The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 19
Interview with Vipps The “dream” – how it all started In 2014 a project team was established in DNB. The goal was to launch a P2P solution in the market. The target group was all Norwegian inhabitants with a Norwegian mobile phone number, a Norwegian payment card and a Norwegian bank account. We wanted…
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The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 18
Interview with ARYZE The “dream” – how it started The first spark occurred during a trip to Tel Aviv, Jack Nikogosian and Carl Jenster were on a rooftop overlooking the city, musing with the possibilities for a truly digital version of national currencies. The question they asked: “Why are our own national currencies so…
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The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 17
Interview with Better Than Cash Alliance The “dream”, how it all started The Better Than Cash Alliance’s mission is to catalyze a global movement from cash to digital payments to help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. In just six years, 70 members have joined the Alliance. These include national governments from Africa, Asia-Pacific and…
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The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 16
Interview with Espen Sandø, Co-founder and CEO, Wattero The “dream” – how it all started Wattero was started by four students, three based in Norway and one living in Côte d’Ivoire, that saw access to energy as the most fundamental human need, a prerequisite for all other needs to be fulfilled. Given the challenges…
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The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 15
Interview with Monifair The “dream” – how it all started Monifair is a fintech startup based in Oslo. Founded by a team who wants to bring fairness back into finances. We are on a mission to help our customers achieve their dreams and life goals, by offering a service that gives them mastery and…
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The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 14
Interview with Moni What was the dream? How did it all start? The dream was financial inclusion, equal access to financial services for anyone, anywhere. What is Moni’s product? We provide smart accounts and a prepaid mastercard. We are developing a marketplace for financial services. What are your challenges? Financially underserved people…
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The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 13
Interview with PayQin The “dream” – how it all started More than 80% of people in emerging countries don’t have access to financial services. Today most of those people would like to buy products online on a website like Amazon, eBay – if you don’t have a debit card this is just not possible….
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The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 12
From Asger Trier Bing, CEO, M-PAYG M-PAYG is aiming to bring clean and affordable energy to +2 billion people currently stuck in energy poverty with no energy or very limited access. We are working in Kenya, Malawi and partly Tanzania. Energy is not only light, but also access to information through a charged phone…
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The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 11
Interview with Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI) The “dream” – how it started Mr. Johan H. Andresen, Chairman and owner of Ferd, had the idea of what was to become Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI) during World Economic Forum in Davos in 2004. He later wrote the Norwegian Prime minister Mr. Jens Stoltenberg and shared the…
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The Financial Inclusion Summit Series: Issue no. 10
Interview with Doconomy The “dream” – how it all started From economy to Doconomy. Doconomy was founded in Sweden in 2018 by Johan Pihl, Mathias Wikström and a team of dedicated people from the finance, tech and communications industry. The philosophy is based on the fact that we all need to tackle climate change…
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