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Viewpoint: Africa: why digital payments are key to financial inclusion
Given the success of mobile payments in Africa over the past decade or so, you might be surprised to learn that it isn’t the technology most likely to be a game changer for meaningful financial inclusion for the informal productive economy
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- Finance, Technology
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Will China Help Ease the COVID-19 Debt Burden on Emerging Markets?
Debt management has become a key challenge for many emerging markets as the coronavirus pandemic continues, with major creditors debating the suspension and perhaps even reduction of debt.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Impact Assessment
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Analysis: China Investors Rethink Market Risk After Ant’s Scuppered IPO
Lure of big returns remains despite unwelcome reminder of Beijing's power
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- Asia Pacific
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Grab Leads Series B Round of up To $100 Million in Indonesian Fintech Linkaja
Indonesia’s fintech app LinkAja announced that it has raised up to US$100 million in a series B round led by Southeast Asian super app Grab.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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Analysis: Keeping an Eye on Fintech in the Philippines
According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Financial Inclusion Survey, only 29 percent of all adults were banked as of 2019. This means 51.2 million Filipinos remain unbanked.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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WhatsApp Begins Rolling Out Payment Service in India
Facebook-owned WhatsApp finally receives regulatory approval
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Five Ways To Use Media To Challenge Social Norms: Lessons From Kashf Foundation’s Innovative Use of Television for Social Impact
While researching organizations that are making a social impact through narrative storytelling, producer Lara Storm spoke with Roshaneh Zafar, president and founder of Kashf Foundation, a Pakistani microfinance organization that also produces popular television shows focused on challenging harmful social norms. Zafar shares five lessons from Kashf’s success, which provide a useful foundation for other organizations that are exploring social impact through entertainment.
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- Finance
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Press Release: Visa and STEMpower Partner To Drive Financial Inclusion and Job Creation in Ethiopia
A Bulgarian startup has found remote work in the AI industry for hundreds of refugees in the Balkans and the Middle East.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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