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Involver – Social Volunteering: An App That Brings Together Humanitarians, the Gamification Way
A barrier that those looking to give back to the community most often face is not knowing how and where to start. Even for corporations, while corporate social responsibility (CSR) is gaining ground, it is still an uphill task to bring together a largely distributed workforce and quantify impact of contributions in terms of CSR.
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New Company From GiveDirectly Founders Aims to Streamline Payment Systems
The Global Innovation Fund announced its first round of investments on Tuesday, the first of which went to Segovia, a software technology platform to streamline payment systems.
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JPMorgan-Backed FinLab Opens Applications for Startups
JPMorgan Chase has announced a $3 million year-two challenge for technologically innovative startups, in conjunction with the Financial Solutions Lab (FinLab) at the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI).
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A $7 Smartphone is Launching in India Tomorrow
An Indian handset maker is ready to launch the country's cheapest smartphone under Rs 500 ($7), which could be a game changer in one of the world's fastest growing smartphone markets. Called Freedom 251, it has been manufactured by a homegrown company, Ringing Bells.
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What a Bank’s Foundation Is Doing to Push Financial Inclusion in India and Beyond
It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on the Citi Foundation’s financial inclusion work, but rest assured that this funding is still going strong. Citi is one of the top driving financial inclusion forces in corporate philanthropy, splitting support among North America, Latin America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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Vodafone Wallet & PayPal Ink Payments Partnership
The partnership will enable PayPal customers to link their accounts to Vodafone Wallet, allowing them to use Android smartphones to make contactless payments. According to PayPal’s European CEO, this marks the first time PayPal users will be able to make contactless payments.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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India’s Paytm Is Raising Another $400M to Build Out Its New Payment Bank
Alibaba-backed Paytm, one of the bigger e-commerce startups competing against Amazon in India, is raising money again, just months after a reported $680 million round. Sources close to the company say that Paytm is now looking to raise $400 million by June to help with the launch of Paytm’s new payments business, Paytm Payment Bank.
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WorldRemit Raises $45M to Tackle $600B Market
Remittances start-up WorldRemit has raised $45 million in debt to help it tap the business of using mobile wallets to send money across emerging markets.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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