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Is there a war for mobile money agents going on in Zimbabwe?
Over the past several days, the discussion in the mobile money space locally has been around a threatening SMS that Econet was accused of sending to their EcoCash agents, essentially telling them that becoming Telecash agents would be a bad move.
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Is equity crowdfunding the next channel capital source?
Kirill Bensonoff, founder of ComputerSupport.com, is investigating a nontraditional source of capital as his IT services company gears up for expansion: crowdfunding.
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Microinsurance could soon be sold by local grocery stores, gas stations in India
Micro insurance products could soon be sold by local grocery stores, public call offices (PCOs), fuel outlets and ration shops in rural areas. However, insurance sector officials also believe this would hamper the need-based sale objective.
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Will T-Mobile be able to sort out America’s personal finance woes?
Not content with conquering one industry, the Seattle-based mobile network company is moving into the realms of personal finance
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Micro lending startup ApexPeak to raise massive $200-million fund
ApexPeak is a micro lender that aims to loan money faster and easier than traditional banks would allow.
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Keeping Your Impact Business Team Motivated: It starts with knowing their motivations
Keeping a team engaged and motivated in Impact Business is a point of huge importance and a challenging one for that matter. After all, the traditional financial rewards don’t apply in this space; you cannot compete with the same incentives large corporates use for their employees. So what is it going to be? Do you understand what drives each of your employees to work in your business? How can you ensure they always have access to that one thing that keeps them going and keeps them motivated?
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Authors reveal how banks fought hard to kill M-Pesa
Kenyan banks fought tooth and nail to have M-Pesa shut down one year after its launch as its popularity was spreading like bushfire and posed a threat to their operations, a new book launched last evening reveals.
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India’s SKS Microfinance recovering from Andhra Pradesh crisis
SKS Microfinance Ltd, India’s only listed microlender, plans to raise Rs.400 crore in the next fiscal year with a maximum equity dilution of 20%.
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