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Research reveals that mobile banking increases financial inclusion
The report, ‘A Quantum Leap Over High Hurdles to Financial Inclusion: The Mobile Banking Revolution in Kenya’, focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, through the lens of Kenya. It reveals that as a result of mobile banking Kenya’s financial inclusion rates have increased dramatically; however, the research also states that Kenya’s success may not be easily replicated in other developing countries.
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How Rootstock is Using Bitcoin for Financial Inclusion
Ethereum has gained a lot of attention over the past few years due to the sci-fi-esque use cases of the technology that are often touted by its biggest supporters. As a platform forsmart contracts, Ethereum is often viewed as a revolutionary technology that could completely reshape how the world works through the use of decentralized autonomous organizations.
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Announcing the launch of the 2016 Global Adoption Survey of Mobile Money
Today, we are launching the 2016 version of our annual Global Adoption Survey. This year’s survey continues to focus on the health of the industry and the development of the ecosystem. The scope encompasses mobile money, as well as credit, savings and insurance products enabled by mobile money.
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Combining technologies cracks vaccine chiller issue
Vaccines against killer diseases from polio to hepatitis are fragile and can easily be made useless if they get too hot or too cold. The problem is particularly acute in the developing countries where nearly one in five of the world's population -- 1.3 billion people -- live without access to electricity.
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eKutir becomes India’s first Certified B Corporation
eKutir, a for-profit social enterprise fueling job creation, prosperity and livelihoods for India’s poorest communities, is the country’s first company to become a certified B Corp™. This prestigious designation is awarded to companies that use the power of business as a force for good, meeting the highest standards in performance, transparency and accountability to solve social and environmental problems.
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Fintech start-up NeoGrowth raises $35 million to help small retailers in India access credit
Fintech start-up NeoGrowth has raised $35 million (about Rs.225 crore) of equity from IIFL Asset Management and existing investors, including Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, managed by Quona Capital.
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Smart Telecom joins East Africa’s mobile banking sector
Smart Telecom last week launched its mobile money service SMART PESA on to the Uganda market making it the latest telecom company to join East Africa growing mobile banking sector.
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Google Wants to Use Artificial Intelligence to Help Prevent Blindness
Google is teaming up with the U.K.’s government health care system to see whether its artificial intelligence tech can help detect and prevent eye diseases and blindness. The tech giant announced the collaboration between subsidiary DeepMind (acquired in 2014) and the National Health Service (NHS) in a blog post on Tuesday.
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