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OPINION: Financial inclusion is key to addressing America’s two-speed economic recovery
I’ve had the opportunity over the last few months to meet bankers and regulators from around the world to discuss their economic growth plans, the impact of rising inequality in wealth and incomes, and in some cases, extending the reach of their financial systems.
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Financial Inclusion Under the Microscope: Which countries scored highest in Accion’s “Global Microscope 2014”?
Accion’s Global Microscope evaluates the environment for financial inclusion in 55 different countries, on indicators that include government support, the supervision of microfinance and other financial products, the status of credit reporting, regulations governing mobile banking, and consumer protection. Sonja Kelly runs through some winners and losers.
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OPINION: Financial inclusion in India needs another model
Priority sector targets are met by means fair and foul. Competition in providing credit to the unbanked will work better
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U.S. Lags Behind G-7 in Bank Accounts as Poor Can’t Build Assets
The world’s largest economy lags behind other developed nations in banking participation.
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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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