Digital payments saw a revival in May, after the government granted some relaxation during the third and fourth phases of the lockdown.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, FTSI, an independent provider of branch and digital transformation solutions for financial institutions, has introduced a new product, Smart Lockers for Banking.

Both Denarii Cash and GCash share the same commitment of offering convenient and affordable financial services to Filipinos.

Mary Ellen Iskenderian joins Fintech Beat to discuss how COVID-19 could end up revolutionizing how low-income women access capital.

The World Bank estimates that one in ten people in Yemen wholly rely on money transfers to meet their basic needs. Remittances to Yemen in 2019 totaled $3.8 billion - 13% of GDP.

The unprecedented crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic has severely dented Sri Lanka’s economy, causing a steep fall in the earnings from tourism, remittances and outflow of foreign investment, the nation’s central bank has said.

Through informal communications, many banks have conveyed to NBFCs and micro lenders that they aren’t in favor of extending the moratorium, said at least three NBFC industry officials.

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Sri Lanka-based fintech Genie has partnered with Bank of Ceylon to act as the financial acquirer and digitize payments through its mobile wallet solution. 

Myanmar Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, Department of Social Welfare and Livelihoods and Food Security Fund LIFT have announced funding of $9 million in COVID-19 cash support to mothers, pregnant women and social pension beneficiaries.