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In Fintech Race, Go-Jek App Extends Consumer Credit to Offline Stores
PayLater marks 'beginning' of more financial services for Indonesia's unbanked.
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- Asia Pacific
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Bank of Ghana Clean-Up Leaves Only 137 Microfinance Companies in Good Standing
The Bank of Ghana in the statement explained that new measures have been put in place to ensure that existing institutions remain structurally and administratively safe enough to continue with their businesses by complying with its regulations.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- microfinance
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Report: Equity Bank Commended for Financial Inclusion of Refugees
Equity Bank has been featured in a recent report by International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Bridgespan titled “Private Sector and Refugees: Pathways to Scale.”
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Whole Planet Foundation Annual Prosperity Campaign Surpasses $4 Million for Microentrepreneurs
During their Annual Prosperity Campaign, Whole Planet Foundation, with the help of Amazon and other supplier partners, raised more than $4 million to fund their mission of ending global poverty through microcredit.
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- Finance
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PalmPay, Visa Partner to Drive Financial Inclusion Across Africa
In a statement made available to The Guardian, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, Fintech and Ventures at Visa, Otto Williams, said the goal of advancing financial inclusion was the driving force for the collaboration, noting that the partnership would benefit consumers and merchants not previously addressed by traditional financial services across Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MTN, Barclays to Broaden Financial Inclusion in Zambia
KASAKA is an interest-bearing savings account that is available to all MTN Mobile Money customers by Barclays Zambia via the JUMO platform and serves as the next step in widening the offering of financial services products to the unserved and underserved population in Zambia.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Finding the Right Balance: A Toolkit for Regulating Digital Financial Services in Emerging Markets
The number of financially excluded adults has dropped from 2.5 billion in 2011 to 1.7 billion in 2017, thanks largely to digital financial services (DFS). However, finding the right regulatory balance for these services is not easy: Too much regulation can undermine the business case for DFS, while too little can leave consumers exposed. Anton Didenko and Ross Buckley at the University of New South Wales discuss a recent paper that seeks to address these challenges through a comprehensive analytical framework – what they call the Regulatory Diagnostic Toolkit.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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Viewpoint: Diasporas Are Undertapped Resources For Global Development
Diaspora communities are vital groups for NGOs to positively engage, but it requires a fundamental shift in mindset.
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- Finance