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March 14, 2018

Financial Inclusion

Vocalink On Global, Mobile and Faster Financial Inclusion

There are billions of unbanked individuals in the world. Given access to basic financial services via mobile and other technological conduits, quality of life improves. The cost of banking goes down. And the ripple effects can do a world of good, as well as do the world some good, as Vocalink EVP Eddie Grobler tells PYMNTS. The important first step is trust.

 

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Banking

BillMo And Walmart Do Money For People Who Don’t Trust Banks

How do you serve the unbanked who would rather not be banked? Build trust and put them first, says Steve LaBella, CEO, BillMo — then make sure that function and value are obvious to the naked eye. LaBella shared BillMo’s journey to digital wallet acceptance in Mexico and what its partnership with Walmart will mean for the Mexican consumer going forward.

 

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The Matchmaker Is In

See SPOT … Park

Wouldn’t it be great if every unoccupied parking spot behind someone’s home or office in every big city could be turned into the digital version of a parking meter? See SPOT ... park — really. SPOT founder and CEO Braden Golub told Karen Webster how the SPOT app and the inventory of the owned but unoccupied parking spaces in big cities has put a new spin on the sharing economy model, while eliminating a driver’s biggest headache — finding the perfect spot — one hour at a time.

 

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B2B API Tracker™

How BofA Uses APIs To Boost B2B Payments

While FIs — big and small — are turning to APIs to boost their offerings, corporates still find it tough to get comfortable. What's to blame? Aging infrastructure and a lack of standardization that's complicating collaboration on both sides, says Hubert J.P. Jolly, Bank of America Merrill Lynch's head of finance and channels. Jolly discusses the future of API adoption, and gives PYMNTS an inside look at the bank's API plans in the latest B2B API Tracker.

 

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