-
UNICEF Innovation Fund Invites Blockchain Startups
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is including and inviting blockchain technology startups to apply for its ‘Innovation Fund’ with the ultimate goal of improving the lives of vulnerable children around the world.
- Categories
- Technology
-
Building Efficient Social Sector Initiatives Through New Generation Impact Measurement
The social sector is going through a massive change never seen before. Thanks to the advocacy of innovative foundations, impact investments are now becoming mainstream, along with collective impact programs and other initiatives like social impact bonds and Pay for Success programs. As these trends spread, we are witnessing the rise of thousands of collective impact ecosystems accompanied by improved impact investment models. These ecosystems incorporate different catalysts to impact measurement, when what we really need is a unified strategy of metrics.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment, Technology
-
Technology Meets Healthcare in India
When it comes to healthcare, developing nations face the challenges of accessibility and affordability. This is particularly true for healthcare in India.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
-
Can Tech Solutions Power a New Kind of Health Care for the Developing World?
People around the world risk their lives by trusting health care workers who sometimes are doing nothing more than shooting in the dark.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
-
A Solution to Urban Blight? Crowdfunding’s Potential to Transform Cities
Lending through peer-to-peer platforms, or "real estate marketplace lending," involves connecting borrowers seeking alternative sources of financing for their real estate investment needs with investors seeking passive income opportunities. As more Americans embrace crowdfunding sort of solutions, we believe cities that were once forsaken can be revitalized and brought back to life.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology
-
Viewpoint: Bitcoin Investment Has Neglected the Developing World
indesk, the leading Bitcoin news site, stated in its latest quarterly report (The State of Bitcoin and Blockchain) that one of the most heralded areas of bitcoin disruption, “banking for the unbanked” has been the most disappointing area of interest when it comes to investment. Only 0.12 percent of Bitcoin investment has gone to Africa. Of course, this seems to fly in the face of the assertions, which you won’t miss in the various Bitcoin forums as well as news sites, that Bitcoin is the technology that the poor in the developing world have been waiting to afford them cheap financial services. According to Michael Fraser, reporting leader at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAAZ):
- Categories
- Technology
-
The Exciting Promise of Digital Payments in Peru
With almost 80 percent of Peruvians lacking access to a bank account, it’s clear why Peru’s government has committed so many resources to advancing financial inclusion. However, roughly 65 percent have mobile phones. Recognizing this, the National Strategy focuses on connecting those who have phones to financial services through digital payments adapted to the needs of the population.
- Categories
- Technology
-
Report: Tanzania, other developing countries fail to gain from digital wealth
A new World Bank report says while developed economies have immensely benefited from digital technologies, Tanzania and many other developing countries have not.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- employment, mobile finance
Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter, "NextBillion Notes"
Published each Wednesday, our e-newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with a selection of news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage — and regular conference ticket giveaways.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.