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Trulioo Teams With Refinitiv To Bring 5B Consumers Into The Financial Mainstream
Trulioo said it is teaming with Refinitiv — operator of the World-Check Risk Intelligence database — to promote global financial inclusion and fight fraud.
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- Finance, Technology
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Report: Global Fintech Adoption Grew 64% in 2019; India and China ahead in Emerging Markets
In the emerging markets, Russia and South Africa are trailing closely behind China and India.
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- Finance, Technology
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The Downside of Social Impact Bonds
After more than three years researching social impact bonds, a filmmaker argues we need to consider the ways they might be doing more harm than good.
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- Investing
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How Technology Could Help Rural South Africa Turn Sunshine Into Income
If South Africa positions itself well, it could become a test bed for these technologies and thereby benefit from investments in research and development by major international corporations that have an interest in driving these trial runs.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghana Is Adopting a Data-Driven Approach to Fighting Poverty
The government is now seriously committed to a “leave no one behind” ethic, which means counting every single person in the population. That includes people who are sometimes called “the invisible” — those who live in slums, who are homeless, or who are institutionalized.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In Fintech Race, Go-Jek App Extends Consumer Credit to Offline Stores
PayLater marks 'beginning' of more financial services for Indonesia's unbanked.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: As Impact Investing Grows, Its Purpose Strays
Rise suffered a black eye in March when boss Bill McGlashan resigned after being arrested as part of an investigation into U.S. university admissions fraud, but the sector hasn’t skipped a beat.
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- Investing
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Tapping Opportunity Zones, Social Impact Investor SoLa Raises Its Biggest Fund
Muoto created SoLa Impact Fund in 2012, aimed at investing in properties in economically distressed areas of South Los Angeles. So he was perfectly positioned to leverage Opportunity Zone legislation. To that end, he recently raised his third and largest fund.
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- Investing
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- North America
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