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Report: Most Indian Banks Fail on Policies of Climate Change, Human Rights
Most Indian banks fail on policies of environment and human rights and this inaction leaves the Indian banking sector vulnerable to investment risks arising due to climate emergencies, according to the first edition of Fair Finance Guide India scorecard.
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- South Asia
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Fintech company, CredoLab set to drive financial inclusion in South Africa
Credit scoring fintech company, CredoLab announced on Tuesday, 1 October 2019, that it has officially launched in Africa. Starting in South Africa, CredoLab is aiming to drive financial inclusion in emerging economies on the continent by credit scoring more people, especially those who are new to banking or credit.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Zimbabwe Mobile-Money Directive May Halt Commerce, Operator Says
A Zimbabwean government directive banning the purchase and sale of cash through mobile-money services may halt much of the nation’s commerce as the biggest system will have to be shut down temporarily, its operator said. The ban, a directive aimed at stabilizing a monetary system that’s spiraling out of control as the national currency plunges, can’t be effected unless the Ecocash
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Inside-Out: The Good and the Bad of insight2impact
Does this situation sound familiar? A development program generates lots of intriguing insights – but once it's over, these learnings end up languishing in a sparsely read report in the back pages of a website. That’s the scenario insight2impact (i2i) aims to avoid. As the program wraps up, i2i lead Hennie Bester describes how it's bringing the insights it has generated, from both successes and failures, to the organizations that can use them – including through a new partnership with NextBillion.
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With Bangladesh on Visa’s Target List, Credit Card QR Codes Are Here, There, and Everywhere
In progressive, emerging markets, debit card usage is closer to 30%, and credit card usage is at least in single digits, indicating at least some progress in financial inclusion.
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- South Asia
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Zimbabwe Turns to Mobile Money Regulations in Bid to Stem Currency Plunge
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe on Monday stopped operators of mobile-money services, the dominant way in which money is moved in the country, from paying out cash.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, regulations
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Cellulant Wins Global Award; Integrates Into World Economic Forum
The Schwab Foundation award is in recognition of Cellulant’s work in building digital payments and financial services that enable businesses and consumers in critical sectors such as Agriculture, Retail Distribution, Transport, Logistics and E-commerce to access services at the very point where they need them.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech
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Press Release: Bank of the West Invests $2 Million into Expanded Partnership with Grameen America
Once open, Grameen America's goal is to serve 500 women in its first year, disbursing $727,000 in microloans to low-income female entrepreneurs in Fresno. By year five, Grameen America aims to serve 7,000 women and cumulatively disburse $21 million in loans.
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- Finance
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- North America
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