Category Archives: Payments

Tendencias en Servicios Financieros Digitales y Inclusión Financiera

Posted on September 2, 2016 by jvowens

Esta presentación fue preparada por el Banco Central de Costa Rica para aprender sobre los nuevos servicios financieros digitales que apoyan la inclusión financiera.

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Leveraging Fintech to Achieve Financial Inclusion in Indonesia

Posted on August 15, 2016 by jvowens

by Ghiyazuddin Mohammad and John Owens (reposted from MicroSave’s blog) “Fintech” – an intersection of financial services and technology – is taking the traditional financial world by storm. Indonesia is no exception, with a fast-evolving ecosystem that includes a host … Continue reading →

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Facebook: The New Game Changer for Mobile Payments & Remittances

Posted on March 31, 2016 by jvowens

As predicted last year, new financial players especially social media giants like WeChat and now Facebook can be major players in the mobile payment space.  Facebook in particular has the widest global outreach among social networks and has already been offering money … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on Payments, Blockchain and new Technologies in the Philippines and other Emerging Markets

Posted on September 22, 2015 by jvowens

The following article appeared in the Zooz Industry Influencer and Q&A blog. Could you tell us a bit about the current state of payments in the Philippines? The Philippines is undergoing a tremendous change in terms of the payments space with … Continue reading →

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