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Agent Banking as a Tool for Financial Inclusion in Bangladesh
After Independence, Bangladesh has come a long way in ensuring inclusive growth.
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Vodafone India completes pan-India M-Pesa rollout in Q4-FY14
Vodafone India which operates the mobile payment service M-Pesa through its wholly owned subsidiary Mobile Commerce Solutions Ltd (MCSL), has completed the pan-India rollout of the service in March 2014, about one year since its India launch and about 16 months after the initial announcement.
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Somaliland has embraced mobile money – but at what price?
Mobile money platform Zaad is booming in Somaliland, but there is concern its reliance on the dollar is damaging the economy
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Kenyan crowdfunding site touts investment for startups
Kenyan startup Tevat is set to launch a site allowing startups to raise money through crowdfunding by connecting them with investors both in Africa and the diaspora.
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Reform to boost not-for-profits
Amendments to the 2005 Enterprise Law aim to enable social enterprises to operate more efficiently, Director of the Central Institute for Economic Management, Nguyen Dinh Cung, told the Viet Nam Investment Review.
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Mobile money use on the rise in West Africa
Various strategies are being used to encourage use of mobile money services
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Smart, Citi tie-up for e-payments
MANILA, Philippines—The mobile money unit Smart Communications is partnering with Citibank Philippines, allowing clients to settle bills using mobile platforms, a statement showed.
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Weekly Roundup – 5/17/14: How big is the BoP? IFC’s Global Consumption Database offers answers
The IFC has updated and significantly expanded the picture of the market first articulated by “The Next 4 Billion” report and this week delivered it in a publicly accessible resource called The Global Consumption Database. More than 1 million household surveys, conducted between 2005 and 2010, provide the source data for the database. The free database is designed it help large companies and small social enterprises devise future strategies.
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