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Credit for all: Increasing women’s access to finance
Women’s need for financial services may actually exceed that of men because they tend to live longer, have lower levels of formal employment, own fewer assets, and have less control over household finances.
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Mahindra Comviva builds interoperability between Tanzanian telcos for mobile money exchange
Mahindra Comviva has announced that it has enabled the world’s first domestic interoperable mobile financial service between Airtel Money and Tigo Pesa in Tanzania.
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OPINION: Start a Business – Not a Social Enterprise
If do-gooder entrepreneurs and innovators aim to have a lasting impact, they should consider skipping over the strict "social" in social enterprise.
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Much More than Disruption: Video Q&As with the CEOs of DataWind, NOTS Impact Enterprises from BCTA’s Forum 2014
"Disruption" is a favorite word of technology entrepreneurs, particularly those who reside in Silicon Valley. But at this fall’s Business Call to Action Forum 2014, we interviewed more than a few company leaders who not only want to disrupt industry sectors, but in some cases, even countrywide economic models - especially those that contribute to cycles of poverty.
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Ten global organizations join MIT D-Lab’s Practical Impact Alliance
Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, and others sign on to the Practical Impact Alliance, a collaborative initiative aiming to scale poverty solutions worldwide.
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96% of mobile payment agents in Bangladesh are profitable, says MicroSave study
Ninety-six percent of mobile payment agents in Bangladesh are making profits, thanks to low operational costs, a testament to how popular the service has become in just a few years, according to a study.
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Why mobile money is so tough to crack in South Africa
Mobile Money is proving to be a tough nut to crack. Here is why.
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Q&A: West African Bitcoin Transfer Firm Joins Fight Against Ebola
Bitcoin, a “decentralized virtual currency” according to the U.S. Treasury, is the first cryptocurrency to be rolled out in its entirety. In addition — when considering market value — Bitcoin is largest cryptocurrency.
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