-
The Mobile Banking Revolution and What It Means for South Africa
New mobile payment platforms can provide a foundation for financial inclusion in South Africa and beyond, says David Abbott of Fiserv, a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions. But who will build the robust ecosystem required to fulfill their potential?
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Visa and Bharti Airtel Push Mobile Money as Telcos Lead the Way in Developing Markets
Visa is to work with Bharti Airtel to extend its mobile money service to seven markets in Africa, including Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Seychelles and Tanzania.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
How and Why Your Business Should Support Social Impact
An astounding 94 percent of consumers are likely to switch brands to one that supports a cause. Social impact is becoming more relevant in today's business world, and we are quickly realizing that the business of impact is the business of the future. And like many other social entrepreneurs leading the way in this space, it is important that we encourage all businesses to build a higher purpose into their model so that the most effective organizations in the world can also positively impact humanity in a major way.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment
-
Press Release: Global Health Partners Begin Building a New Approach to Ensure Equitable Access to Medicines
Global health partners met in Geneva to begin the process of building a new approach to better determine health needs and constraints and addressing them in countries.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
-
Morgan Stanley Survey Finds Sustainable Investing Poised for Growth
Over seventy percent of active individual investors (71%) describe themselves as interested in sustainable investing, and nearly two in three (65%) believe sustainable investing will become more prevalent over the next five years, according to a new survey published today by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing. The new Sustainable Signals report examines the attitudes and perceptions of individual investors towards sustainable investing and considers the broader implications for investors, corporations and governments.
- Categories
- Environment
- Tags
- impact investing
-
Viewpoint: $7.5 Billion on the Table for Vaccines: Will Leaders Keep Their Word?
What happens when the cameras power down, the microphones are put away, and the jets take off That’s a question many citizens ask themselves when they see their leaders in the headlines, making a fiery speech or a bold pledge from a podium in a faraway city.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Tags
- vaccines
-
Can Too Many Free and Subsidized Condoms Actually Harm Markets?
In Myanmar, sexual encounters are the most common mode of HIV transmission, causing the epidemic to concentrate among key populations such as female sex workers (FSW) and their male clients (MC), as well as men who have sex with men (MSM). Since 1996, PSI/Myanmar has targeted its condom social marketing program to these groups in order to achieve the greatest impact by preventing the spread of infection.
- Categories
- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
-
Tuberculosis Drug Candidate Begins Clinical Safety Trial
The first clinical safety trial on a tuberculosis drug since 2009 is now under way. The phase I trial of TBA-354 will involve 50 volunteers from the United States, according to the TB Alliance, the not-for-profit product development partnership sponsoring the trial.
- 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.