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Up and Away from Colonial Welfare: Social Entrepreneur “Mou” Khan’s 21st Century Micro NGO
FCAB was founded by the late Abdul Majid Khan, a Bangladeshi-American engineer who left his homeland in 1976 to pursue graduate studies at the University of Michigan School of Engineering. A father of four who co-founded Ann Arbor’s first mosque, Mr. Khan died in an automobile accident shortly after filing FCAB’s legal paperwork for a tax-exempt non-profit status with the United States Internal Revenue Service and with plans to incorporate as an aid organization in Bangladesh.
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As India goes big on renewables, bright minds are looking to develop innovative tech
India has big plans when it comes to renewable energy. The government has set itself ambitious targets, including commissioning 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by the year 2022.
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In India, digital payments are changing the game for women entrepreneurs
Across the country, the Indian government has championed entrepreneurship and embraced innovation in high-growth industries, particularly financial technology. Significant infrastructure upgrades, advancements in biometric technology, multiple channels, new platforms, and an enabling regulatory environment have laid the foundation for the country’s broader digital financial ecosystem to take root and change the game for women entrepreneurs.
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- digital payments, fintech
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Arun Jaitley launches Paytm Payments Bank, vouches for digital payments
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, during the inauguration of the Paytm Payments Bank on Tuesday, said the modern technology had changed the entire dynamics the way banking was done in the country.
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Flipkart leans on fintech for profitability, says Bansal
Flipkart group chairman Sachin Bansal said the company’s focus on financial technology solutions will help drive the platform towards profitability.
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In Hyderabad, Indian Entrepreneurs Size Up Ivanka Trump
Trump noted that for the first time, women made up "the majority of the 1,500 entrepreneurs selected to attend this summit."
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How Paytm went big on Indian demonetization
India’s biggest fintech has doubled its user base in a year and is on track to have 500 million customers by 2020. It is backed by Ant Financial and Softbank and spurred by state policy on financial inclusion. How far can Paytm go?
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Amazon launches special store for women entrepreneurs
American online retailer Amazon has launched a new program -- Amazon Saheli --aimed at empowering and enabling women entrepreneurs across the country to sell their products on the its marketplace.
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