New partnerships, projects drive digital and financial inclusion in developing nations

The push to reach millions of digitally and financially underserved people and communities in Africa and around the world remains at full throttle with several new projects, programs and partnerships recently announced.

One such recent announcement is Mastercard’s plan to expand its Community Pass program by facilitating agriculture, healthcare and petty commerce transactions for the rural poor. Digital payments service M-Pesa, widely used in East Africa, is also set to ramp up its financial inclusion efforts as part of …

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