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Will Crowdfunding Become a Big Deal in India?
Crowdfunding — the practice of raising small amounts of capital from a large number of people to fund new ventures — is finally gaining traction in India. The question is: Will it deliver like it has in other markets?
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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Africa a guinea pig for the feasibility of digital payment systems
The term “leapfrog” is popular among Africa tech analysts, who point to how the continent embraced mobile phones at a time when few African countries had a properly developed fixed-line network.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Chilean startup ComparaOnline raises $14 million for its financial education tools for Latin America
The company, now backed by private equity firm Bamboo Capital Partners and the International Finance Corp., the investment arm of the World Bank Group, pitches financial educational tools to consumers in Brazil, Chile, and Colombia.
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- Latin America
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- fintech, venture capital
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Google goes big in Asia with mobile payment app for hundreds of millions of people
"Tez" which means fast in Hindi, lets users link up their bank accounts to their phones, allowing them to use the app to pay merchants in stores, and instantly transfer money to friends.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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- digital payments, fintech
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How Blockchain Could Transform The Way International Aid Is Distributed
A new digital-payment platform from the United Nations’ World Food Programme is bringing efficiency and stability to refugee camps.
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- Agriculture, Finance
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Is India’s Demonetization a Failure?
Data released by the Reserve Bank of India indicates that demonetization has failed to flush out black money.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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- failure
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An Integrated Approach to Financial Inclusion: Welcoming NextBillion’s Newest Partner, BFA
Recognizing that the financial challenges of low-income people won’t be solved by access alone, BFA seeks out solutions that combine finance, user-centered design, data, policy and technology. That's why NextBillion is pleased to announce BFA as the sponsor of our new "Inclusive Fintech" Zone, which will host blog posts on the latest fintech trends, innovations and enterprises, along with two ongoing series exploring BFA's insights and analysis of financial inclusion-focused initiatives.
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- Finance, Technology
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Can Next-Generation Startups Unite Agritech and Fintech for Farmers in Emerging Markets?
An amalgamation of agritech and fintech solutions could have an incredible impact for the masses, especially populations that work within the agriculture chain. But making these apps and other digital solutions more user-friendly is critical to expanding their usage. Developers may need to borrow the best toolsets from both sectors, writes Sneha Sampath with Unitus Seed Fund.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology