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Finnovista: 2017 Will Be the Year of Fintech for Inclusion in Latin America
Cofounded by Fermin Bueno and Andres Fontao who also cofounded Startupbootcamp FinTech LATAM, Finnovisita sees itself as an impact organization that accelerates fintech entrepreneurship in Spanish speaking countries, builds bridges between startups and financial institutions and facilitates the transformation of advanced financial services and the eradication of financial exclusion. The platform is on the cusp of celebrating its fourth year boosting fintech in Latin America and Spain.
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Community Tablet set to accelerate digital inclusion in rural Mozambique
The internet is a key enabler of social development and education. While internet services have shown phenomenal success in other parts of the world, access to the internet remains low in Africa, especially in the rural communities. According to the Internet World Stats for Africa 2016, only 9.3% of people across the African continent are internet users.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Looking For A Bathroom? Google Will Take You There – If You’re In India!
Sometimes, the only directions you need are to the nearest bathroom. And now, Google is providing you with just that. That is, if you’re in India. To address what CNBC describes as a “nationwide problem of open defecation and urination,” Google and the Indian government have embarked upon a new partnership to create a toilet locator app that takes users to the nearest public washroom.
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Paper: Digital Finance Interoperability & Financial Inclusion
Interoperability—the ability for different systems to connect with one another—is attracting a lot of attention among digital finance experts. Interoperable payment systems have the potential to make it easier for people to send payments to anyone and receive payments from anyone quickly and cheaply. Financial service providers welcome the new business opportunities that would emerge from this higher volume of transactions, and policy makers see interoperability as a means to bring more poor people into the financial system, thus fostering financial inclusion.
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How USAID Is Connecting Data From 85 Countries
The U.S. Agency for International Development collects data from employees, non-profits and contractors in 85 countries around the world.
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What Will It Take for the New Gates-Led Clean Energy Fund to Be a Breakthrough?
Last week, Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced Breakthrough Energy Ventures, a $1 billion fund that will invest in clean energy innovation.
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IFC to lend $100m to Indonesian bank BTPN
Indonesia’s Bank Tabungan Pensiunan Nasional (BTPN) will receive $100 million in loans from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), according to a filing. The loans will be used to fund the growth of BTPN’s micro, small and medium enterprises businesses (MSMEs). It will also be channeled to women borrowers.
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- South Asia
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Nigerian Fintech Startup Lands $1.3 Million in Investments
Nigerian fintech startup Paystack, announced today that it has closed in on $1.3 million in seed investment.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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