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MTN Enables Mobile Money ‘Deposit and Withdraw’ Service for DFCU Bank Customers in Uganda
MTN Mobile Money customers with accounts in DFCU Bank can now deposit and withdraw money from their Mobile Money wallets directly to their bank accounts conveniently on their phones. This follows the launch of a strategic partnership between the two brands in which MTN is extending the service to dfcu Bank customers.
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Power, Protection, and Pleasure With Female Condoms
They huddled around the table, with their matching school uniform of maroon pants and white tops. Some were on their tiptoes, heads bobbing up and down trying to get a good look. Others were crouched down so they could see between the girls in front of them. Two in the back whispered to each other, curious about the demonstration they were seeing.
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Vinod Khosla-Backed Novopay Launches Mobile Wallet in India
Novopay Solutions Pvt. Ltd on Wednesday unveiled its consumer wallet, which allows payments at neighbourhood stores, remittances and withdrawals.
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Snapdeal and FreeCharge Launch the Mother of All Mobile Wallets in India
When ecommerce marketplace Snapdeal acquired mobile top-up site FreeCharge in April – the biggest acquisition in India to date – the promise was to build a digital commerce ecosystem. An important piece of that jigsaw fell into place today with the launch of a new mobile wallet by Snapdeal and FreeCharge jointly.
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Smartphone Malaria Tech Makes Debut
The answer to Africa’s malaria challenge could fit in a pocket.
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Small Farmers and Business Get Reason to Cheer as Reserve Bank of India Grants Licenses to 10 Small Banks
The Reserve Bank granted small bank licences to 10 applicants, most of which are engaged in microfinance, in a move seen as one of the most far-reaching initiatives on financial inclusion since bank nationalisation in the late 1960s.
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Heart Surgeon Brings High-Tech Health Care to the World’s Poor
Indian philanthropist and cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty is the Chairman of Narayana Health in Bangalore. Born in a small village, Shetty went to school in Bangalore before studying in the UK. After returning to India in 1989, Mother Teresa had a heart attack, and Dr. Shetty was called to operate on her. From then on, he served as her personal physician.
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Nine Major Banks Back Blockchain Collaboration Plan
Nine of the world's largest banks are backing an initiative to create a set of global standards for the use of distributed ledger technology in financial markets.
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- Technology
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