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Bitcoin under pressure
Virtual currency: It is mathematically elegant, increasingly popular and highly controversial. Bitcoin’s success is putting it under growing strain.
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Weekly Roundup – 11/30/13: Pope’s scathing review of capitalism puts BoP on front pages around the world
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation this week put the BoP on the front page of every newspaper in the world. As most of us have heard by now, the pope came out on Tuesday with a scathing review of capitalism. Kyle Poplin discusses Francis’ views - and offers a more optimistic take - in this Weekly Roundup.
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The Magic of Mobile Money: Looking back on the days when I used to sellotape coins on order slips
Mobile access innovator Nigel Waller looks back on the progress that’s been made in bringing mobile financial products to the BoP - and considers the overwhelming need for financial services that’s driving this progress.
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Small Firms May Soon Turn To Crowdfunding To Sell Shares
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering rules that, for the first time, would allow small companies to solicit investments over the Internet and sell shares to the general public.
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Finally, Micro-insurance Takes off in Nigeria
Nigeria has joined the nations that are determined to protect its poor and vulnerable by means of micro-insurance, writes Nnamdi Duru.
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The five stages of grief for a failed social entrepreneur
Dan Morrison talks about the five stages of grief following a failed social enterprise, and how to recover your motivation and start again.
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HCBL Bank targetting beggars for financial inclusion
Probably the only bank catering to this segment, so far
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Here’s What Bitcoin Gets Right
Bitcoin gives file-sharing a brilliant twist. In essence, it has created “a decentralized virtual currency that uses a peer-to-peer consensus system to confirm and verify transactions."
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