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Rushing into the Land of FloatPrepaid company offers early access to Direct Deposits Micropayments on the CheapDwolla waves fees to spur usage Prepaid Debit Plus Remit, 24/7New card targets underserved Filipino immigrants Visa Makes Play for UnbankedMobile prepaid product unveiled Boom: It's MobileMobile remitances to eliminate need for cash New Card Helps Consumers Avoid Banks' FeesA MasterCard prepaid with mobile, P2P features New Prepaid Card Targets HispanicsStepping stone for under-banked Remittance Rules Rankle SomeFed takes flack, but CFPB gets final say AmEx Joins Prepaid Card FraySets Out to Reach Underserved New Payroll Card GuidesGroups Collaborate on "Core Principles" Mobile Money Users to Double in Two YearsDriven by a mix of Africa, the Middle East and gee-whiz apps in places like U.S. Banking the Underbanked with PrepaidReport takes marketing approach MoneyGram-Visa Team Up for RemittancesU.S. consumers can now fund Visa card accounts in Mexico Africa Leapfrogging 20th Century Payment DevicesWith mobile phones doubling as electronic wallets Tax Season Push for Prepaid CardsTreasury taps prepaid giant to distribute refunds Buddy Can You Spare a Dwolla?New P2P micro-payment service has ties to credit unions Cash Rewards: A Smart IdeaSmartyPig ties savings to prepaid cards CGAP Funding Drives Mobile Expansion$6 million committed to scaling mobile and agent banking New Prepaid Line Up Targets Unbanked ImmigrantsDeals provide telco entree to U.S. payments space Are Prepaid Cards a Good Deal for Unbanked Americans?New Report addresses Prepaid Cards as Second-Tier Bank Account Substitutes Visa Pushing Prepaid Cards for UnderservedNational consumer marketing campaign to drive awareness, move card market share Revving Merchant Card AcceptanceCompany targets cash-only merchants in underserved markets 660,000 Entry Points and CountingPostal Offices as Bank Branches Mobile Payments Surge Coming to AmericaMarket could top $56 billion by 2016 Money Transfer on the Cusp of Something Big?Aite Group report heralds "tipping point." Mobile Money Opens Doors in SenegalMobile payments for Senegal's unbanked Haiti Relief Efforts Get Mobile Money BoostGates Foundation, USAID, offer $10 million incentive to jump start mobile banking Mobile Money Options for Africans in AmericaShaka Mobile offering international mobile pay options for immigrants U.S. Tops in Prepaid CardsMercator rankings reflect market for electronic government benefits Banking India's PoorMobile payments poised to accelerate trend Micropayments in the European UnionNew solution targets market for low-value payments Payroll Cards: Adoption Poised for GrowthReport holds out hope for universal adoption of prepaid debit cards for payroll Rev-ing Electronic Payments for the UnbankedRev Worldwide sets up shop in U.S. with solutions that bank on prepaid cards and mobile phones Government Payments and Financial InclusionReport: G2P payments could help get more poor people to bank Prepaid Portal Targets Mobile CustomersPrepaid.com lets mobile customers send airtime to friends and family Prepaid Card Usage Surges Among 'Self-Banked'NetSpend reports over $1 billion in monthly prepaid card loads Unbanked, Underbanked Shun Electronic Bill PayWalk-in & Mail Remittances Dominate Mobile Paying Gets Charitable BoostHaitian Earthquake Relief Illustrates Potential for Mobile Micro-Payments Mobile Money Holds PromiseCGAP Report Opens Window on the Unbanked Going Mobile with Prepaid CardsNew service speeds remittances between U.S. and Latin America Getting Smart About Mobile PaymentsMoney transfer, wireless companies pilot mobile funds transfers Banking the Unbanked with Prepaid DebitNew report suggests robust market Mobile Money Catching OnNew report shows traction in international mobile money transfer market Virtually PrepaidNew card product provides online payment options for unbanked and under-banked Americans WalMart Extends Hand to Under-Banked AmericansCustomers can now pay major billers at in-store MoneyCenters New Program Links Savings Accounts, Payroll CardsNo-fee accounts for initial deposits as low as $10 Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean Take a TumbleRegion is expected to receive just $62 billion from ex patriots living abroad this year, as remittance flows dip to 2006 levels. Nokia Breaks through Banking BarriersNew mobile payments offering for the unbanked Policymakers Embrace Mobile Banking to Reach Unbanked PoorMarch meeting focused on mobile banking potential Arthur D. Little Reports on M-Payments in Developed and Emerging MarketsConsultanacy sees M-payments growing 68% per annum, worldwide |
![]() 7,000-plus microfinance institutions dot the globe today - World Bank |
