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WhatsApp Hastens Payments Push for 200 Million Indians
“WhatsApp has a great starting point: a monopoly in chat,” said Vivek Belgavi, leader for financial technology at PwC India. “High engagement makes it a credible competition.”
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Insitor, Oikocredit lead seed round in Kolkata-based Aashiyaan Housing Finance
Journalist Swaminathan Aiyar, Columbia University professor Neeraj Kaushal and others also participated in this round, said Aashiyaan. Boutique investment bank Unitus Capital was the financial advisor to Aashiyaan for this transaction.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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How This Entrepreneur is Creating Social Impact Through Data
Her research startup has changed the way data is collected and utilized for social schemes and programs by academics, policy makers, private stakeholders and the Indian government.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Women & Banking: India’s financial inclusion suffers from a gender gap
Indian women score disproportionately low on ordinary functions such as savings and borrowings: of more than three-fourths who have a bank account, less than a fifth (16.7%) save formally, i.e., at banks.
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- Finance
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Amazon vs Google: A race to capture India’s consumer space
Unfriendly policies and homegrown behemoths have made it difficult to breach Beijing. The US, the home market, is saturated. India, on the other hand, is inviting.
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- Technology
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Advisory services firm Intellecap appoints insider as CEO
Intellecap said in a statement that Bali will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the company across businesses and geographies.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Microgrids an Important Piece of the Puzzle for Energy Access in Frontier Markets
Microgrids are becoming important part of the frontier power markets for distributed energy systems. Advances in technology such as energy storage along with rising diesel prices, and favorable government policies have enabled an environment to support the economics of small-scale clean energy systems according to the second quarter Frontier Power Market Outlook report by BNEF.
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- Energy
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Press release: Telenor Microfinance Bank and Mastercard to boost cashless payments in Pakistan
The innovative and cost-effective solution, which first went live in Pakistan in August 2016, makes it easy for customers to pay for purchases for a wide variety of goods and services.
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- Finance
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