Sarjo Brito
Tale of an African migrant
This is the story of Alhagie, a young Gambian man who decides to move to Europe. He overcomes the challenges of the tumultuous journey ...
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Melissa Erisen
Powering Digital and Financial Inclusion by Building an Efficient Remittance Market
The 16th of June is once again the occasion to celebrate the International Day of Family Remittances, honouring the major positive impact...
Lisa Fredriksson
The effect of the Taliban’s return on remittances to Afghanistan
For the people of Afghanistan, the Taliban takeover in August 2021 meant that much-needed foreign finances, aid and remittances failed to be
Daniel Trías
OPEN BANKING AND ‘BEYOND’
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), the introduction of open banking is still slow.
Melissa Erisen
Recovery and Resilience through Digital and Financial Inclusion
The International Day of Family Remittances is celebrated every year on the 16th of June.
Melissa Erisen
How do remittances empower women?
International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8th March every year, is a symbolic day for the empowerment of women globally. This year, this...
Selcom
A Customer Experience Approach to Fintech Success in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
Fintech has remained the most funded sector in Africa in 2020, pulling in 24.9% of the total tech startup funding in the continent....
Dare Okoudjou
#TwentyPlenty, a year like no other
A reflection from Dare Okoudjou I am writing this article after one of the most extraordinary years in our lifetimes. What started as a...
Andrew Kulankash
What to expect in payments: remittance space in Kenya
What better way to start the year than the news that diaspora remittances have crossed the Kes. 300 billion annual mark. Data from the...
Justas Černiauskas
Lithuania's Fintech revolution: an opportunity for cross-border payments
Lithuania took its first steps into the world of financial technology for a rather pragmatic reason. Back in 2016, the Bank of Lithuania,...
James Borley
Is the loss of Passporting such a big deal?
Having finally agreed a trade deal just in time for Christmas, some people expressed surprise that financial services were not included...
Maria Gabriela Valverde Farfán
Las remesas en tiempos de Covid-19
- caso ECUADOR - By Maria Gabriela Valverde Farfán Hasta mediados de febrero de 2020 el mundo tal como era, cambió. Las necesidades de...
Andrew Kulankash
From Transfer of Value to Transfer of Service as a Means to Financial Inclusion in Kenya
By Andrew Kulankash Financial inclusion though not one of the Sustainable Development Goals is seen as a great enabler for about 8 of the...
Melissa Erisen
Remittances to Latin America: regional pattern and recent trends
By Melissa Erisen (IAMTN) Remittance amounts have been growing over time and reached a record high level in 2019, attaining a value of...
OpenPayd
How money transfer businesses can seize the API payment and FX revolution
Banking and payments are changing. The days of the banks’ complete dominance are over, and we are now in a new world of interconnected...
James Tall
Is fintech and the digital economy keeping remittances afloat?
By James Tall (IAMTN) In April 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic took a firmer hold of the world’s markets, the World Bank estimated that...
Thunes
How COVID-19 is Influencing Partnerships in the Payments Landscape
The COVID-19 pandemic is dramatically accelerating a worldwide trend toward cashless payments. At the local level, more and more...