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Kenyan businesses offer global insight
A number of business models originating in the country have offered global lessons on financial inclusion, ranging from mobile money, banking to insurance.The World Bank, in a new report titled ‘Global Financial Development Report 2014: Financial Inclusion’, cites various examples of success of various business models in the country that have helped deepen financial inclusion.
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Mobile money meets credit card in Ghana
MTN and Visa have partnered to offer customers a mobile payment solution which allows MTN Mobile Money users to make face-to-face and online transactions wherever Visa is accepted.
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Why Kenya’s mobile leaders are optimistic about 2014
MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, today launched the first report of a three-country African Growth Market Study on mobile content and commerce.
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Citi, OPIC and Bank Of Georgia Support Growth of Microfinance Sector in Georgia with $10 Million Term Funding
New York – Citi, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), and the Bank of Georgia announced the closing of a USD $10 million term loan to fund the growth of Bank of Georgia’s Microfinance portfolio to promote the financial inclusion of micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses in the Republic of Georgia.
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Mobile banking clients cross 10m mark in Bangladesh
“The milestone has been achieved in just three years, contributing a lot to the financial inclusion initiative”
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African consumers slow to use advances in money
Distrust of mobile payments costs bank customers money for every transfer they make.
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Crowdfunding Without Kickstarter
Entrepreneurs built their own website after being rejected from Kickstarter.
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China’s Alipay mobile wallet app users have almost reached 100 million
China's largest e-payment company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Alipay Wednesday said that users of its "mobile wallet" app have reached nearly 100 million across the nation so far.
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