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A New Take on Silicon Valley: Why it’s Time for the Tech Sector to Embrace Social Impact
From the rise of B Corps to the emergence of social enterprise, the world is experiencing a true revolution in what business can be. Now, according to Tristan Pollock at CTO.ai., smartphone proliferation has brought this shift toward social impact to the technology industry. He discusses the ramifications of this trend, and why the tech sector should fully embrace it.
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- Technology
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- nonprofits, startups
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Mobile Money Helps Displaced Congolese Survive Amid Coronavirus Threat
Vital help now comes by mobile phone and hence reduces the transmission risks linked with physical interactions.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cash transfers
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Google and Gates Foundation to Help Spread Digital Payments in Developing Countries
The initiative would help tie together a growing array of digital financial services.
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- Finance, Technology
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Why COVID-19 Could Delay Interswitch, Africa’s Next Big IPO
The tech firm’s path from startup to IPO aspirant traces back to the vision of founder Mitchell Elegbe, a Nigerian electrical engineering graduate whose entire career has pretty much been Interswitch.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CTI Africa Chooses Vonage to Power Breakthrough Telehealth Solution in Uganda
With Vonage’s Video API, CTI Africa Limited is bringing advanced telehealth capabilities to the developing world, providing rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa with high quality, affordable medical care and holistic solutions to address economic and social challenges.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Software-as-a-Service is Helping Digitize Latin America’s Small Businesses
The software-as-a-service (SaaS) business model is allowing small businesses around the world to compete with larger firms at a fraction of the cost. However, as Greg Mitchell at Angel Ventures points out, in markets like Latin America, the rise of SaaS has been slow and difficult. He explores how that dynamic is changing, and how SaaS is boosting the region's small businesses.
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- Technology
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Africa’s Tech Innovators Spy Opportunity Amid Pandemic
Fintech startups and others in the tech ecosystem are reappraising their services to try and cater to the economically vulnerable who are most affected — an audience that they would hope to retain once the crisis passes.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Solving the Credit Impasse: How Big Data and AI are Generating Funding Opportunities for Smallholder Farmers in Africa
Smallholder farmers provide over 80% of the food in much of the developing world, making a major contribution to poverty reduction and food security. Yet as Iftin Fatah at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation points out, in Africa, less than 3% of total bank lending goes to the sector – even though it accounts for about 70% of all employment and over 40% of GDP. She explores some innovative, tech-driven solutions to this perennial problem.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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