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Kenya’s million dollar bitcoin startup BitPesa expands to Tanzania
Kenyan bitcoin startup BitPesa is expanding to neighboring Tanzania about a year after it launched its mobile-friendly digital currency exchange.
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Money Keeps Moving Toward Somalia, Sometimes In Suitcases
Some financial companies in the U.S. resort to carrying cash on airplanes to keep remittances flowing to needy Somalis.
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SOCAP15 Open is … OPEN: Pitch your own session at the conference – and vote for your favorites
Set for Oct. 6-9 at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, the SOCAP15 conference is a full four and a half months away. But preparations for the event are already well underway, including the recently (re)launched SOCAP Open, in which would-be presenters are invited to propose topics for their own sessions at the upcoming conference, and the public can vote for their favorites.
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How Moven’s New App Encourages Savings, Eliminates Product Silos
Moven introduces a mobile banking application that uses real-time contextual insight to encourage savings, discourage impulse purchases and provide emergency funds seamlessly on a mobile phone or wearable device.
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US to Coordinate Efforts, Mobilize Investment for Global Entrepreneurship
Think entrepreneurship is critical for global development? This week the U.S. government indicated it does too with the announcement of a new initiative aimed at coordinating its global entrepreneurship efforts and spurring additional investment.
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Ecocash Users in Zimbabwe Can Now Make Mobile Money Transactions in Local Languages
Users of EcoCash, the mobile money offering of Econet Wireless, are now able to transact in local languages after the company announced new enhancements to the platform.
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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the World of Crowdfunding
Since Kickstarter and its chief rival Indiegogo launched, the tech and web industries and have seen a wealth of entrepreneurs make their case before the crowd. Looking to fund everything from tech gadgets to movies and charitable causes, entrepreneurs of all stripes have turned to the crowd to bring their ideas to a mass market.
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The Human Touch Behind Digital Success: Microfinance institutions that go mobile need to support the people behind the technology
Technology is the enabler of digital services, but people are still the backbone. This is important for microfinance institutions to remember, since transitioning to mobile services requires considerable changes from staff. In the latest post in their series on how MFIs can go digital, Grameen Foundation explores best practices for making this transition.
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