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Many people wonder whether the innovation and openness brought about by open banking will reduce the gap between bankarized and non-bankarized people. These three articles address this issue:
Why we need to use Open Banking for good
Nesta, a consulting firm specializing in social economy, points out that around 16 million British people have less than 100 pounds in their accounts and those that do not even have a bank account end up paying almost 1300 pounds a year in fees and commissions because their payments are not made within the banking system. As a solution, it suggests and run challenges for ideas with other financial institutions that wish to stop this situation.
Financial inclusion and open banking
Finextra‘s collaborator Ambrish Parmar welcomes open banking and its regulations but wonders whether it is actually doing something for financial inclusion. Does PSD2 commit to financial inclusion? Is there any project on the horizon, based on artificial intelligence and machine learning, which strives to tackle this problem?
Fintech startups determined to promote financial inclusion (article in Spanish)
Almost as a response to the previous article, this post on BBVA.com talks about fintech startups focusing on this major issue. In its various editions, BBVA Open Talent has given recognition to several companies whose business models are geared toward facilitating access to banking services to those who have yet no access. In fact, in 2018 one of the Fintech Business Awards categories was precisely dedicated to financial inclusion. The prize was given to the startup Millas para el Retiro.
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In the dynamic world of payments, a new star has emerged in recent years: Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), i.e. short-term financing that allows you to buy now and pay later. This model allows businesses to purchase goods or services and pay for them in installments, often interest-free, making it an attractive alternative to credit […]
BBVA and Vecttor, Cabify’s subsidiary engaged in managing vehicles with drivers, have entered into an alliance that saves time and provides security to the company and its drivers. The collaboration allows drivers to deposit cash collections at any BBVA ATM and Vecttor to automatically reconcile this activity from their accounts with those in the company’s […]
BBVA has been recognized by Global Finance as the bank with the best global open banking offer for companies. This award comes on top of 12 other recognitions the magazine has bestowed on the company, such as the best bank for corporate clients and the one recognizing its AI factory as one of the best […]
