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Mondato Summit Africa: The high-level mobile money gathering will take place in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 17-18th
Mobile money is reshaping financial services in the developing world, and Africa has become the epicenter of the movement. That’s why NextBillion is pleased to announce that we’ll be a media partner with Mondato Summit Africa, an mCommerce, mobile money and innovations conference taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa on June 17-18th.
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When For-profit Is the Right Answer for a Social Enterprise: Nuru International’s Transformation Toward Profitability, Without Losing Its Social Values
Late last year nonprofit Nuru International made a major transition from a donor-focused operating model toward a profit driven one. Nisha Chakravarty, who joined as the first President and Founder of Nuru Social Enterprises, describes the process and the quest for a “perfect” model of sustainability.
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E-banking Central to Uruguay Financial Inclusion Law
Electronic banking services will play a central role in Uruguay's new financial inclusion law, approved by the senate last week, local paper Espectador reported.
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Bharti Enjoys Airtel Money Surge in Africa
Airtel, India’s largest mobile operator, and which has operations across 17 African countries, disclosed the numbers as part of its consolidated Q4 results.
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Uganda’s Bank of Africa Unveils Mobile Banking Platform
Uganda’s Bank of Africa (BOA) has launched a mobile banking platform geared towards earning the bank a larger market share amongst those using mobile money as a way of doing business.
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How Zidisha Sidestepped Banks and Took Microfinancing Peer-to-Peer
Microfinancing platform Zidisha is changing the way microlending works. By cutting out the middle man, they have drastically reduced interest rates for borrowers in the developing world.
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Frustration Rises Over Crowdfunding Rules
Critics Say Two-Year-Old JOBS Act, Intended to Help Entrepreneurs Attract Investments, Requires Major Revisions
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Bottom of the Pyramid Business Strategy in Nigeria
The BOP concept champions new thinking and new ways of doing business in the world’s poor markets.
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