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Banks feud with Zimbabwe’s biggest telco
The sources say the situation, if not resolved, promises to get messy, as indications are that the banks would stop transacting with Steward Bank on the RTGS platform.
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Opinion : Why Bitcoin Matters
A mysterious new technology emerges, seemingly out of nowhere, but actually the result of two decades of intense research and development by nearly anonymous researchers
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Press Release : Case Foundation Commits $100,000 to Georgetown Global Social Enterprise Initiative
Grant to Support Impact Investing Initiatives, Including Policy Coordination with the Social Impact Investment Task Force
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Ask the Right Question: ideas42 on using behavioral economics for MFI product design
CARD Bank seemed to have a problem increasing uptake on new savings accounts. But when ideas42 dug into the data, they saw that people were opening plenty of new accounts - they just weren’t using them. The lesson: it’s important to ask the right question when solving design problems. Louis Potok uses this case to illustrate how behavioral economics insights can improve product design.
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Lloyds Bank encourages entrepreneurs to start a social enterprise
Lloyds Bank has partnered with the School for Social Entrepreneurs to re-launch its social initiative offering entrepreneurs funding and mentoring in order to start and develop a charity.
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Insurers struggle to get micro-insurance agents
Micro-insurance or micro agent was a channel in the insurance industry that was developed for deeper penetration of insurance into India. However, with smaller ticket size coupled with low commissions, this channel has seen low participation from distributors.
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Tales of mobile money woes
Since entering the public domain, electronic money transfer using the mobile phone platform, has almost literally lit up the airwaves.
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4 ways investing in startups will become easier for you
Crowdfunding is emerging as a truly disruptive force in business. The JOBS Act, or Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, became law in 2012 and paved the way for companies to use crowdfunding to access capital. In September, 2013, Title II of the JOBS Act — which allows for general solicitation of accredited investors — was implemented. As of October, however, the Securities and Exchange Commission had merely proposed rules for Title III, which allows unaccredited investors to enter the market.
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