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The Mojaloop moment: Expanding financial inclusion
From Rwanda to the Philippines, new payment platforms powered by the foundation-supported Mojaloop software are on the cusp of providing millions with the many benefits of digital payments. Whether we’re paying the rent, receiving a paycheck, splitting the cost of a meal, or simply buying a coffee, people in much of the world take digital banking for granted. Everything is handled with a card swipe or a mobile banking app, and cash transactions are rarely involved. The number

Jaime González Gasque
Nov 14, 20254 min read


Interledger Summit Mexico 2025
Interledger Summit brings together the people, platforms, and policies driving the future of financial interoperability. As payment systems continue to evolve, Interledger enables the connective layer that allows money to move as freely, openly, and instantly as information. At the heart of this work is the Interledger Protocol, a global financial network where anyone, anywhere, can access and benefit from inclusive, borderless payments, regardless of geography, income, or in

Jaime González Gasque
Nov 7, 20252 min read


Beyond Payments: Neurogine is powering SME’s for success and growth
Neurogine and the Digital Future of SMEs. For Neurogine Sdn Bhd Chief Owen Chen Chee Onn, starting his ownfintech was about helping people, and never just about technology. “My journey into fintech began with a simple but urgent question,” he recalls. “How do we make financial services more inclusive and practical for everyday people and businesses?”. With a background in engineering, Chen saw firsthand the way SMEs struggled with outdated financial systems that were often co

Jaime González Gasque
Oct 31, 20254 min read


Brazilian Banks Use GenAI to Bring Finance to WhatsApp
Hello FinTech fanatic! Another breakthrough comes from the Pix ecosystem in Brazil: generative AI applied to payments. Sending money in Brazil is now as easy as sending a message. Brazilian banks such as PicPay, Itaú, and Nubank are using generative AI to allow users to transfer money directly within WhatsApp. It's a seamless, fast, and fully integrated process into the chat experience that more than 90% of Brazilians use daily. There's no longer a need to open a banking app.

Jaime González Gasque
Oct 24, 20251 min read


Visa Introduces Trusted Agent Protocol: An Ecosystem-Led Framework for AI Commerce
Amidst 4,700% surge in AI-driven traffic to U.S. retail sites, new protocol enables safer agent-driven checkout by helping merchants verify agents and avoid malicious bots Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) today unveiled Trusted Agent Protocol, establishing a foundational framework for agentic commerce that enables secure communication between AI agents and merchants during every step of a transaction. Trusted Agent Protocol aims to address the unique challenges facing agent-driven commerc

Jaime González Gasque
Oct 17, 20253 min read


Cryptocurrency-Based Remittance Statistics 2025: Adoption, Costs, and Innovations
Latin America’s Digital Payment Revenue to Triple by 2027, Reaching a Projected $0.3 Trillion. Latin America’s digital payments market is...

Jaime González Gasque
Oct 10, 20258 min read


The State of the Remittance Industry and an Outlook for 2025
Money transfers to Latin America and the Caribbean exemplify global economic integration through financial payment rails. In 2024, nearly...

Jaime González Gasque
Oct 3, 20254 min read


The Stablecoins door opens: How tokenized cash enables next-gen payments
Stablecoins are transforming payments globally, and tailwinds may cause a material shift across the payments industry in 2025 for which...

Jaime González Gasque
Sep 29, 20254 min read


TymeBank and Deel are rewriting Africa’s EWA playbook
TymeBank’s earned wage access partnership with Deel Local Payroll is a live case study on how competitive dynamics can be rewritten in an...

Jaime González Gasque
Sep 19, 20254 min read


They create a "supermarket" of WhatsApp tools: It's now an operating system
WhatsApp Market lists hundreds of tools that operate like apps, but within the messaging app. When WhatsApp goes down, Latin America...

Jaime González Gasque
Sep 12, 20253 min read


Diaspora remittances to Africa: A $100 billion opportunity
New data reveals shifting dynamics in Africa’s $100B remittance market in 2024; Egypt leads while Ghana emerges as the continent’s...

Jaime González Gasque
Sep 5, 20252 min read


Bridging the digital divide: Consumer engagement with remittances payment apps in emerging economies
The digital divide remains a formidable challenge in emerging economies, highlighting disparities in technology access and utilisation....

Jaime González Gasque
Aug 29, 202512 min read


Poverty Alleviation and the Role of Remittances
Poverty remains one of the most pressing global challenges, affecting billions of people worldwide. Governments, international...

Jaime González Gasque
Aug 22, 20253 min read


Love, loyalty, and responsibility: Why Nigerians in diaspora send billions home each year
It’s no secret that Nigeria ranks among the top recipients of remittances globally. Every year, millions of Nigerians living abroad send...

Jaime González Gasque
Aug 15, 20256 min read


10 African countries benefiting most from diaspora remittances
Remittances from Africans abroad continue to play a pivotal role in supporting national economies and households across the continent....

Jaime González Gasque
Aug 8, 20252 min read


Meet Reimagination Technologies
Reimagination Technologies is a California-based fintech startup redefining how people move money across borders. At the heart of its...

Jaime González Gasque
Jul 30, 20256 min read


Global Remittance Market is Expected to Grow by $200 Billion by 2026
The value of the global money transfer market reached over $700 billion in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic did not cause as much of a...

Jaime González Gasque
Jul 18, 20254 min read


Exporting talent, importing money: Nepal, youth migration, and remittances
Labor migration from Nepal to various countries has reached historically high levels in recent years, generating huge flows of foreign...

Jaime González Gasque
Jul 11, 20252 min read


They give in and reduce the tax on remittances to 1%.
Republicans are hoping the tax will be passed before July 4th, at a much lower rate than the 5% the House of Representatives approved in...

Jaime González Gasque
Jul 4, 20252 min read


“Money Travels”: Digital applications drive the future of remittances in Mexico
Visa has released its fourth annual report, "Money Travels: Adoption of Digital Remittances 2025," which highlights the growing role that...

Jaime González Gasque
Jun 27, 20252 min read
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