1041 Results from /inclusion
Graham Seel Principal Consultant at BankTech Consulting
There has been plenty of discussion in recent years about the effectiveness of linking informal Savings Groups with formal Financial Service Providers. Some people will tell you that they are very effective in expanding the capabilities of savings groups to further benefit economic growth in the community. Others will tell you that SGs and FSPs ha...
16 July 2019 /inclusion Financial Inclusion
Retired Member
The Financial Services sector has undergone a radical digital transformation in recent times. This change can be attributed to the popularity of services such as digital banking, online trading, and online insurance schemes. Going the digital way has also resulted in the generation of large amounts of digital data. As the industry is highly data-d...
05 July 2019 /inclusion Innovation in Financial Services
Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik
The African houses more than a billion people today, and yet the entirety of the continent seems to suffer from the state of being ignored. The continent, while currently underdeveloped and in parts still in turmoil, has many nations that are actually in the state of becoming rising democracies and growing economies. Yet, as the counties on the co...
05 July 2019 /inclusion Fintech
Remittance flows have increased significantly in recent decades as more people have moved overseas for work and are sending money home to support their families. International money transfers are a lifeline for millions of individuals as well as whole communities,as they help to pay for basic needs and provides for people, particularly in rural an...
01 July 2019 /inclusion Financial Inclusion
Paul Hampton Security Expert at Thales
Cryptocurrencies have come a long way from the initial emergence of Bitcoin. In fact, the meteoric rise of its value last year, coupled with JP Morgan venture into the space and Fakebook’s imminent launch, means that mainstream awareness is at an all-time high. However, whilst this may the case, uptake of cryptocurrencies hasn’t been in its masses...
26 June 2019 /security /inclusion Fintech
Marketers in the financial services sector has been seen many a times confused when it comes to build or buy a customer data platform. It is quite difficult for them to evalute the entire process without knowing in-depth information about it. So, lets get dive into the differeneces, pros and cons for buy or build customer data platform Factors to ...
26 June 2019 /inclusion Innovation in Financial Services
Overseas employment is a significant contributor to Asian economies and the well-being of workers’ families, who often depend on remittances to meet their basic needs. In 2017, Asia and Europe were the regions of origin for the largest numbers of international migrants — 106 million and 61 million, respectively. According to the April 2019 Migrati...
06 June 2019 /inclusion Asia Financial Services
Ambrish Parmar Digital Leader, Strategist, at Thought leader and Start-up Advisor
Vulnerability in the digital workplace - a spark for innovation? Time to read: 5 minutes to gain a different perspective (800 words) // A privilege // A few months back, I had the honour of discussing vulnerability with colleagues and clients as part of a re-imaging customer experience session. The focus of exploration was customer vulnerability ...
02 June 2019 /inclusion Banking Strategy, Digital and Transformation
Thomas Pintelon Head of Strategy at Capilever
In this blog we investigate the potential risks linked to democratizing asset based lending to a larger retail and SME audience. In principle, when customers lend against their (liquid) investment assets at the bank, the scoring of the credit can be done on an objective basis, based on the valuation of the assets blocked by the bank. Therefore a bi...
29 May 2019 /inclusion Innovation in Financial Services
Barkha Tekwani Digital Marketing at OMLP2P.com
The number of banks and its branches has grown tremendously in the last few years. Banks are spreading their roots across the country. But are banks able to fulfil the credit demand of individuals and businesses? Traditional lending models such as banks come with their own set of strength and limitations when it comes to lending money. For a s...
20 May 2019 /inclusion Fintech
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