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Ant Financial Buys 45 Percent Stake In Telenor Microfinance Bank
Ant Financial Buys 45 Percent Stake In Telenor Microfinance Bank
March 14, 2018  |  Investments

Telenor Group announced news on Tuesday (March 13) that it made a strategic partnership with Ant Financial Services Group in which Ant acquires a 45...

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Financial Inclusion: Accelerated, Collaborative, Mobile and Global
Financial Inclusion: Accelerated, Collaborative, Mobile and Global
March 14, 2018  |  Financial Inclusion

There are billions of unbanked individuals in the world. Given access to basic financial services via mobile and other technological conduits, quality of life improves....

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Grab And Credit Saison Launch Consumer Financing JV
Grab And Credit Saison Launch Consumer Financing JV
March 13, 2018  |  Loans

Grab, the ride-hailing company based in Southeast Asia, announced news on Tuesday (March 13) that it has teamed up with Credit Saison Co., one of...

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Paying City Hall, At The Kiosk And Beyond
Paying City Hall, At The Kiosk And Beyond
February 27, 2018  |  Payment Methods

You can’t fight city hall, goes the saying, but there are new ways to pay city hall. News came earlier this month that Chicago’s finance...

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Today In Data: Smartphones As IDs, RBS Profits And Accounts Payable Payments
Today In Data: Smartphones As IDs, RBS Profits And Accounts Payable Payments
February 26, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, unbanked adults may be able to use their smartphones to verify accounts, the Royal Bank of Scotland posted profits for the...

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Payday Lender Floats Shares At $620M Valuation
Payday Lender Floats Shares At $620M Valuation
December 08, 2017  |  Loans

Curo Group, one of the largest payday lenders in the U.S., went public on the stock market with a valuation of $620 million. According to...

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Paytm Says On Track To Be World’s Biggest Digital Bank
Paytm Says On Track To Be World’s Biggest Digital Bank
November 29, 2017  |  Banking

India-based Paytm Payments Bank not only wants to become the world’s largest digital bank, but also to evolve into a financial services company providing a...

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Today In Data: Healthcare Debt, Unbanked Economy Boosters And Late B2B Payments
Today In Data: Healthcare Debt, Unbanked Economy Boosters And Late B2B Payments
November 14, 2017  |  Today In Data

B2B payments are powerful, but so are mounting debts. Innovative technology is making it increasingly easy for companies and individuals to exchange money for goods...

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