Xsolla
Link to the emerging payments vendor site. Xsolla is a global video game commerce company with tools and services designed for the games industry.
Link to the emerging payments vendor site. Xsolla is a global video game commerce company with tools and services designed for the games industry.
This article from FXCintelligence shows how payments to creators work on Tik Tok and other social media platforms.
HOW CREATORS ARE PAID ON TIK TOK AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS Read More »
Juniper’s report urges use of Open Banking within alternative credit scoring enabling credit bureaus and other providers to access bank account data.
OPEN BANKING, AI EXPECTED TO DRIVE CREDIT SCORING MARKET – IT-ONLINE Read More »
DataVisor, the world’s leading AI-powered fraud and risk platform, announced the release of its newest solution to prevent instant payments fraud.
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 »
A link to the telecom Orange’s description of Orange Money, an early mobile money wallet first popular in Africa.
PROFILE OF ORANGE MONEY Read More »
A link to MTN, the telecom company active in Africa, and its description of its MTN Mobile money product.
PROFILE OF MTN MOBILE (MTN.COM) 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 »
FedNow’s promise of faster payments is not new. Aside from RTP and same-day ACH, we have seen faster payments in a number of forms: closed-loop P2P payments (Venmo, Zelle), wire transfers, stablecoins, and push-to-card. Each varies in settlement type, rail, limit, cost, push/pull capabilities, and transaction limits. This has created an ecosystem where U.S. money movement has become unnecessarily complex. In this white paper by Bessemer Venture Partners they explain that they expect to see more payment-first business models, and a new wave of fraud, and infrastructure to facilitate the patchwork of faster payments in the US.
HOW FEDNOW AND FASTER PAYMENTS WILL IMPACT US FINTECH Read More »