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February 24, 2021

There and Back Again: A Nigerien Remittance Tale

While showing signs of maturity, consolidation in the remittance industry has only just begun, and there remain enormous

February 10, 2021

Have the Stars Finally Aligned for Middle Eastern Fintech?

The story of digital technology adoption over the last year in simplest terms is essentially the same everywhere:

January 27, 2021

Minding the DFS Gender Gap: Battling Social Norms to Level the Playing Field

Last week, Mondato hosted a webinar focused on the digital financial services (DFS) gender gap, as part of

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,

Women In Charge: A FinTech Business Case

Is the role of women in the workplace a question of corporate social responsibility, or also one of

Startups Won't Survive Unless They Play Both Sides

Three months in, and 2020 has already introduced significant risk into the financial services sector, from deposit runs

Will COVID-19 Lead To Bigger, Better Borrowing?

Mere weeks following its arrival on the global stage, the COVID-19 epidemic has already wreaked havoc on health

Why Western Union Is Still King Of Remittances

P2P cross-border transfers - known as remittances - have long occupied a critically important role in the modern

Better Payments, Better Apps: The Sharing Economy Wars

The so-called “sharing economy,” led by ride-sharing pioneers like Uber and home-sharing pioneers like Airbnb, has expanded to

November 06, 2019

Removing The Risk From Bank-Fintech Partnerships

It's a worldwide phenomenon: instead of competing in a zero-sum game with emerging fintech firms, banks are forming

October 29, 2019

Brazil: Digital Finance at the Speed of Light

Less than a decade after the first startups began to challenge the traditional banking ecosystem in Brazil, growth

October 08, 2019

Digital Banking in Asia: How to Regulate a Revolution

Since 2014, digital banking penetration has increased by between 1.5- and 3-fold across emerging markets in Asia.

Senegal: Turtle Or Hare Of West Africa DFC?

Senegal has long occupied a special place in Francophone West Africa. Home to the historical capital of the

Nudging And Financial Health: A Force For Good?

What does it take to change people’s financial behavior for the better? An often complex, scary endeavor

Regulatory Sandboxes: Worthwhile In Developing Countries?

The predecessor of the regulatory sandbox first appeared in 2012, when the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) inaugurated

Is Fintech's Scope Confused?

Fintech is an elusive term. As its name suggests, fintech inhabits the intersection of finance and tech, so

Microfinance Institutions: Prospects For B2B Fintechs?

When Muhammed Yunus first crystallized the concept of microfinance in the 1970s, it was simpler times. The end-user

The Academic Approach To DFC Mastery

Perhaps unbeknownst to those on the outside looking in, the digital finance and commerce (DFC) ecosystem is a

Mondato Summit Africa 2019: Scaling DFC Innovations

Last week in Johannesburg’s picturesque Summer Place in Sandton, a group of about one hundred executives, entrepreneurs,

Fintech Funding Strategies: Series B To Unicorn

Last month, Mondato Insight surveyed the landscape of early stage fintechs vying to reach the critical Series A

Will Big Tech Dwarf Fintech?

It may seem reductive at first to dichotomize the two main camps of innovators in financial services. However,

Inclusive Fintech: Series A And Beyond

A new class of impact investment has now materialized that specifically focuses on fintech’s potential to widen

December 03, 2018

Fearless Fintech: Chipping Away At The Gender Gap

“Usually at a financial conference, the line for the women’s room is the shorter one.” - Overheard

November 27, 2018

Baking Financial Literacy Into Product Strategy

Generally speaking, financial literacy has belonged in the wheelhouse of public entities. With even the citizenry of wealthy

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