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Fintech brings banking to the unbanked in developing countries

Members'-only content Nick Smith — Wed 11 Oct 2023 — updated 1 Nov 2023

As digitally enabled banking becomes more widespread in Africa and Asia, a recent white paper has suggested that challenger bank fintech services could play a major role in promoting financial inclusion, provided more is done to introduce robust cyber protection.

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