Digital nomads are those who travel often and work many jobs as they embrace a different, freer lifestyle; these customers...
A few weeks ago the World Bank released the triennial Global Findex Database for 2017. We covered the release on...
The CEO and Founder of Juvo shares how he plans to bring billions of unbanked people into the financial system for the first time. Source
Watch live today at 2:30pm ET as LendIt Fintech International Innovator of the Year award winner Imad Malhas, CEO, IrisGuard talks about financial inclusion, technology, and refugees at the World Bank Group Meetings. Source.
PayPal’s CEO Dan Schulman has written an article in the Wall Street Journal; he believes that while technology generally has improved the lives of many, the potential of applying technology to expanding financial services is still unrealized; most people manage their money the same way they did years ago and fees paid by Americans still total $170 billion every year; Schulman believes that collaboration is key to achieving universal financial health. Source
The entrepreneurial life is not for the faint of heart. The journey is fraught with challenges and unforeseen obstacles are...
There still remains millions of people in developed countries like the UK and US who remain outside the traditional banking...
In 2011 the World Bank released the first ever Global Findex Database as “the world’s most comprehensive data set on how...
It has been said many times that the majority of Americans don’t have enough in savings to cover a $500...
Low wage workers have always had a difficult set of expensive options when they try to cash their paychecks; bank accounts are costly because they cannot maintain certain balances and check cashing shops are not exactly cheap; WiseWage, a North Carolina based non profit is looking to offer another option; the company has struck partnerships with Regions Bank and Varo Money, among others, to offer a lower cost direct deposit; the prepaid cards have set fees which can be waived if enough is loaded each month; the program is meant as a test to see if they can enlist those who have dropped out of the financial system because of a lack of options. Source.