2020 has just begun, but it already promises to be yet another dynamic year in the financial world. While many top trends of the past decade have been heavily concentrated …
Read More »Q-Lana: a new tool to bolster MSMEs in emerging economies
Q-Lana, a U.S.-based FinTech company, was founded to develop the concept of knowledge-based lending as a way to help financial institutions overcome the challenges associated with broader MSME lending and, …
Read More »FinTech for the financially excluded
The potential of FinTech to help financially excluded populations of the world is well-documented, with FinTech helping to reduce vulnerabilities, build assets, manage cash flows and increase income. Yet FinTech …
Read More »How FinTech is helping the unbanked and underbanked
For many around the world (especially those in rural areas), access to financial services represents a major problem; however, FinTech is bridging that gap and helping more and more consumers …
Read More »How MyBucks is increasing financial inclusion among Africa’s unbanked
There is a large unbanked population in Africa that does not use formal banks or semiformal microfinance institutions. This has provided an opportunity for MyBucks to step in and fill …
Read More »Video: how AI is empowering low-income women in India
Find out how voice recognition technology and artificial intelligence (AI) are helping low-income women in India gain access to finance and realize their business dreams. Beware of biometric identification systems …
Read More »New universal scoring platform to launch in Kyrgyzstan
A new universal scoring platform has been presented in Kyrgyzstan as part of the ‘Eurasian Digital Platforms’ international competition. The new platform uses data from communications operators, credit bureaus and …
Read More »More than 100 programmers participate in Fintechstars hackathon held in Almaty
The Fintechstars hackathon took place in Almaty and featured 100 programmers working to develop financial technology projects. During the 48-your hackathon, participants proposed various projects, including many for services to …
Read More »Artificial intelligence and machine learning in Russian banks
Artificial intelligence and machine learning have taken a significant step forward in usage in Russian banks. Here are ways Russian banks are taking advantage of this new technology: Sberbank has …
Read More »Big Data uses in financial institutions
The usefulness of Big Data and how this type of analytics can be deployed in financial institutions is only starting to be understood in Kazakhstan. Specifically, there are a number …
Read More »Credit debt information to be hosted on e-government portal
Azerbaijan’s Cabinet of Ministers has amended the Instruction on the Rules of Notary Movements to allow negative credit histories of citizens to be published on an e-government portal. Detailed information …
Read More »Credit scoring using Big Data
Credit institutions are constantly developing their scoring system to better prevent bad loans. To assess the solvency of potential borrowers, banks look at things such as age, social status, level …
Read More »Unibank introduces new loan application CRM system
Unibank has employed an automated process for providing unsecured loans to small businesses by using a new customer relationships management (CRM) system developed by Protobase Laboratories. The aim of the …
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