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Why the U.S. Lags the World in Mobile Payments
Many American consumers are beyond excited by the prospect of Apple Pay, but overseas the iPhone's latest feature is old news.
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- mobile finance
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The Role of Private Sector Investment in Climate Change
Assuming countries across the world can muster the political will to actually make bold, sustained commitments to ending poverty, providing decent jobs, providing universal health coverage, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, there is still the question of how to pay for it.
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- Environment
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- impact investing
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The black market for Ebola survivors’ blood
Blood from Ebola survivors is rich with antibodies against the deadly virus, and since there is currently no approved drug to fight it, some have become desperate enough to take fate into their own hands and turn to the black market for an experimental serum made with survivors' blood.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OPINION: Making African Health Care Radically Cheaper
In sub-Saharan Africa, there are three important ways disruptive innovations can democratize health systems: improving health record-keeping, widening drug access and building patient trust.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safaricom prepares for battle, sets date for new Mpesa network
The stage is set for deployment of Safaricom’s long-awaited new M-Pesa system, raising stakes in the ongoing battle between the mobile phone service provider and a slew of new entrants in the mobile money transfer business, led by Equity Bank.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IDB Launches USD $500 Million Education, Youth and Employment Bond
Citi priced a $500 million four-year Education, Youth and Employment (EYE) bond on behalf of The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB or IADB) on Tuesday – a first-of-its-kind investment vehicle, created with the support of Citi Microfinance.
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- Education
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- Latin America
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- employment
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Orange Money links up with Bank of Africa for mobile banking
Wireless operator Orange has integrated its mobile Money platform with the Bank of Africa, enabling users to perform basic banking transactions with their handsets.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Free mobile money transactions from Airtel to boost Rwanda’s financial inclusion drive
The government's efforts geared at ensuring that all Rwandans access financial services have been boosted by Airtel Rwanda, which has scrapped charges on Airtel Money service transactions.
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