% increase of women in finance. #FinTech #IWD bit.ly/2WcIvl1

IWD: Prioritising female hires for fintech gender parity

In conversation with Finextra Research, Donna Parisi, head of finance and fintech at Shearman & Sterling and Michelle Tran, founder of NYC FinTech Women, discuss the persistent gender disparity...

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Why are startups being acquired by incumbents? “As a large company, it’s always hard to innovate, especially in heavily regulated industries like financial services. Acquiring companies allows us to give customers what they want.” #FinTech #Startups vator.tv/news/2020-03-05-con…

Consolidation in fintech: why it’s happening and what it means for the space - VatorNews

[Editor's note: Future of Behavioral and Mental Health with BetterHelp, Headspace, Ginger.io, Providence Hospitals, UnitedHealthcare Optum, Khosla Ventures, Oak HC/FT and more has become 3 virtual...

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.@Nasdaq promotes transparency by acquisitioning Solovis, a FinTech solution providing investors with a clear view of portfolios, performance and risk across public and private markets. #FinTech #Investing #Transparency globenewswire.com/news-relea…

Nasdaq Acquires Institutional Investment Fintech Firm Solovis

Solovis will pair with eVestment to deliver investment data, portfolio analytics and monitoring across public and private markets...

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