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Paula Hunter and Lesley-Ann Vaughan of the Mojaloop Foundation tell us about the problem they are solving: if you live in a developing country

The Asian Banker’s Emmanuel Daniel speaks with Mojaloop Foundation Chair Kosta Peric, deputy director, Financial Services for the Poor at the Bill & Melinda Gates

Building faster better - a guide to inclusive instant payment systems, A guide to inclusive instant payment systems Some systems, such as UK Faster Payments,

KAMPALA — Soon to be Kampala Mayor Innocent Kawooya is eating big even before he eats City Hall. He recently announced on his page that

To promote digital inclusion and financial inclusion, the 2020 Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) winners were presented by HiPipo, in partnership with Modusbox, Level One

Financial Technology (Fintech) is  taking charge of the financial sector, according to Dr Maggie Kigozi, a renowned businesswoman and former Uganda Investment Authority executive director.

Thank you to the Monetary Authority of Singapore for the invitation to speak today—and for hosting this important event. While I hope we can have

Several open-source approaches to digital public goods that can help countries establish or build on digital ID systems without falling prey to vendor lock-in were

DFS Lab will from January 11th to 15th, 2021 host a virtual hackathon with support from the Gates Foundation —providing participants an in-depth look at

DFS Lab, a digital commerce investor and accelerator that partners with early-stage startups in Sub-Saharan Africa, announced it will host a virtual hackathon from January

DFS Lab, a digital commerce investor and accelerator that partners with early-stage startups in Sub-Saharan Africa, announced it will host a virtual hackathon from January

Over the last nine months, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread to every corner of the world, exacerbating pre-existing systemic inequalities across societies. From disproportionate rates

The hackathon, supported by the Gates Foundation, will offer participants an in-depth look at Mojaloop, an open-source software for financial services companies, government regulators, and

In this case, it’s trickier to ask regulators to do something. What should they do? I mean, beyond making better regulatory environments, I’m not

I was reminiscing on a phone call that the year 2020 feels like 10 years rolled into one, and it’s still going on. Anyway, I

What are Mojaloop and the Mojaloop Foundation for those who do not know it yet? How will your experience help advance the organisation’s mission? Mojaloop

Mojaloop Foundation Chair Kosta Peric and Executive Director Paula Hunter present on how Mojaloop is advancing financial inclusion at the FINOS Open Source Strategy Summit.

SAN FRANCISCO — Connectivity is deeply personal for Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Google and Alphabet. “Growing up in India, I had to wait a

Musoni has been successfully integrated with the Mojaloop payment switch in Myanmar, enabling digital loan repayments to VisionFund Myanmar accounts from any mobile wallet

Although the tech world is advancing at an alarming rate, discouragingly, 23% of women worldwide are still financially excluded. This statistic is overwhelming as

At the just-concluded Women in Fintech summit at Sheraton Kampala hotel last Friday, experts called for more involvement of women in the technology sector and

Experts have called for increased involvement of women in the conceptualisation, design, development and marketing of financial technology solutions for increased profitability. Damali Ssali, a

Ripple, the Brad Garlinghouse led cryptocurrency organization has always followed a pattern of creating partnerships and tie-ups with multiple fintech firms across the globe. Apart

KAMPALA – Ugandan Financial Technology (FinTech) companies have been advised to involve more women in the conceptualization, designing and development of Fintech products and solutions

Ugandan Financial Technology (FinTech) companies have been advised to involve more women in the conceptualization, designing and development of Fintech products and solutions that can

The founding vision for Ripple is to make it possible for the people in the world from all corners to be able to move value

The Mojaloop Foundation announced that India’s leading digital payments platform PhonePe and enterprise blockchain solution provider Ripple have joined as Sponsor members, the highest level of the organization. In their

The Mojaloop Foundation said on Thursday that India's leading digital payments platform PhonePe and enterprise blockchain solution provider Ripple have joined as sponsor members, the

Ripple’s highest social priority is enabling the vulnerable and unbanked populations to enjoy economic opportunity and fairness. That’s one of the main reasons why

Women in financial technology (Fintech) have been urged to be patient if they are to cultivate and grow successful tech enterprises. Speaking during the Women

As part of its on-going financial inclusion efforts in Uganda and across Africa, HiPipo, a diversified company with operations covering digital, financial inclusion, content production

Launched in May, The Mojaloop Foundation’s mission is to increase financial inclusion by empowering organizations creating interoperable payment systems to enable digital financial services for

The Mojaloop Foundation has announced the appointment of digital payments platform PhonePe and enterprise blockchain solution provider Ripple to its board as Sponsor members, the

Ripple says it’s joining Mojaloop Foundation as a sponsor member to bring world’s unbanked and vulnerable populations into an inclusive and affordable financial ecosystem. Mojaloop

Like most countries especially in Africa, Uganda still struggles with a huge gender diversity challenge in the financial technology space. Very few women are

KAMPALA — As part of its on-going Financial Inclusion efforts in Uganda and across Africa, HiPipo has today unveiled the Women in FinTech hackathon and

In the past months, the GSMA Inclusive Tech Lab made various announcements about the GSMA Interoperability Test Platform, talking about the importance of testing, our Beta release and

The fintech landscape exhibition sought to mark the end of the 40-days-40-fintechs project, which was organised by HiPipo, in partnership with Crosslake Tech, ModusBox and

The next community gathering for Program Increment (PI) 11 is here! The first online meeting was a huge success back in April. Once again, we

While several interoperability models exist, there is an increasing interest in centralized models in which financial service providers are interconnected through a central hub.

Financial inclusion is one high flying discussion that continues to dominate boardrooms. It is a conversation that needs serious engagement to understand what financial institutions

Did you know that online purchases, mobile payments and personal wallets are not available for the majority of people in Mexico, Brazil, India or Nigeria?

To support Africa in its interoperability efforts, Open Source Community players, including HiPipo, Modusbox, Crosslake and Mojaloop Foundation, have embarked on a journey to equip

Over 135,000 farmers have so far been on-boarded on the digital ecosystem so far, bringing them into the financially included people bracket, which currently stands

The fintech landscape exhibition sought to mark the end of the 40-days-40-fintechs project, which was organized by HiPipo, in partnership with Crosslake Tech, ModusBox, and

The project, which kicked off on June 8, is running for 40 days with a set of experts offering some 40 participating Fintechs interoperable development

KAMPALA — While micro, small and medium enterprises account for over 80% of businesses in Uganda and employ the largest number of the country’s working