-
Banks, Corruption and Crypto: Can Bitcoin Change India?
Last December, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a warning on digital currencies noting that the bank had not yet authorized any organisation in India to use cryptocurrencies as a method of payment.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship Announces Social Entrepreneurs of 2014
Thirty seven Social Entrepreneurs have been recognized by the Schwab Foundation as the Social Entrepreneurs of the Year 2014. The winners were selected in recognition of their innovative approaches and potential for global impact. The awardees will be announced during a livecast session at The Huffington Post, featuring Hilde Schwab, Co-Founder and Chairperson, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Weekly Roundup – 3/22/14: Why it’s time to start feeling good about Africa
If the facts don’t fit the frame, all too often, those facts are disregarded. The facts about Africa’s economic and entrepreneurial growth continue to defy the frame of the “impoverished third world and therefore to be pitied” continent that, even now, remains fixed in the minds of many.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Human-Centered Design: The Key to Mobile Money Adoption?
While mobile money is now available in almost every emerging market, active usage remains low. In fact, only about 30 percent of registered mobile money accounts are actively used, according to the most recent GSMA State of the Industry report. Bridging this crucial gap between registration and active usage will require providers to design products and services that are not simply ‘great ideas,’ but that truly meet the needs of end users.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Equity Crowdfunding: 3 Facts Entrepreneurs Should Know
Equity crowdfunding has become a hot topic on the startup scene in recent years. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, which was signed into law in 2012, brought significant changes to certain Securities and ExchangeCommission regulations and made it easier than ever for an emerging business to raise private capital.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Tags
- crowdfunding
-
New Heists Reveal Two Key Things About The Evolution Of Bitcoin
The bad news is that three Bitcoin thefts made headlines this week.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Tags
- digital payments
-
UK Boosts Social Enterprise With 30% Tax Relief on Social Investments
A move welcomed by campaigners and industry experts as potentially unlocking millions of pounds for social enterprises.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
-
Understanding Risk, Then Adapting : How to overcome the fear of working with the base of the pyramid?
Facing risk takes an entrepreneurial spirit as well as managerial willingness to innovate. Innovating is equivalent to making mistakes; accessing BoP markets demands risk tolerance, and a trial and error dynamic. The question then is how to manage risk? In 2003, in the middle of the microcredit boom in Brazil, Tenda Atacado, a São Paulo-based wholesale company, faced what seemed to be a very risky endeavor.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter, "NextBillion Notes"
Published each Wednesday, our e-newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with a selection of news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage — and regular conference ticket giveaways.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.