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Unbanked and cashless: why mobile wallets like M-Pesa are focusing on eastern Europe
Banks in Europe are rolling out mobile wallets and peer-to-peer payment apps originally developed for Africa in a bid to offer banking services to millions of eastern Europeans who are "unbanked."
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Mobile Payment Transactions Hit N271 Billion in Nigeria
In spite of the initial apathy to the mobile payment initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), there are indications that the policy is gaining traction as the total value of mobile payments in the country amounted to N271 billion for 25 million transactions as at end of May.
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Citi celebrates small successes with microentrepreneurship awards
Six microentrepreneurs, two lenders awarded
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Solar Crowdfunding Platform SunFunder Join’s Power Africa’s Beyond the Grid
The US Government, under the aegis of the Obama administration, has formally launched Power Africa to increase energy access to those in need in sub-Saharan Africa. SunFunder is one of the founding partners of the initiative and joins an august group that includes another solar crowdfunding platform Mosaic.
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Reserve Bank of India’s relaxation of know-your-customer norms to boost financial inclusion
Bankers and industry experts believe that this will not only bring migrant workers but also students and people with a transferable job in the banking fold
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Tide turns for Belu as ethical water goes global
Belu boss Karen Lynch has taken the social enterprise from losses of £1.9m to a fast-growing brand, which generates over £500,000 for WaterAid
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“Big Push” Global Health Model for Reducing Maternal Mortality Has Broad Healthcare Systems Benefits
Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health evaluated the first year of the Saving Mothers, Giving Life program, a global public-private partnership founded by the U.S. and Norway, Merck for Mothers, Every Mother Counts, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
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Want a PPP partner? Provide incentives, make ‘money’ business case
The role of business in addressing development challenges is growing, and changing — but how do you get a particular company to say “yes” to a public-private partnership?
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