HERE’S HOW ALTERNATIVE CREDIT SCORING DATA ENABLES FINANCIAL INCLUSION VIA OPEN BANKING AND AI
Open Banking within alternative credit scoring; enabling credit bureaus and other providers to access bank account transaction information.
Open Banking within alternative credit scoring; enabling credit bureaus and other providers to access bank account transaction information.
A slide showing the developments in fintech that attract regulatory interest.
AREAS OF INTEREST FOR FINTECH REGULATION Read More »
A list and description of fintechs in Africa, many of which are involved with mobile wallets and money transfer.
FINTECH UNICORNS IN AFRICA Read More »
This slide shows the rise of social commerce, or payments through social media, in terms of the e-commerce value chain, games as an example, and the shoppable content value chain. This was adopted from a publicly available Linkedin post.
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This brief, adapted from a publicly available Linkedin post by Panagiotis Kriaris, discusses how social media has changed the way we communicate and interact, and has begun to change the way we shop online, on-site, and often through digital wallets.
THE RISE OF SOCIAL COMMERCE Read More »
This brief explores how social media offer a means of sending or received money through proprietary apps or apps like Venmo or Google Wallet. The pros and cons are discussed.
THE PROS AND CONS OF MAKING PAYMENTS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PAYMENT PLATFORMS Read More »
In this Linkedin post, developments are examined as mobile phones are becoming banks in our hands (or banks are being embedded into our mobile phones). This convergence of telecom and financial services has competitive implications for both.
THE CONVERGENCE BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES Read More »
A Linkedin post describing how embedded finance is an important part of emerging payments in 2023.
EMBEDED FINANCE IN PAYMENTS 2023 Read More »
This slide shows the percentage of the population in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda, who can be considered financially included through traditional banks and/or mobile money.
FORMAL FINANCIAL INCLUSION IN ETHIOPIA COMPARED TO OTHER EAST AFRICAN COUNTRIES 2023 Read More »
This publicly available report by GSMA sows that mobile money might add US$5.3 billion to Ethiopia;s GDP through greater financial inclusion.
MOBILE MONEY IN ETHIOPIA: ADVANCING FINANCIAL INCLUSION AND DRIVING GROWTH Read More »