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Mobile wallets struggle to gain currency in India
Lack of customer awareness, restrictive rules are the stumbling blocks
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PRESS RELEASE: Landmark Agreement with MasterCard, Bank of Punjab Designed to Bring Financial Inclusion to Millions in Pakistan
Landmark Agreement with MasterCard, Bank of Punjab will Issue Payment Cards to Citizens, Empowering the Unbanked Population
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Five Questions For Professor Jagdish Bhagwati On The Indian Economy And Prime Minister Modi’s Next Steps
Jagdish Bhagwati, university professor at Columbia University and senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, has been described as the most creative international trade theorist of his generation. He has been a leader in the fight for freer trade for decades.
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The base of the pyramid: will selling to the poor pay off?
The concept of serving the world's poorest four billion or so people has been popular since CK Prahalad introduced the idea a decade ago. But so far, profits remain elusive
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M-Pesa Rival Bitpesa Unveils Pilot of Bitcoin Remittance Service in Kenya
Kenya's BitPesa has launched a pilot or beta version of its solution which allows diaspora Kenyans to send money back home with ease and at affordable rates.
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How Equity plans to take on Safaricom in mobile payments
Kenya: This Monday, Equity Bank will reveal its entry strategy into the telecoms industry. Analysts say this could be a turning in Kenya’s telecoms market. “ Equity Bank will on Monday, May 26, 2014 hold an investors’ and media briefing to unveil its MVNO strategy, report on progress of preparedness and rollout plan,” read an invite.
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Mobile offers brighter future for Africa’s rural homes
John Kibet's home in rural Kenya is not linked to the country's electricity grid.
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OPINION: Impact investing here to stay
Financial advisers need to resist the urge to roll their eyes when the issue of impact investing comes up in conversation
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