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The Overlooked Gender Gap: Financial Credit
It’s hard to deny the presence of gender gaps. We see evidence of them in education, income, politics, and business. But there is another gender gap that is less often discussed, and has proven to be incredibly important worldwide: the credit gap. The credit gap refers to the fact that women are still much less likely to obtain credit than men, whether from a bank or informal moneylender.
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Global Funds Make a Beeline for Indian Banks, Finance Firms; $1.46 Billion Investment Made in 6 Months
Finance and banking firms, big and small, are raising large sums of money from foreign investors jousting for a slice of action in the world's fastest-growing major economy.
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Gates Foundation’s Kosta Peric on Blockchain Tech and the Unbanked
For Kosta Peric, overcoming finance's last mile means looking for ways to do so from the ground up.
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Mobile Payments Market Set to Deliver 150% Growth in 2015
A new report from Juniper Research has found that the number of mobile money transfers is expected to increase by nearly 150% in 2015 to more than 13bn, with several social media firms already seeing a dramatic rise in service usage.
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Zidisha Helps Connect Lenders With Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries
Zidisha is a non-profit startup that acts as an online microlending community connecting lenders with entrepreneurs no matter the distance or disparity. As of right now, Zidisha allows individuals worldwide to lend to tech-savvy entrepreneurs in the slums of Africa and Asia where even a few dollars can go a long way. Over 20,000 people are using Zidisha today. Recently, I spoke with Zidisha founder and CEO Julia Kurnia to learn more about the company.
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How Companies Should Respond As Social Business Goes Global
Social business has been known as a systemically defined business practice for tackling poverty and is blossoming in every corner of the globe including China, the world’s second largest economy.
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MaRS Centre for Impact Investing Expands to Quebec, Eyes Further Growth
Toronto-based impact investing platform Social Venture Connexion (SVX) has expanded to Quebec. It’s the first step in a plan to expand the platform across North America.
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L&T Finance Acquires 26% Stake in Grameen Capital India
L&T Finance Ltd has acquired 26% stake in Grameen Capital India Ltd, which focuses on providing capital market access to social enterprises, the latter said in a press statement on Tuesday.
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