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TOMS Announced as Latest Certified B Corporation
Founded in 2006, TOMS’ ‘One for One’ business model, was the company’s original purpose-driven brand. Collaborating with the B Corp community will further strengthen and validate the brand, particularly as it broadens its giving portfolio.
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- Uncategorized
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Nonprofits are carving their own impact investing niche
The nonprofit sector can call on unique expertise to contribute to the impact investing space, including local relationships that enable strong risk assessments and the ability to provide technical assistance, said Tom Dente, president and CEO at Humentum and one of the report’s editors.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, NGOs, nonprofits
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Inside fight between Kenya, IMF over financial inclusion
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) insists it will still prescribe painful financial regulations as long as Kenya’s banking system continues to face vulnerabilities.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: The Sustainability Game
Sustainable finance is here to stay. Now, CFOs must learn to navigate an often-bewildering thicket of new standards and benchmarks.
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Press release: DFS Lab Announces Open Applications for Fintech Hackathon Focused on the Mojaloop Software
Mojaloop was created by the Gates Foundation's Level One Project, which is aimed at leveling the economic playing field by crowding in expertise and resources to build inclusive payment models to benefit the world's poor.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Financial services yet to spur economic growth in Indonesia
While Indonesia has seen its credit productivity increase, stakeholders lack a comprehensive understanding of the sector, hence the sluggish loan disbursement in recent years, the study says.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Ripple Targets China’s $67 Billion Remittance Market, Plans to Open New Office in Shanghai
In January, Ripple launched the Blockchain Technology Research Scholarship Program (BRSP) in collaboration with Tsinghua University Institute for Fintech Research, a leading, fintech-focused academic institute in Beijing.
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- Finance
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While deal-making has exploded in India, impact investors are struggling to differentiate themselves
Because the limited partners who invest in such funds are wary of accepting lower returns, the terms these funds offer entrepreneurs in turn are sometimes not markedly different from traditional investors.
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- Investing
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