A worker paid in cash on Friday once had no way to save safely, borrow fairly, or send money home without losing...
For millions of Americans, the simple act of cashing a paycheck still costs money, a fee paid to a storefront because a...
Fintech for developing markets may sound like a story about distant economies, but in America it is a story about competition, capital...
To understand fintech for developing markets, follow a single dollar from a phone in one hand to a savings balance in another....
Fintech for developing markets is the use of mobile apps, digital wallets and online lending to bring banking to people whom traditional...
Even in the worlds richest economy, millions of people live on the edge of the financial system, relying on costly check cashers...
Follow a single small loan from a lenders app into the hands of a street vendor and you can watch financial inclusion...
For a billion people around the world, a simple bank account is still out of reach, which means no safe place to...
A borrower who once spent two weeks gathering pay stubs for a loan officer can now finish an application on a phone...
Financial inclusion in the United States is a misleadingly simple phrase. The country has one of the highest account ownership rates in...
Walk into a check-cashing storefront in Phoenix on a Friday afternoon and the line is still ten people deep, almost two decades...
Most Americans last opened a bank account at a branch; a growing share have never set foot in one. In 2023, the...
When Fortunly reports that mobile-first banking accounts for over 61% of fintech user interfaces, the implication extends beyond a product design preference....
In 2019, opening a bank account in Brazil required a visit to a physical branch, a stack of documents, and anywhere from...
Revolut launched in the United Kingdom in 2015 as a travel money card. By the end of 2024, it operated in 38...
A farmer in rural Kenya can receive payment for her crops, save a portion in a digital account, pay her children’s school...
A corporate treasurer at a multinational company manages an average of 27 banking relationships across different countries, currencies, and time zones. Each...
Digital banking platforms now serve 1.2 billion people who previously had no access to formal financial services, according to the World Bank’s...
Fintech’s share of global financial services revenue is projected to reach 10% by 2030, up from approximately 5% in 2025, according to...