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Viewpoint: How Emerging Markets Will Be Disrupted by Tech
Candidate disruptive technologies include automation, artificial intelligence, aeroponics, block chain, batteries, clean energy, drones, stem cells, 3-D printing and virtual reality. The repercussions should these technologies gain traction are far from straightforward for emerging and frontier markets.
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Rise of Blockchain in Indonesia Brings Promise of Greater Financial Inclusion
A lot of the credit for the contemporary burgeoning blockchain community in the country goes to startups like Blockchain Zoo, the first company to offer blockchain consultancy services in the country and Blockchain Space Asia, both of which are founders of the blockchain association in Indonesia.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Blockchain Start-up Proof of Impact Announces Close of Investment Round led by Franklin Templeton
This first investment round allows Proof of Impact to continue its fast growth and execute its ambitious goal of securitizing proven impact and bringing proven impact investment products to global capital markets.
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Viewpoint: Digital Impact Investing Is Here Now
In an often bleak political epoch, what a ray of light—capital and digital are working in partnership and we are moving the dial on impact.
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- Investing
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Five Fintech Solutions For Refugees To Look Out For
More initiative concentrated around potential solutions for new incomers can be displayed in the upcoming Fintech Solutions for Refugees Bank Summit in which selected Fintech providers will receive the possibility to work with companies like PayPay in order to release new or upgrade existing solutions.
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- Finance
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Bank of America Is Reportedly Piloting Ripple’s Distributed Ledger Technology
When questioned about this recently, a Ripple representative stated that the bank would not confirm or deny whether it was a client, however, it said the companies had participated in a pilot together.
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Indonesia issues world’s first blockchain sukuk
Indonesian Islamic microfinance cooperative BMT Bina Ummah has raised 710 million rupiah ($50,000) through the world's first primary sukuk issuance on a public blockchain and also the world's first micro sukuk.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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A Devil’s Bargain to Bank the Unbanked: Why Financial Inclusion Advocates Shouldn’t Trust Facebook’s Libra
As you've likely heard, Facebook has entered the inclusive finance arena, pitching Libra, a global cryptocurrency – ostensibly to promote financial inclusion. But as Digital Equity co-founder Valerie Khan argues, there are plenty of reasons to doubt Facebook's intentions and Libra's “social good” marketing campaign. In fact, she says, "Facebook is not being transparent about its real interest in Libra" – and both financial inclusion advocates and emerging countries should beware.
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