India supports AfDB’s digital financial inclusion drive in Africa with $2M
The government of India had said it will donate $2 million to support digital financial inclusion projects in Africa undertaken…
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Identity accessibility among barriers to financial inclusion for Nigeria’s rural women
Hindrances to the uptake of digital identity by women, especially in the rural parts of Nigeria, are among the factors…
Biometrics, fairness, and inclusion
The pandemic-accelerated shift to digital transactions and services has created an immense challenge for banks. Amid the torrent of new…
UNECA targets digital ID interoperability in Africa to accelerate socio-economic progress
Representatives of governments, policymakers, experts, and stakeholders from Africa have made a plethora of suggestions on how digital ID interoperability…
India presses for legal framework to guide adoption of digital public infrastructure
India’s government emissary (Sherpa) to the G20 Amitabh Kant has underscored the need for a clearer definition of digital public…
OpenG2P, PhilSys conduct pilot for financial inclusion program using PhilID
Open-source digital public startup OpenG2P says it has successfully completed a social welfare digital payments pilot for some Filipinos using…
Beware overreliance on digital ID for financial inclusion. Policy is just as key
Welcome to the peak of inflated expectations for digital-ID onboarding for financial services. All familiar with the remarkably long-lived Hype…
Ethiopia to make digital ID obligatory for banking operations
The use of Ethiopia’s national digital ID, Fayda, for all transactions with financial institutions will soon be mandatory. According to…
IrisGuard biometrics to support Ethiopia’s G2C payments, financial inclusion
IrisGuard is extending its EyePay Network platform to Ethiopia to enable millions of people easily access government-to-citizen (G2C) payments in…
India’s Account Aggregator DPI could promote equitable financial access: World Bank
India’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face a credit gap of between $250 billion and $300 billion. The World…
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