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Report says India is about to overtake China’s fintech
At more than twice the global average, China is currently the world leader in fintech service adoption, but current second-place India is expected to surpass its neighbor according to a report by EY (formerly Ernst & Young), a global accounting and consulting firm.
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- digital payments, fintech
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The million-dollar social enterprise
Project Everest grew 1000 per cent last year and is on track to grow 250 per cent this year. In calendar 2016 the venture made $1 million in revenue.
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- Asia Pacific
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Funny money in Myanmar’s fintech sector
A prominent mobile money company appears to be flaunting regulations aimed at providing consumer protections in the burgeoning sector.
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- fintech, mobile finance
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Google expands its public Wi-Fi program for emerging markets to Indonesia
The project is quite simple, it offers a free way to get online with a decent quality internet connection. The idea is that beyond making it easy to get public Wi-Fi — because let’s face it, it is usually a struggle — Google Station offers connectivity those who might otherwise be unable to afford it, or perhaps even unaware of it entirely.
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- Asia Pacific
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Australia’s decreasing foreign aid budget offers chance for private companies to cash in
A handful of companies are cashing in on Australia's dwindling foreign aid budget, securing billions of dollars to do some of the work the Government used to do itself.
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Philippines, World Bank launch $206M disaster risk insurance program
In a statement, the World Bank said the new catastrophe risk insurance program launched by the Philippine government will cover national government assets affected by earthquakes and typhoons as well as losses from major typhoons of 25 provinces.
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- Environment
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- Asia Pacific
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- climate change, insurance
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Google targets areas with poor net connectivity with ‘Search Lite’ app
The company had earlier launched successfully the ‘YouTube Go’ app, the lighter version of the You Tube app.
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IIX’s Women’s Livelihood Bond Officially Listed on the Singapore Exchange
The US$8 million debt security will impact over 385,000 women in Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines through enhanced access to credit, market linkages, and affordable goods and services that will build women’s resilience to socio-economic shocks and stresses.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG