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Press Release: First Ever in India: MoneyOnMobile Enables Mobile Money Order via SMS
MoneyOnMobile (MOM), India's leading mobile payment solutions provider, has announced the introduction of one of its kind instant 'Mobile Money Order' service via SMS. This is the first time inIndia that "mobile money order via SMS" has been offered. MoneyOnMobile had earlier announced the launch of its app-based domestic Mobile Money Order service for customers in January 2015.
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Canada, India Fund 5 Innovations to Improve Health in India, With Focus on Mothers and Children
Grand Challenges Canada, funded by the Government of Canada, and the Grand Challenges India initiative of the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, today announced an investment of $2.5 million (CAD) in five health innovations in India. Many of these novel projects aim to improve maternal, newborn and child health (known as 'MNCH'), which is Canada's flagship development priority, and a tremendous challenge for the Government of India.
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China Is Fertile Ground for Growing Internet Finance
The recent establishment of private Internet banks has ushered the banking industry into an era where banks need no brick-and-mortar offices. Technologies like big data make this possible, yet there is disagreement over how much potential Internet finance has.
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New Ways of Delivering Healthcare
One of the biggest barriers to realising the national agenda of "healthcare for all" is tackling the existent complex, disorganised and expensive system of healthcare.
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India’s Social Entrepreneurs Promised “Maximum” Support From Minister
The Indian government will put its ‘heart and soul’ into supporting social entrepreneurship – the minister for science, technology and earth sciences has pledged.
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Ikea Launches Range Made by Worker Co-operatives
IKEA has launched a new range of products created by women’s co-operatives in rural India.
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India’s MoneyonMobile Sees 27% One-Month Jump in Transaction Processing
MoneyOnMobile is continuing to ignite India’s mobile money scene — topping 131 million users in March, the company announced yesterday (April 14).
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India’s Paytm Crosses 50 Million Digital Wallets
Mobile payment processor Paytm said on Monday that it now has over 50 million wallets on its platform and is expected to touch 100 million by 2015.
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