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Cash, Long a Refuge in Uncertain Times, Now Under Suspicion
This time cash itself, passed from hand to hand across neighborhoods, cities and societies just like the coronavirus, is a source of suspicion rather than reassurance.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Debt ‘Bigger Threat Than Virus’ in Cambodia
Many MFI loans are collateralised by land titles, leaving millions at risk of losing their homes and property should they default. Those forced to sell their land face abject poverty.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Mobile Money Becomes Lifeline as Telecoms Thrive in Covid-19 Era
Mobile money and data have emerged as the lifeline in revenue growth for African-focused telecoms operators Vodacom Group and Airtel Africa across markets characterised by stiff competition and challenging regulatory regimes.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Wave Money And Ant Financial Services Group Forms Strategic Partnership
The Myanmar Government plans to increase financial inclusion in the country from its current 48% to 60% by 2023.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: How Emerging Fintech Can Help Latin America Deal With the Challenges of COVID-19
Currently, there are 703 fintech startups operating in Latin America, with more than 50 percent being launched in the last six years. Still, more can be done to expand this burgeoning market, with endless socioeconomic benefits.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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How Mastercard’s CEO is Working Toward Financial Inclusion During the Pandemic
“I believe that digitization is a mechanism to deliver inclusive growth,” he said, “but digitization is also the vehicle for those who are left out to feel even further left out.”
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Emerging Markets-Focused Microfinance Holding Firm Gojo Raises $22M
The latest investment follows Gojo’s $40 million Series C round announced in October 2019. The company expects to announce the final close of its Series D round by July.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Protecting Microfinance Institutions and Clients in COVID-19 Crisis
Cordaid Investment Management and a group of other microfinance lenders and key players in inclusive finance worked on a set of principles to better support the microfinance sector in the health and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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