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Every day the Fintech Nexus News team writes original stories from around the world, and we archive them chronologically on this category landing page.

Fintech Nexus Newsletter

·Mar. 12, 2024

Fintech Nexus Newsletter (March 12, 2024): Is the Chime-Zogo partnership the financial health model we need?

A lack of financial literacy can be devastating to maintaining financial health. The big problem is that most people find financial literacy programs boring and don't stick to it. Many fintechs and banks have tried to counteract this by creating gamified learning.

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Banking

·Sep. 22, 2021

LendIt Fintech & Amount team up on BNPL survey

LendIt Fintech has teamed up with leading fintech firm Amount to put together a survey asking banks and fintechs about launching a BNPL credit product.

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venture capital

·Mar. 28, 2024

Unicorn recipe unveiled in Team8 report

A new report from company builder and venture group Team8 shows it’s a good time for fintechs to pursue unicorn status, provided they do the groundwork.

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LatAm

·Mar. 20, 2023

Belvo to offer payment initiation services in Brazil

According to Belvo, the new product will function as a gate for users to initiate payments directly inside third-party apps.

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Fintech

·May. 4, 2023

Replay: Weekly news show, May 4, 2023

Watch the replay of our weekly news roundup show with hosts Todd Anderson and Peter Renton, with special guest Nicole Casperson.

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Fintech

·Sep. 8, 2022

Emerging markets: Four things you need to know before taking the plunge

If you work for a fintech planning to offer services in an emerging market, you'd be wise to take a few steps from DriveWealth's playbook.

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PagSeguro Q4 profit surpasses forcasts and jumps 35%

By December 2022, PagSeguro had 28 million customers, making it the second-largest digital bank in Brazil.

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Fintech Nexus Newsletter

·Nov. 15, 2023

Fintech Nexus Newsletter (November 13, 2023): Zelle-ously Refunding Impersonator Fraud

Zelle has started refunding imposter scam victims, after years of banks questioning their responsibility to do so.

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Fintech Nexus Newsletter

·Dec. 7, 2023

Fintech Nexus Newsletter (December 7, 2023): OCC issues guidance on BNPL for banks

Yesterday, the OCC issued new guidance for banks, addressing the risks of buy now pay later lending. The guidance focused on the popular "pay in 4" segment of BNPL. Not surprisingly, the national bank regulator recommended tight oversight of third-party servicers, the importance of transparent loan terms and fraud mitigation.

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