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Airtel and Mastercard Expand Digital Banking Services Across 14 African Countries
Telecoms and mobile money services provider, Airtel Africa announced that it is partnering with Mastercard to give over 100 million Airtel Africa mobile phone users across 14 African countries access to Mastercard’s global network.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
- Region
- Latin America
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Crypto May Be the Future of Humanitarian Aid
Venezuelans need a way to access the world economic marketplace that bypasses the regime’s control, a way to attain a degree of financial independence. And for some citizens of Venezuela, help has arrived in the form of bitcoin.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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- cryptocurrency
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Press Release: IDB Invest and OPIC Partner to Catalyze Billions for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Their collaboration will advance a robust alternative to state-led investments that undermine the long-term prosperity, stability, and security of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Cobro Digital in Mexico: (Not) Everyone is Ready, but Here It Comes
The effort centers on financial inclusion for the country. Just 38% of adults in Mexico have a bank account, according to a 2017 World Bank survey, half the rate of other countries with similar per capita income.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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Working With Data In Latin America: Challenges And Strategies
It’s important to analyze the obstacles associated with data collection in emerging economies, and what companies can do to overcome them.
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- Latin America
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- data, venture capital
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Lifting the Lid on Mexico’s Off-Grid Opportunity
The company manages around 2.5 megawatts of off-grid solar capacity on behalf of customers who earn an average of just 2,450 pesos (around $125) a month and who in 90 percent of cases don’t have a grid connection for at least a kilometer.
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- Energy
- Region
- Latin America
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Argentina Is Unlikely Home of the Best Bond in Emerging Markets
While notes from companies such as oil producer YPF SA and phone carrier Telecom Argentina SA tanked last month, MercadoLibre has avoided the worst of Argentina’s mess by relying on its home country for less than a quarter of its sales, while getting a boost from paying many of its workers in rapidly depreciating pesos.
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- Latin America
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- e-commerce
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Venezuelans Use Cryptocurrency to Bypass Corruption, Inflation
Aid providers say digital currencies are becoming an important route to bypassing corruption or repressive regimes.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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- cryptocurrency
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