JCB Taps Soft Space for Its Tap on Mobile Solution for JCB Contactless Payments
JCB Co Ltd (JCB) is leveraging Asia’s leading fintech player, Soft Space Sdn Bhd’s (Soft Space) technological expertise to develop the Tap on Mobile program that capitalizes on Android smartphones.
Sesacash Multi-Currency Wallet Partners With P2P Trading Platform Cryptolocally to Power Crypto Payments to Africa
Decentralized peer-to-peer crypto trading platform CryptoLocally and blockchain-powered on-demand digital finance and payment platform, Sesacash, will be working together to address the many challenges confronting African nations in the financial sector.
G2P Payments in COVID-19 Context: Key Areas of Action and Experiences From Country Emergency Actions
In social protection and emergency programs like many social assistance payments emerging in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, G2P payments are often the main point of contact of programs with recipients.
Catalyzing Women-Focused FinTech / Webinar Recording
The growth of FinTech and the stagnancy of the gender gap in financial inclusion has brought about new and creative approaches to using technology to improve women’s access to financial services. In this webinar, we talked to two organizations - DFS Lab and UNCDF - who have recently organized competitions around women-focused FinTech, and discuss the sustainability, expectation and stimulus of such initiatives.
50 Nations Promised Cash to Fight COVID-19
50 nations promised cash to fight Covid-19, but few, like India and Bangladesh, are doing it right. India’s trinity of Jan Dhan, Aadhaar, and mobile communications — or JAM — can work wonders if it is used extensively to reform citizen–state engagement.