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CFSI Announces Nonprofit Opportunities Fund Grant Awards

The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) announced today, at the Underbanked Financial Services Forum, the grantees of its 2008 Nonprofit Opportunities Fund.  The fund was created by a $2 million grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation.  CFSI selected the ...


CFSI Underbanked Consumer Study Identifies Eight Underbanked Consumer Types

The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) has released the initial findings of its groundbreaking national segmentation study of the underbanked market at the 3rd Annual Underbanked Financial Services Forum, continuing through Tuesday, June 10th, in Miami.  The ...


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Viewpoint: Clear Progress in Serving Underbanked
Published in American Banker on 06/27/2008.

In her monthly column, Jennifer Tescher reflects on the dramatic progress in the financial services industry over the last five years and parses the key themes emerging from CFSI's Underbanked Financial Services Forum. 


Underbanked: One Size Does Not Fit All
Published in Prepaid Trends on 06/18/2008.

CFSI's underbanked market segmentation study is highlighted in this article quoting Jennifer Tescher and citing Michael Herrmann's presentation at the Underbanked Financial Services Forum. 


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CFSI Announces Nonprofit Opportunities Fund Grant Awards

The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) announced today, at the Underbanked Financial Services Forum, the grantees of its 2008 Nonprofit Opportunities Fund.  The fund was created by a $2 million grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation.  CFSI selected the ...


CFSI Underbanked Consumer Study Identifies Eight Underbanked Consumer Types

The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) has released the initial findings of its groundbreaking national segmentation study of the underbanked market at the 3rd Annual Underbanked Financial Services Forum, continuing through Tuesday, June 10th, in Miami.  The ...