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India’s Aadhaar Pay Regains Tempo, Usage Hits 200 Million
Aadhaar-based payments make customers who do not have smartphones or who are uncomfortable using cards, transact digitally.
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- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
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Instead of Bringing Jobs to the People, Bring the People to the Jobs
Worldwide, 300 million people live nominally above the poverty line but regularly go hungry for some portion of the year.
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- South Asia
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Social Media Puts Emerging Markets At Forefront Of Tourism
During the past few years, we have seen a massive shift in user behaviour within the tourism industry, primarily driven by increased usage of smartphones and social media apps.
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- Technology
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- tourism
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The Elderly Are the Next Big Growth Market for Chinese Tech Firms
Tech companies want to lure more Ms. Shis and Mr. Zhous online—and take a bigger slice of the 7 trillion yuan ($1 trillion) that Chinese seniors are expected to spend on consumer goods in 2020.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Why China’s Next Crop of ‘Techpreneurs’ Are Skipping Home and Eyeing a Fresh Gold Rush in New Markets
China’s tech entrepreneurs are finding that affordable innovation appeals in developing markets.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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These Agritech Startups Will Take Southeast Asia’s Emerging Market to the Next Level
Despite the minimum media attention, these startups are building innovation to help their respective countries and its agriculture sector tackle challenges and make progress.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Y Combinator-Backed Trella Brings Transparency to Egypt’s Trucking and Shipping Industry
Like other logistics management services, Trella is trying to consolidate a fragmented industry around its app that provides price transparency and increases efficiency by giving carriers and shippers better price transparency and a way to see how cargo is moving around the country.
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- Technology
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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KKR Tops $1 Billion Fundraising Goal for Global Impact Fund
TPG’s $2 billion Rise Fund is the largest impact investing pool, though the firm is targeting at least $3 billion for the second version.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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