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India has more competing mobile network operators than any other country, and it’s one of the largest and fastest growing mobile markets in the world. It’s also one of the most problematic countries for financial inclusion, with half the population lacking access to formal banking services. Mobile banking seems like an obvious solution, but as Ritesh Dhawan of MicroSave explains, implementing that solution is not so simple.
Why Mobile Wallets Won’t Work in India… Yet: The need is there, but obstacles remainNews
Crowdfunding is a trendy and cool buzzword. “Crowd” sounds sociable and “funding” is, of course, always good. But equity crowdfunding as contemplated by rules proposed by the SEC in late October is not promising.
Taking The ‘Fun’ Out Of CrowdfundingBlog Post
Through a hub-and-spoke business model, middle-income customers are subsidizing company’s work with BoP consumers. And it’s proving to be sustainable.
‘Vanity is Not Monopolized By the Rich’: VisionSpring’s innovative way to sell eyeglasses proving to be sustainable; a Q&A with COO Peter EliassenNews
Akula believes that microfinance is a core solution to global poverty and yet it could be highly profitable, a balance all microfinance entities are struggling to achieve.
Why many in SKS Microfinance Ltd love to hate its founderNews
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering rules that, for the first time, would allow small companies to solicit investments over the Internet and sell shares to the general public.
Small Firms May Soon Turn To Crowdfunding To Sell SharesNews
Nigeria has joined the nations that are determined to protect its poor and vulnerable by means of micro-insurance, writes Nnamdi Duru.
Finally, Micro-insurance Takes off in NigeriaNews
Deposit-taking non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), such as microfinance institutions (MFIs), financial cooperatives and postal banks, together serve approximately 596 million people in the global south. These institutions have many of the characteristics which research shows are key drivers for expanding access and reducing poverty.
Should non-bank financial institutions be a part of the financial inclusion agenda?Blog Post
A new working paper doesn’t simply look at what small and growing businesses (those categorized seeking growth capital of between $20,000-$2 million) need to be doing, but what the “intermediaries” need to be doing to lift budding businesses.
Weekly Roundup – 11/22/13: Nudging the middle men and women of social enterprise
