A new report by Oxford Economics and fintech startup Juvo says mobile network operators could help solve the financial identity...
Many people around the world still lack access to formal financial services and a financial identity; using a smartphone as a means to provide a financial identity is the best place to start when it comes to financial inclusion; article discusses why financial identity matters and the idea of communication as a commodity using data from data scientists at Juvo. Source
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
The round was led by NEA and Wing Venture Capital; the company works with mobile operators to access consumers in emerging markets, offering pre-paid customers a micro-loan when they are low on data or minutes; through the app, users are also able to build up their credit over time and Juvo hopes to offer users more financial services products in the future; the seven carriers that Juvo works with also benefit by reducing customer churn and increasing revenue. Source