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Western Union targets Africa mobile remittance push
Reporting from a press conference in Nairobi, The Star said the company was also set to create an Africa-focused app to ease the process of transferring money through mobile handsets.
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Of Course Research Has Impact. Here’s how.
Such impact is more often drip, drip than earth shattering light bulb moment.
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3 ‘model countries’ selected for a new financial inclusion initiative
“The three countries selected were chosen based on potential for country programs, level of national government and private sector commitment to financial inclusion, number of people that could be reached through digital financial services, and potential for reforms to encourage innovation and digital technologies use,” read a statement issued Thursday.
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In Urban China, Cash Is Rapidly Becoming Obsolete
Almost everyone in major Chinese cities is using a smartphone to pay for just about everything. At restaurants, a waiter will ask if you want to use WeChat or Alipay — the two smartphone payment options — before bringing up cash as a third, remote possibility.
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New Report Details How Legacy Financial Institutions Are Deepening Financial Inclusion Through Fintech Partnerships
The report, "How Financial Institutions and Fintechs Are Partnering for Inclusion: Lessons from the Frontlines" is based on 24 in-depth interviews with firms and experts from around the world, and highlights 14 partnerships in as many countries.
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Press Release: New Report Details How Central Banks and Development Finance Institutions Try to Affect the World’s Environmental, Societal, and Financial Systems
Central Bank and Development Finance Institution Approaches to Investing in Global Systems analyzes six central banks (including two U.S. Federal Reserve System regional banks), seven DFIs, and one microfinance bank, all of which are known to be incorporating environmental, societal, or financial systems-level considerations into their programs.
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Building a Financially Sustainable Social Enterprise in Emerging Markets
Six lessons on achieving financial independence in a resource-constrained era.
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One Million Colombians Entered the Formal Financial System for the First Time in 2016
Of those who were added to that total last year, more than half were women and more than 70% were between the ages of 18 and 40.
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