Digital Finance HQ

Digital Finance Institute - think tank for thought leadership in digital finance, technology, financial inclusion and artificial intelligence.

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Where Are All the Women in Fintech? Fantastic story. https://t.co/t3lpbwiMmz

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Over the past 10 years, FinTech investments have increased 20-fold from US$2.5b to US$54.4 billion.
#FinTech #Investments

[Digital Finance HQ @DFInstitute]

The World Bank estimates 1B people are without identity documents. Uganda is creating a solution for refugees, through mobile data and biometrics, allowing you to use your body as formal ID.
#FinTech #Biometrics

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FinTech funding in India reached $3.18b last year and is set to continue in 2020. With the presence of rising startups and established digital payment services, they are reimagining finance for the underbanked.
#FinTech #Payments

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Switzerland officially grants first banking license to FinTech company YAPEAL. With this new brand of license, YAPEAL strays from traditional banking by offering new services with lower fees.
#FinTech #DigitalBanking

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Based on data from the Bank of Indonesia, the number of merchants using the QR-code hit 618,337 people, a sharp increase from around 175,000 people in August last year.
#FinTech #Indonesia #CashlessPayment
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What need to be prioritized in FinTech? Tech or trust?
#FinTech #Trust #Tech
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[Digital Finance HQ @DFInstitute]

In Africa, more people die in road side accidents than malaria. With the app Traveler utilizing GPS technology, the safety standards for vehicles are improving, benefitting both driver and passenger.
#FinTech

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Through government-issued images, law enforcement in New Delhi was able to capture participants in a violent riot. Would you sacrifice your privacy for the greater good?
#FinTech #FacialRecognition

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The Netherlands’ “polder model”, offers many opportunities for Fintechs by encouraging new and traditional companies to work together.
#FinTech

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“Reliable digital ID can make it easier, cheaper and more secure to identify individuals in the financial sector.” Says @FATFNews
#FinTech #digitalID
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[Digital Finance HQ @DFInstitute]

The rise of fintech has merely opened doors by helping financial institutions grow and expand, making it cheaper and more convenient for the average person to complete financial tasks.
#FinTech #startups
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[Digital Finance HQ @DFInstitute]

There are 3.1 million Apple Card users world-wide, over 70% of them are Millennials and just 2.2% are Baby Bloomers.

#FinTech #AppleCard #ApplePay

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Roll Up the Rim goes digital. @TimHortons announces that the popular contest will become “online only” in an effort to protect the health and safety of all Tim Horton’s employees.
#Tech #COVID19 #CoronaVirusCanada

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Did you know the largest segment in FinTech is digital payments with Canadians spending US$66.945 million in 2020.
#FinTech #Payments

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.@creditsesame has been on helping consumers achieve financial health by taking steps to consolidate debt and raise their credit score.
#FinTech #DigitalBank #CreditScore
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Cashless “just walk out” technology is coming to airports. @amazon’s cashier less grocery stores have sparked the interest of other sellers, especially airport vendors.
#FinTech #Cashless #Payments

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Did you know women make up only 37% of the FinTech industry and only 19% of C-Suite positions? Looking back to early 2000s, only 15.8% of the finance industry was made up of women leaders. That’s a 21.2% increase of women in finance.
#FinTech #IWD

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Why are startups being acquired by incumbents? “As a large company, it’s always hard to innovate, especially in heavily regulated industries like financial services. Acquiring companies allows us to give customers what they want.” #FinTech #Startups
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.@Nasdaq promotes transparency by acquisitioning Solovis, a FinTech solution providing investors with a clear view of portfolios, performance and risk across public and private markets.
#FinTech #Investing #Transparency

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