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JioPhone Ripple Effect: More companies plan affordable 4G feature phone by 2017
Intex’s new feature phone, priced at Rs 1,999 and hitting the market by Diwali, compares with the Reliance Industries’ 4G featurephone — JioPhone, which will be available at one-time refundable price of Rs 1,500 in September.
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OPINION: For India, the decision to disallow driverless cars will be a historical blunder
India cannot afford to miss out on the opportunity to embrace driverless car revolution, and should start working towards this goal soon
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Mobile money is only just starting to transform some of Africa’s markets
Mobile money adoption in Africa outpaced growth in the rest of the world, with over half of all services globally and more than 40% of adults in active use.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, remittances
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OPINION: African Tech Startups Need Changes In Venture Capital To Embolden Them
Silicon Valley remains the global hub for the tech revolution. But it is finding friendly competition in tech hubs across the African continent.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Visa chasing Indian payments market as mobile money gains traction
Kelly stated during the company’s Q3 fiscal earnings call that while India presented massive opportunity, the firm faced strong competition from companies offering more innovative solutions that Visa’s typical rivals.
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- digital payments, fintech
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Finca launches Pakistan’s first ever digital wallet
SimSim, a mobile payment platform, was introduced in partnership with Finja – an internationally funded FinTech startup – at a launch event Thursday night at Mohatta Palace, Karachi. The event was attended by major industry stakeholders, government officials, artists, tech enthusiasts and media figures.
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Technology park turns rural women self-reliant
Women are being identified and brought to the park to expose them to latest technology and entrepreneurial ideas.
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The Tech Revolution That’s Changing How We Measure Poverty
Countries, often in partnership with the World Bank Group and other agencies, measure poverty and wellbeing using household surveys that help give policymakers a sense of who the poor are, where they live, and what is holding back their progress. Once a paper-and-pencil exercise, technology is beginning to revolutionize the field of household data collection, and the World Bank is tapping into this potential to produce more and better poverty data.
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