November 15, 2023 Psychometrics: What Makes A Reliable Borrower? With various forms of data proving insufficient or invasive (or both), the quest for privacy-protective — yet repayment-predictive — data
June 28, 2023 Venture Philanthropy: Data for Good? On the heels of the dot-com bubble, the intersection of private and public interests (and capital) resulted in
March 08, 2023 Where Refugee Fintech Falls Short Efforts to provide financial solutions to displaced populations have seen some progress, particularly in stable contexts where business
February 15, 2023 Synthetic Data Will Transform Fintech AI As We Know It Synthetic data is everywhere, fueling viral innovations splashed across the Internet — yet few have even heard of it.
November 01, 2022 The New Rules And Norms Shaping Alternative Data 2.0 The first wave of alternative data use gave rise to powerhouse companies across key markets in the African
March 31, 2021 Data, Diversify, Distribute: Emerging Optimization Models 2020 brought with it a 12.7 percent increase [https://www.gsma.com/sotir/] in the number of
March 24, 2021 Can Personality Predict Loan Performance? Know Your Customer — often abbreviated as KYC — is such an important part of success in digital finance that
February 17, 2021 Auto Fintech: Driving the Smart Vehicle into Uncharted Territory The rapid onset of connected autonomous, shared and electric vehicles is ushering a new digital age in the
January 13, 2021 Innovations in Insurtech: Observing Fintech’s Path While Forging Its Own Insurtech is sometimes the forgotten child of the fintech revolution. Facing stiff regulations borne of an obsolete era,
September 11, 2018 Data Localization: Consumer Protection Or Power Grab? Over the past twelve months, through a combination of regulatory intervention (think GDPR) and private company snafus (think
April 19, 2018 Mondato Summit Africa 2018: Demystifying Data This week Mondato reported live from Johannesburg, South Africa for the fifth annual Mondato Summit Africa, the region’
April 10, 2018 The Ethical Boundaries Of "Digital Oil" Like storm clouds on the horizon that blissful sunbathers choose to ignore, the data privacy crisis swirling around
March 27, 2018 Impact Measurements: Driving Revenues In Emerging Markets? One of the driving forces of digital finance and commerce (DFC) in emerging markets has hinged on its
February 13, 2018 Sesame Credit: Back Door To A Dystopian Future? Although it has been around for a few years, in the past few months Alibaba's Sesame
December 05, 2017 Data Protection In Europe: GDPR Looms Target, Sony, Yahoo, Equifax, Uber. The names read like a rogues' gallery of big companies that have
September 12, 2017 What To Do When A Credit Agency Equifax Up? If you led a major American company in an industry that believed itself to be largely immune from
August 01, 2017 The Data Debacle: Insights Falling Through The Cracks? Even as DFC products - like mobile money - become a more important commercial component of the margins
July 04, 2017 Alternative Delivery Channels: KPIs Unknown? A few short weeks ago, Mondato debated the fate of the bank branch, an institution some in the
December 03, 2014 Mobile, Data, and the Virtuous Circle Policy-makers and innovators the world over have been turning their attention to the potential of data and “big
November 12, 2014 Mondato Summit Asia: The Highlights Find out what were the quotable quotes and the insights you missed at Mondato Summit Asia 2014. (Scroll
November 26, 2013 Two Unique Models for mPOS Success Out of the still chaotic swarm of mobile point-of-sale solutions, two distinct business models are beginning to emerge