-
MasterCard Teams With Gates Foundation to Expand Digital Financial Services in East Africa
MasterCard has unveiled the launch of MasterCard Labs for Financial Inclusion, a new initiative seeking to impact more than 100 million people globally by developing practical and cost-effective financial tools that expand access and help build stable futures over the long term.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Kenya Court to Rule on Thin SIM Case in January
The High Court will determine in January whether a mobile operator associated with Equity Bank should roll out the thin SIM technology. Judge Isaac Lenaola on Thursday said he will deliver his verdict next year after parties in the case made their final submissions.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Tags
- mobile finance
-
PRESS RELEASE: Roundtable on Aging and Financial Inclusion in Latin America
Over 40 leaders from across Latin America, including the banking, microfinance, academic, and aging advocacy sectors, joined together in Bogota, Colombia for a roundtable on the topic of Aging and Financial Inclusion. This meeting focused specifically on aging demographics in Latin America and the increasing need for access to quality financial services—including pensions, savings, insurance, loans, and payments.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Region
- Latin America
-
PRESS RELEASE: Citi Announces Top Innovations from Global Financial Technology Challenge
Today Citi announced the top innovations from the Citi Mobile Challenge U.S., a groundbreaking global initiative that invites technology developers to reimagine digital banking and fuel innovation in the financial industry.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Tags
- mobile finance
-
WEF Offers Impact Investing Road Map for Wealthy Families
The World Economic Forum has a message for wealthy families thinking about impact investing: don’t just buy on the buzz, do your homework.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment
- Tags
- impact investing
-
United Bank of Africa, Airtel to Launch Mobile Financial Services Across Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) is partnering with telecoms firm, Bharti Airtel to provide mobile-based financial services across Africa through Airtel Money.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Trends in Mobile and Cloud Technology: Redefining Medicine Around the World
Around the world, shifting demographics are putting more pressure on health systems that are struggling to catch up to changing expectations.
- Categories
- Health Care, Technology
-
How One Investor Is Finding Profit in Social Change
Ron Cordes used to get patronizing pats on the head from the traditional financial advisors he once worked with. Now, many of his former colleagues are asking him to help them get smarter about impact investing.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment
- Tags
- impact investing
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.