Mobino Wants to Prevent M-Pesa from Robbing Kenya’s Government
M-Pesa has created a "private money system", which deprives the government of revenue, but a Swiss start-up is determined to put an end to the scheme....
Xooming in at the Money Transfer Business
Xoom's value proposition isn't all that complicated - the company does international money transfers cheaper than Western Union and MoneyGram....
Prepaid Cards, Alternative Credit Reporting Benefit Unbanked Americans
Even though it is now much easier for the unbanked Americans to rely on prepaid cards for their daily financial needs, they still need good credit scores....
Meet Paymill and Stripe – Authorize.Net’s Would-Be Successors
Paymill is a veritable Stripe clone and both start-ups are aiming to eat Authorize.Net's lunch, but they will find it very hard to replicate Square's success....
Payday Loans Get a Facelift, or Do They?
While it's better not to get to the point of needing a payday loan to pay your phone bill, BillFloat is a better option than many of the alternatives....