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Africa: 10 Reasons Why Mobile Rocks in Africa
Mobile use in Africa is expected to increase 20-fold in the next five years.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In Lending Circles, a Roundabout Way to a Higher Credit Score
Shweta Kohli has always paid her own way.
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- South Asia
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- credit scoring
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Global Innovation Fund Receives $200m from Omidyar Network, Governments of Australia, Sweden, UK, US
The Global Innovation Fund (GIF), a UK-based nonprofit, recently announced its launch in the US city of New York. GIF plans to fund “social innovations” brought forward by nonprofit entities as well as for-profit organizations and government.
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Mobile Money: Banks get ready to take on M-pesa
Safaricom's popular mobile money-transfer service may finally have met its match as innovation in the banking sector catches up.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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Nigerian Government Aims to Use Post Office to Reduce Unbanked Population to 10 Percent
The Federal Government has said it would leverage the expansive network of the Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) to reduce the unbanked adult population in the country to 10 per cent by 2016.
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French bank, Twitter team up for money transfers via tweets
One of France's largest banks is teaming up with social network Twitter Inc. (TWTR.N) this week to allow its customers to transfer money via tweets.
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New Calvert chief sees two trends in sustainable investing
John Streur, incoming CEO of Calvert Investments Inc., sees "two broad trends that are really coming together to shape and influence socially responsible investing."
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Coins.ph launches Bitcoin wallet tailored for emerging markets
Yesterday, Coins.ph, the Philippines largest Bitcoin exchange, launched what it says is the first mobile Bitcoin wallet designed specifically for emerging markets.
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- South Asia
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