IFC Partners with Cignifi to Grow Usage of Mobile Money in Uganda

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cignifi, whose proven big data engine uses mobile phone data to deliver consumer credit and marketing scores, today announced an agreement with the International Finance Corporation ("IFC"), a member of the World Bank Group, aimed at expanding the delivery and usage of mobile financial services in Uganda. Specifically, Cignifi […]

Cignifi Inc. Expands Technical Management Team

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Cignifi, which is helping to meet the needs of an estimated 2.7 billion people worldwide who have mobile phones but no access to formal financial services, today announced the addition of two new members to the company's technical leadership team. Qiuyan Xu joins Cignifi as Chief Data Scientist. […]

Airtel Partners Cignifi and WSBI to Develop Innovative Mobile Savings Product

ACCRA, Ghana, Jan. 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Brussels-based WSBI (World Savings and Retail Banking Institute) and Cignifi today announced an agreement to develop and test-market an innovative mobile savings product targeted at underserved and dormant savers. The product will be tested in partnership with Airtel Ghana and WSBI member HFC Bank Ghana. Airtel is the world's […]

Cignifi Inc. Completes Series B Funding Round Led by Omidyar Network

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Cignifi, which is helping to meet the needs of more than 1 billion people worldwide who have mobile phones but no access to formal financial services, today announced the closing of a Series B funding round. The capital raise was led by existing investor Omidyar Network, a Redwood City, […]

Correlation Established Between Mobile Phone Usage and Banking Behavior

Findings are result of WSBI project carried out by Cignifi CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Brussels-based WSBI (World Savings and Retail Banking Institute) and Cignifi, the leading mobile data analytics and scoring company, today announced the results of a project demonstrating clear correlations between mobile phone habits and banking behavior. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140609/116285 The […]