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Vodafone Launches Real-Time M-Pesa Money Transfers
Vodafone and TransferTo, a company specializing in international airtime credit and mobile money transmissions, said Wednesday (Feb. 17) that they are working together to enable real-time global money transfers via M-Pesa Mobile Money accounts around the world.
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Major Telecoms Attain Financial Interoperability
Vodacom, the leading telecom in Tanzania is finally joining three others - Airtel, Tigo and Zantel - for subscribers to transfer money across multiple networks enabling the country achieve full interoperability.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bangladesh Moving Toward Major Financial Inclusion Push
In a massive step, the government is going to expand digitalisation of financial transaction across the country and take it beyond the banking system.
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- South Asia
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Peruvian Banks and Telcos Launch National Mobile Money Network
Five years in the making, Peru has launched a national mobile money network, with the aim of drawing five million of the country's unbanked into the formal banking system.
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- Latin America
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Are Mobile Wallets Here to Stay? Or Is Cash Still King for the Indian Consumer?
A burgeoning middle class, rising levels of disposable income, better internet services than ever before, skyrocketing growth of smartphone usage, investor money flowing into the mobile payments industry– the time has never been better for India’s mobile wallet startups, for sure. But is the Indian consumer reluctant to give up cash? If so, why?
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- South Asia
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New Company From GiveDirectly Founders Aims to Streamline Payment Systems
The Global Innovation Fund announced its first round of investments on Tuesday, the first of which went to Segovia, a software technology platform to streamline payment systems.
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JPMorgan-Backed FinLab Opens Applications for Startups
JPMorgan Chase has announced a $3 million year-two challenge for technologically innovative startups, in conjunction with the Financial Solutions Lab (FinLab) at the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI).
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Vodafone Wallet & PayPal Ink Payments Partnership
The partnership will enable PayPal customers to link their accounts to Vodafone Wallet, allowing them to use Android smartphones to make contactless payments. According to PayPal’s European CEO, this marks the first time PayPal users will be able to make contactless payments.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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