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MasterCard Partners NowNow to Boost Cybersecurity for Nigerian SMEs
Fintech & Ecommerce

MasterCard Partners NowNow to Boost Cybersecurity for Nigerian SMEs

Nigerian digital payment startup NowNow has joined forces with global payment giant Mastercard to improve the cybersecurity options available to Nigerian SMEs who typically do not have the resources to defend themselves from massive cyber attacks

Agri-Fintech: What It Is and Why It’s on the Rise
Fintech & Ecommerce

Agri-Fintech: What It Is and Why It’s on the Rise

Last year brought a steady rise in socially responsible fintech products that are specifically designed for the needs of the agricultural sector. Agri-fintech is a very promising segment of financial technologies, so we’re going to discuss it in detail

Alternative Credit Data Boosts Financial Inclusion and Increases Revenue Growth: Report
Science & Technology

Alternative Credit Data Boosts Financial Inclusion and Increases Revenue Growth: Report

The report by LexisNexis Risk Solutions reveals that financial inclusion is accelerating the adoption of alternative credit data across financial institutions which, in turn, is increasing their revenues

Mastercard Adds Advanced Analytics to its Open Banking Platform to Assist SMBs
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Adds Advanced Analytics to its Open Banking Platform to Assist SMBs

Mastercard has improved the Open Banking platform delivered by its subsidiary in order to facilitate diverse and inclusive credit models for small business loans

India & Singapore to Officially Link Payment Systems
Finance & Economics

India & Singapore to Officially Link Payment Systems

Central bank institutions of Singapore and India will link their real-time payment systems next week to enhance cross-border payment connectivity

Mastercard & Copal to Launch Family Payments App in Egypt
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard & Copal to Launch Family Payments App in Egypt

The family payments solution brought by Egypt’s digital payment provider Copal in partnership with Mastercard aims to drive financial inclusion by integrating underbanked youth into the formal economy

SEC Proposes Tougher Rules for Crypto Custodians
Blockchain & Crypto

SEC Proposes Tougher Rules for Crypto Custodians

US Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to the “2009 Custody Rule” that will apply to custodians of “all assets” including cryptocurrencies

EziPay Joins MFS Africa to Support Remittances Across the Continent
Fintech & Ecommerce

EziPay Joins MFS Africa to Support Remittances Across the Continent

A newly-formed partnership between African digital wallet company EziPay and digital payments gateway MFS Africa will bring last-mile connectivity for remittances across the continent

UK Fintech Investment Declines 56% in 2022
Fintech & Ecommerce

UK Fintech Investment Declines 56% in 2022

UK, which had managed to maintain robust levels of fintech investments longer than its European counterparts, saw investment numbers sharply fall last year

Visa Partners With Tingo Mobile to Expand Digital Payment Channels Across Africa
Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Partners With Tingo Mobile to Expand Digital Payment Channels Across Africa

Visa partnered with local agri-fintech Tingo Mobile to improve access to digital payments and financial services and drive financial inclusion across Africa

Westpac Adds BNPL Functionality to Credit Cards
Finance & Economics

Westpac Adds BNPL Functionality to Credit Cards

Westpac is giving credit card owners the opportunity to pay off their bills in four monthly BNPL instalments

7 Ways for a Fintech to Become More ESG-Focused
Fintech & Ecommerce

7 Ways for a Fintech to Become More ESG-Focused

To succeed in an increasingly competitive fintech sphere, startups and long-established businesses must demonstrate they are socially conscious and have ethical management practices. Here are the main ways a fintech company may improve its ESG objectives

Little Wallet Collaborates With Visa to Enhance Financial Literacy Among Kids in Southeast Asia
Fintech & Ecommerce

Little Wallet Collaborates With Visa to Enhance Financial Literacy Among Kids in Southeast Asia

Singaporean financial literacy startup Little Wallet creating fintech products of educational nature for kids and teens, has signed a partnership with Visa, under the Visa Fintech Fast Track Program

SC Ventures Partners Yabx to Expand Credit Access in Africa
Fintech & Ecommerce

SC Ventures Partners Yabx to Expand Credit Access in Africa

The partnership between SC Ventures and Yabx is leveraging rapid digitization in the financial sector of Africa to increase access to credit for the underbanked across the continent

NatWest to Buy Stake in ESG-Focused Workplace Pension and Savings App Cushon
Fintech & Ecommerce

NatWest to Buy Stake in ESG-Focused Workplace Pension and Savings App Cushon

Cushon’s primary products offer an investment strategy designed to drive down the financed CO2 emissions of customers’ investments. With a £144 million investment, NatWest will become the company’s major stakeholder

Beware of Romance Fraud: £16.6 Million Stolen in H1 2022
Science & Technology

Beware of Romance Fraud: £16.6 Million Stolen in H1 2022

Love is in the air – on Valentine’s Day, UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign is warning people to stay alert to online romance fraud, which has caused losses of £16.6 million in the first half of 2022