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Bharti Airtel and Uber Announce First-of-its-Kind Strategic Partnership
As part of this partnership, Uber riders across India can now pay for their trips using Airtel mobile wallet service – Airtel Money.
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Indian Payment Solutions Provider ePaisa Incorporates Bitcoin Payments
ePaisa, an Indian payment processor that offers mobile based cash and card payment applications for small and medium businesses has now included bitcoin as one of the payment options.
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VC investing boom neglects startups tackling poverty
The venture capital investing boom has sent billions of dollars to startups that serve the upper crust of society with an app to deliver your laundry or order a valet to park your car, yet many VCs continue to resist investing in viable businesses bringing toilets, water and electricity to the rural poor.
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OPINION: Payments Banks – A game-changing idea for financial inclusion in India
Over the next decade or so, payment banks' functioning has the potential to bring about another revolution in the banking sector.
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Indian government committed to reviving postal department through payments banking
Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the government will revive the postal department by using over 1.5 lakh post offices for furthering financial inclusion.
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The Next Challenge for Impact Investing – Thinking Small to Think Big: Scaling up support to early-stage social enterprises
Both small investors and businesses are especially in need of partner and mentorship services, but they're left out of most impact investment networks. Global networks that serve as knowledge, best practice and deal flow platforms should focus especially on early-stage social enterprises and investors, which need the most support.
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Kenyan banks take on M-PESA in fight for money transfer billions
Kenya Bankers Association plans to launch an interbank mechanism to enable interoperability across member banks for all retail payment streams, aiming to eat into M-PESA’s market share.
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Mobile payments app Paytm to allow Indian consumers to bargain with merchants
Mobile payments and e-commerce application Paytm is launching a messenger function directly connecting buyers and sellers.
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