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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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UNCTAD adviser, Alibaba’s Jack Ma, launches African Young Entrepreneurs Fund
Mr. Ma said that he would also work with UNCTAD help bring 200 budding African businesspeople to his homeland China to learn from Alibaba hands on.
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Metlife Foundation, Sisimpur unveil new initiative
Part of a global multimedia programme aimed at helping young children and their parents acquire healthy financial skills and behaviours, the initiative provides engaging content featuring Muppets from Sisimpur, the Bangladeshi version of Sesame Street, with effective strategies for spending, saving, sharing, and donating, said a statement.
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Rural India Is Recovering From the Cash Ban
India’s micro-finance industry, which provides small loans to entrepreneurs and business owners who have little collateral, was slammed when the government withdrew high-denomination bank notes from circulation late last year in a bid to stamp out corruption.
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Opinion: The ethical argument against philanthropy
By offering philanthropists nothing but gratitude, we allow a huge amount of power to go unchecked.
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