Carol Realini and Karl Mehta's Financial Inclusion Book is more than the story of 2.5 billion unbanked people. It tells the stories of entrepreneurs at the forefront of Financial Technology (FinTech)—one of the hottest global industries. FinTech companies offer digital solutions for mobile money, … [Read more...]
Millennial Financial Marketing Growing: FinTech Targets Gen-Y
Gen Y—84 million strong, dwarfing 10 million Baby Boomers. By 2025, Millennials will hold 75% of the global workforce. FinTech service companies drool over millennial financial marketing possibilities. Born between 1982-2000, these digital natives never lived without the Internet. They expect … [Read more...]
Financial Inclusion Roundup 2015 Highlights
Here's our financial inclusion roundup 2015 post. The explosion of financial technology (FinTech) drove worldwide expansion of mobile money, solar energy ownership, insurance coverage, entrepreneurship and fewer financial nomads. These developments accelerated the digital and mobile revolutions … [Read more...]
Entrepreneurial Mindset Drives Financial Inclusion Growth
Developing an entrepreneurial mindset is key to helping the world's financially underserved. It’s easy to become dismayed thinking about 2.5 billion people at the bottom of the pyramid. That's nearly a third of the world’s population without affordable financial services. How do we tackle this … [Read more...]
Mobile Social Banking: Engaging a New Generation
Mobile social banking may become a new slogan for worldwide bankers. Why Mobile Social Banking is Growing The workforce is constantly evolving with Millennials fresh out of college and eager to make their mark in the world. As with every generation before them, they have their own lingo, their … [Read more...]