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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

“With 80 percent of our online transactions being made on a mobile device, we are looking to provide even more options for our customers using our digital platforms,” said MoneyGram President and CEO Alex Holmes.

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TheGuardian

MAY 21, 2022

There are plenty of options if you want to switch current accounts or your phone or broadband provider With many finances so tight, this is a good time to look at your spending and see whether you can make your money work harder. However, the general rule is: do not buy something or move to a new provider just to get the money.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 30, 2017

Furthermore you can also withdraw money from these agents, so basically they are the “ATMs” of Africa. Fintech development in Rwanda is driven by Telcos. In order to load funds to your account, you need to buy a scratch card from an agent or at a telco branch (agents are people, whom you can find near almost any bus stop or shopping centre).

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2020

Cross-currency money transfer firm Western Union has announced the launch of Digital Location, a new tool that enables people to send money from home. Users can choose phone calls or video in multiple languages to connect to a money transfer personal service assistant. “It

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2017

money transfer startup that has the backing of Rakuten, is reportedly launching a new feature that enables users to easily send money via the app. According to a report in TechCrunch , the new feature enables Azimo users to request, send and receive money all around the globe from just a mobile phone number.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The way it works, since the company began testing it in the city of Kahramanmaras in 2018, is that users can send a text message and refill their cards via mobile phone. The costs are deducted from pre-paid phone credits or added to a user's bill for the month, FT reported.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Xoom , PayPal ’s international money transfer service, announced the launch of its bill pay service in Jamaica. Canada and 37 markets across Europe can now use Xoom’s money transfer service to pay electricity, telephone, internet, cable, mobile network, water, loan and insurance bills in Jamaica. Canada, the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2019

In an interview with PYMNTs’ Karen Webster, Saqib Nazir, managing director of Africa at Emergent Technology delved into the ways the payments landscape across Africa is ripe for digital and mobile conduits, and a “cash light” mentality that focuses on the needs and desires of a burgeoning and youthful population. billion people.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 31, 2017

What I find interesting is that banks are ignoring the opportunity to get into mobile ecosystem and, in doing so, they are messing up. What I find interesting is that banks are ignoring the opportunity to get into mobile ecosystem and, in doing so, they are messing up. billion today to 2.4 billion people The average African is just 19.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

As the report states, “We … find that a significant share of consumers are willing to bank with the institutions — financial or otherwise — that offer them the best spending and money management tools.”. Mobile Cards: Make or Break? Follow the Smart(phone) Crowd. And in surveys at least, they don’t exhibit much loyalty to FIs.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

To provide a new method for cardholders to save on their cell phone bills, Verizon plans to debut the Verizon Visa Card. T-Mobile, in one case, had begun banking services via T-Mobile Money. News surfaced in January that Verizon was teaming with Synchrony to debut its own consumer card in the first half of 2020.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 6, 2021

In Mexico, the pandemic is moving the needle toward digital payments — specifically mobile payments — to become more widely embraced by businesses and consumers alike. Information, he said, generates money in the form of additional revenues yet to be realized. Solving For The Chicken And Egg Problem.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

NPCI-developed UPI allows bank account holders to receive or send money without the need to enter their net banking password or user ID. Increased adoption of mobile technology has set the stage for digital payment adoption, as has India’s broadly publicized demonetization efforts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

The partnership starts with the SoFi Money debit card, an offering that will exist exclusively on the Mastercard network. SoFi’s card will provide an additional way for customers to spend with their SoFi Money cash management accounts. Our mission at SoFi is to help our members achieve financial independence to realize their ambitions.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

For example, Chime CEO Chris Britt recently said that unlike traditional banks that earn money off of fees and interest from loans, his company’s profits come mostly from card usage. We’re a mobile app, and that’s how we deliver our services.”. billion people – will likely be using online and mobile banking services by 2024.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Hong Kong has launched the Faster Payments System (FSP), which allows users to send money almost instantly using a mobile number or email address as an account proxy. Users can transfer money across different banks or SVFs, with funds available almost immediately.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 22, 2016

Customers can use their mobile phones to securely transfer money between accounts at any time, without the need to go to a distribution point or to have any physical cash.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

Mastercard has partnered with Facebook to offer Brazilians a way to send and receive money on the social network’s WhatsApp. Cardholders who make bank transactions with two Brazilian banks, Nubank and Sicredi, will be the first to use the tool on WhatsApp, which allows users to send text and voice messages and money.

