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Village Capital and PayPal Strengthen Relationship to Improve Access to Financial Services Across the Globe
Today, Village Capital, the venture development organization that finds, trains and funds entrepreneurs working to solve global challenges, and PayPal Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:PYPL), the global technology platform and payments leader, announced an expanded global relationship to support entrepreneurs focused on democratizing access to financial services for low-wealth individuals, families and small businesses. Together, with the support of local ecosystem partners, they will operate three venture development programs in 2016, supporting emerging FinTech innovators in Latin America, the United States and India. The joint initiative represents the first time a lead program partner has entered into a global collaboration with Village Capital to accelerate innovation in one of its areas of impact.
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How Can Product Designers Help Solve the World’s Massive E-Waste Problem?
In February, a new smartphone launched in India that cost the equivalent of $3.60. The quickly dropping price of electronics, along with rising incomes around the world, means that there will soon be many more gadgets in the market. And when a newer, cheaper one comes along in a year, many more of them will end up as electronic waste.
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The Scope of Private Actors in Impact Investing, Philanthropy
According to Central Statistics Office data released last month, the per capita income in real terms (at 2011-2012 prices) in 2015-2016 is set to reach Rs.77,431 as compared to Rs.72,889 in 2014-2015.
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StartUp India Will It Lead To Stand Up India?
The buzz about India’s fledgling startup ecosystem has not only encouraged the Indian government to create a better business environment for budding entrepreneurs but also generated curiosity among the common masses. To give an example of the same, I would like to share a recent incident.
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Health Organisations Call for Gender Equality This Women’s Day
They said women across the world have unique health needs that are often not addressed. In South-East Asia Region, for instance, about 61,000 women died in 2015 while giving birth, said the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Philips to Ship Healthcare Products From India
After establishing Pune as the global headquarters for its mobile surgery division, Dutch technology company Royal Philips is exporting the products it developed here to the Western markets.
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The Deadly Cost of Bringing Coal-Powered Electricity From Australia to India
The Australian government continues to claim that coal will play a vital role in bringing cheap energy to developing nations. In particular, it has claimed India’s poor will benefit from the development of coal reserves in Queensland’s Galilee Basin. But is that really the case?
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India Post to Approach RBI for Interoperability of Its ATMs by Year End
In another step towards financial inclusion, the government is planning to make 10,000 ATMs under postal services interoperable with commercial banks, allowing consumers to withdraw money directly from their bank accounts rather than restricting them to postal accounts.
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