-
Facebook’s Internet for All Is a Tough Sell in India
If Mark Zuckerberghopes to deliver on his vision of bringing the Internet to the four billion people who lack it, the Facebook chief will first need to make his plan more appealing to salesmen like Shoaib Khan.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
-
India Must Resist US Pressure on Generic Drugs, African Leaders to Tell Modi
So far, the NDA government has been a mute spectator to the US pharma strategy of forcing Indian generics manufacturers to produce only what is required for Indian consumers and abandon the export of cheap drugs to Africa.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- vaccines
-
Viewpoint: RushCard Disruption Reveals Why Prepaid Debit Cards Should Not Exist At All
It’s a sad truth of American life that the poorer you are the more you pay for banking. And as thousands of Americans have discovered this month, it can also be very perilous to live outside the mainstream banking system. But there may be a solution on the horizon – one unused since the 1960s.
- Categories
- Technology
-
Power for All Receives UK Support to Help Africa’s Poor Achieve Energy Access Through Distributed Renewables
620 million Africans lack access to reliable energy. Today, Power for All and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) joined forces to advance the rapid uptake of distributed renewable energy in Africa to help turn the problem of energy access into an opportunity.
- Categories
- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Street Lamp Targets Dengue Fever
Researchers at a Malaysian university have built an LED street lamp with a mosquito trap, both powered by wind and solar energy.
- Categories
- Energy, Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- infectious diseases, solar
-
MoneyGram Collaborates with Econet Wireless in Zimbabwe
MoneyGram, a global provider of innovative money transfer services, and Econet Wireless, the leading mobile operator in Zimbabwe, today announced the launch of a new service that enables customers from more than 200 countries and territories worldwide to transfer funds via EcoCash, Zimbabwe’s leading mobile money transfer solution.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
In India VCs Scramble to Cash in on FinTech Boom, Capitalize on Disruptive Technologies
Venture capital (VC) investments in fintech, or start-ups in the financial technology area, have seen a threefold increase over the last year as investors seek to cash in on potentially disruptive technologies shaping a cashless economy.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- venture capital
-
Cervix ‘Selfies’ Help Diagnose Cancer Among High-Risk, Low-Income Women
Cervical cancer is one of the deadliest cancers among women, but also one of the most preventable, yet low-income patients often don’t have access to effective diagnostic measures.
- Categories
- Health Care
Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter, "NextBillion Notes"
Published each Wednesday, our e-newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with a selection of news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage — and regular conference ticket giveaways.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.