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PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2019

In an effort to bolster non-cash payments in Vietnam, the country’s government is endeavoring to make a mobile money sandbox for companies in the telecom space. The plan is pending approval and could allow firms to test services for mobile money that are not connected to bank accounts of consumers, Deal Street Asia reported.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This can be done from a mobile phone, without the user leaving their home to go to a bank or ATM. He praised the relief bill as a way to help rejuvenate the economy as people go out and spend the money. The payments giant said in the release that the checks will go through instantly on the PayPal app's cash-a-check feature.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

In an effort to take advantage of mobile phone penetration, Postbank Kenya has launched a new banking service. The mobile offering, which is called M-Chama, is geared toward small groups, KBC reported. As of now, over 45 million people in Kenya have a mobile phone. Suri told the paper the kiosks act as debit cards.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Plus, police in Uganda are probing the hacking of a third-party processor of phone-based transactions. Hackers Hit Mobile Money Payments Processor in Uganda. Authorities in Uganda are looking into the hacking of a third-party processor of phone-based transactions that impacted MTN Group and Standard Bank Group’s local arms.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has alleged that the mobile banking app Beam Financial has misled customers about quick transfers of funds, a press release says, with some customers receiving funds late or not at all. Some, the release says, never received their money at all.

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TheGuardian

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

They all agree I should get my money back … but I can’t get one to take responsibility An expensive phone that I bought on eBay, and returned because it was faulty, has been lost in transit and, although everyone agrees I should get my money back, eBay, PayPal and Royal Mail are all refusing to take responsibility.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

To use the mobile app, consumers must have an account with an institution that is participating in Mexico’s existing interbank payments systems, which will power the payments platform. Mobile phones will become banks.”. The payment system, called CoDi, is slated to launch in March.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Tencent’s WeChat Pay is launching a new payments feature that lets people transfer funds using a mobile phone number, TechNode reported on Wednesday (Oct. WeChat users can unlock the new feature from the messaging app and transfer money to the receiver’s WeChat wallet by entering a phone number — even if both parties are not friends.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2020

The uptick in smartphone use and availability, however, has prompted many insurance providers to enable customers to file claims from their phones, but few have implemented mobile disbursements. “I Developing that claim flow can be difficult, though, especially when it entails enabling access to mobile disbursements.

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TheGuardian

AUGUST 15, 2021

If you have a mobile phone there are apps that can tell you how much you’ve spent on coffee in the last month, how many subscriptions you have, or even use an algorithm to automatically put money away into a savings account.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Discover also recently tied up with the Zelle network for person-to-person (P2P) money transfers. Discover customers can enroll in Zelle using the Discover mobile app or the online account center. The benefits of using Zelle include fast money transfer and payments between almost anyone with a U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2018

Despite being home to Africa’s biggest mobile phone market, Nigeria is seeing a decline in banked adults in the country. The government in Nigeria has prevented network operators from applying for mobile money licenses that will enable consumers to make cash transfers without having a bank account.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The premium subscription solutions — N26 Smart and N26 Business Smart — integrate new money management features like Round-Ups and dedicated phone support. The service also offers access to Spaces sub-accounts, Shared Spaces functionality and more, N26 said in a statement on Tuesday (Nov. Value d at $3.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

The big decision they are making as a cash consumer is: ‘What are they going to do so their cash can be plugged into their phones, computer and apps?’”. Turning Physical Cash Into Virtual Money. That gamer needs an easy means to turn money into digitized cash. And that’s what Blackhawk is doing — connecting those dots.”.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

12) that all three mobile money providers in Madagascar, including Airtel Money, mVola and Orange Money, are launching interoperable mobile money services across the country. In Madagascar and Tanzania, there are more mobile money accounts than bank accounts. The GSMA announced on Monday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

After adopting a mobile money system that allows people to make payments and transfers through their cell phones, Kenya has become a leader in financial inclusion. Once the money is deposited, Kenyans can spend it anywhere in the country. Suri told the paper the kiosks act as debit cards.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2020

The companies also said high-precision asset localization, tracking and positioning would be an advantage for businesses such as logistics and supply chain solutions provider Ice Mobility , which is already testing an on-site 5G platform. “We And this is just the beginning.”. Making 5G a Reality. Samsung’s View.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Nigeria has latched on to the cryptocurrency trend, boasting 35 million unbanked adults who possess mobile phones, the vast majority being women. Babalola said Binance intends to open up a fiat on-ramp on the mobile app, too. This is in addition to charges of bank fraud, an unlicensed money transfer operation and conspiracy.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

And even before then, as evidenced by an earlier conversation between Karen Webster and Drew Edwards , CEO of Ingo Money , mobile deposit fraud was increasingly becoming a favorite vector for criminals. Back then, Edwards noted that mobile check fraud was escalating so much that some banks were shutting off the feature entirely.

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