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Nigeria: Partnership to Spur Local Mobile Money Growth
A joint statement by both companies said CWG would now power the MTN mobile commerce platform, which is designed mainly for small scale financial institutions.
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Starved of cash, half of India awaits a mobile money revolution
A service like Vodafone's M-Pesa could transform lives for India's unbanked.
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Fraud targeting mobile money agents in Kenya rises as use of service grows
The fight to eliminate mobile money fraud in Kenya is far from being won as fraudsters devise new schemes targeting agents and subscribers.
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Tiny Loans Are Big Business Once Again in India
Lending to India’s poor is a good business once again.
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Opinion – Mobile Money Interoperability: Finally on the Horizon?
Now, here’s the most interesting development, in my opinion.
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African Guarantee Fund, Diamond Bank In $25m Microfinance Deal
African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has entered into an agreement with Diamond Bank to support the lender’s microcredit to small businesses in the region to the tune of $25 Million.
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Bitcoins and Financial Inclusion: Not Much of a Link for Now
Beyond being digital, what does Bitcoin have in common with electronic money and financial inclusion generally? At this point, there seem to be more differences than similarities and it's important not to conflate electronic money with the virtual currency.
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Weekly Roundup 1/25/14: Oxfam’s 85 richest study, dissension in Davos and short ladders to income equality
Oxfam stole the show before the globalists at Davos could even step on the world stage this week at the World Economic Forum. Its new report says that the world’s 85 richest people control as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people. But that’s not the whole story.
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