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In the developed world, particularly in the United States, mobile payments have entered the scene with a lot of fanfare and great expectations — but haven’t delivered all that much in the way of impressive results. As of the last PYMNTS/InfoScout report on in-store mobile wallet usage, and particularly for the longest running general purpose mobile wallet in the market, Apple Pay, 19 out of 20 users who could use a mobile wallet don’t. It seems when it comes time to pay the piper in the store, consumers in the U.S. and Western Europe still kind of like their cards.
M-Pesa’s Quiet Mobile Revolution 10 Years InBlog Post
Dr. Vanessa Kerry is the co-founder and CEO of Seed Global Health, which helped establish a novel public-private partnership designed to address the shortage of health professionals in emerging economies. Kerry, who will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Global Health & Innovation Conference at Yale University, talks about sustainability in global health, overcoming current political challenges and true corporate citizenship.
Redefining Global Health: Nations Ascending vs. People CuredBlog Post
Should health care be segmented in much the same way as cars and other products? Our gut reaction is likely to be, “No!” After all, it seems unfair that those with money have access to care while the poor don’t. But health care already is segmented across a variety of social determinants, including wealth. What if health care was not segmented based on the quality of care provided? Instead, what if health care were segmented based on how the care was delivered?
From Luxury to Economy: Segmenting Health Care to Reach the PoorBlog Post
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) presents an opportunity for MFIs to meaningfully impact their customers’ lives and aid in their struggle against poverty. However, a variety of issues play a role in determining the suitability of a WASH finance product. To help MFIs navigate through these, MicroSave and Water.Org have developed a series of toolkits.
Microfinance for Water and Sanitation: Opportunities and Challenges for MFIs
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No insurer wants to see new innovators encroaching on their territory. To outflank them, some are working with these fintech companies to help pursue their own technological projects, reach the continent’s large uninsured populations, develop new products and cut costs.
Insurance in Africa: The threat of techBlog Post
Ceniarth, an impact investor, has been actively engaged in the energy access sector since 2014. But now it's reducing its exposure to the venture-backed, solar home system segment of this market while shifting its strategy toward enterprises – for-profit, nonprofit and hybrid – that are finding the most capital-efficient ways to reach rural customers. Here, three principals in the firm candidly explain why they are reassessing their approach.
An Impact Investor Urges Caution on the ‘Energy Access Hype Cycle’News
What if we were to consider the vast quantities of domestic, agricultural and industrial wastewater discharged into the environment everyday as a valuable resource rather than costly problem? This is the paradigm shift advocated in the United Nations World Water Development Report, Wastewater: the Untapped Resource, launched today in Durban on the occasion of World Water Day.
Is Wastewater the New Black Gold?
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After six years of operation, Belu has annouced it has reached a landmark figure – £2m of profit has now been handed over to WaterAid, which provides clean water and sanitation in developing countries. The announcement coincides with World Water Day. The bottled water is one of the poster children for social enterprise.
Belu hits landmark figure for WaterAid
