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On Bitcoin, India’s Government And Tech Companies Find Common Ground
Clearly, despite some initial reservations, the Indian government is keen on understanding how Bitcoin works and is willing to deploy resources to build frameworks.
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LeapFrog announces USD 180 million investment in Enterprise Group Ltd
LeapFrog Investments, the profit-with-purpose investor in emerging markets, today announces a total investment of USD 180m in Ghanaian financial services market leader, Enterprise Group Limited (Enterprise Group). The transaction draws from a USD 350m separately managed account, LeapFrog Strategic African Investments (LSAI), which was established in 2016 to access high growth markets in Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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F.B. Heron Foundation President Clara Miller to Step Down
Miller, who has served as director and president of Heron since 2010, will assume the role of president emerita and will continue to write, speak, and undertake research aimed at advancing the foundation's mission.
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Investment trust’s $150m listing to bring ‘impact investing’ to mass market
Currently impact investing is focussed on private equity and private debt meaning it is only available to the wealthiest of private investors, such as family offices. This is despite demand for socially responsible investment products from the upcoming generation of investors.
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Why cross-border payments are the next innovation frontier
Market analysts have predicted that cross-border payments are the next frontier where innovative technologies will challenge the existing expensive, clunky business models.
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Post offices are key to scaling up remittances and financial inclusion in Uganda
The new project, “Scaling Up Remittances and Financial Inclusion in Uganda,” will provide remittances services in poor rural communities as well as in refugee settlements, many of which are taking in those fleeing conflict and food insecurity in neighbouring South Sudan.
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Wider, deeper VC investment needed for Indian and African mobile money firms, says Gates Foundation report
In excess of 233 million and 60 million people in India and East Africa respectively still lack formal bank accounts and 50% of small businesses don't have access to formal credit.
Financial technology (fintech) enabled firms such as M-Pesa in Kenya, which provides mobile payment, saving and credit facilities to 30 million people in East Africa, and the Paytm giant mobile m-commerce operation in India that claims 200 million users, are still the exception in terms of providing access to financial services for poor people.- Categories
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MetLife Releases Annual Corporate Responsibility Report
The report, titled Global Impact, includes information on MetLife’s leadership on climate issues and social impact investing as well as our efforts to make our products more accessible and easier to use, enhance customer service, and improve employee wellness. It also details our accomplishments in workplace diversity and MetLife Foundation’s work to improve financial inclusion.
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