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India Post Payments Bank Rolls out Aadhaar-Enabled Payment Services
With AePS services, any person with a bank account linked to Aadhaar can perform basic banking services such as cash withdrawals and balance enquiry irrespective of the bank they hold their account with.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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In Sierra Leone, New Kiva Protocol Uses Blockchain to Benefit Unbanked
The National Civil Registration Commission developed the national digital identity platform with support from Kiva, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco that allows people to lend money to low-income people around the world, as well as the United Nations Capital Development Fund and the United Nations Development Programme.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: More Than Half a Million Rohingya Refugees Receive Identity Documents, Most for the First Time
This comprehensive registration being simultaneously carried out in all refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar – is meant to ensure the accuracy of data on refugees in Bangladesh, giving national authorities and humanitarian partners a better understanding of the population and their needs.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- data, digital identity, refugees
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GSMA signs $46.5M funding partnership with DFID
The partnership will unearth critical insights on the needs of the underserved and identify and invest in mobile-enabled innovations and business models which can drive inclusion at scale.
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- Finance, Technology
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Viewpoint: Biometrics and Aid
The use of biometric data in aid delivery has become the focus of fierce debate in the past few weeks, as the World Food Programme paused food deliveries in Yemen’s capital city after Houthi rebels refused to allow the registration of recipients’ details.
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Mastercard Debuts Card to Act as ID, Payment for Underserved
Members of underserved populations don’t always have credit cards. City Key is Mastercard’s effort to help cities distribute services and benefits by creating a tool that can act as an ID, payment card or access pass.
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- Finance
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- North America
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Trulioo Teams With Refinitiv To Bring 5B Consumers Into The Financial Mainstream
Trulioo said it is teaming with Refinitiv — operator of the World-Check Risk Intelligence database — to promote global financial inclusion and fight fraud.
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- Finance, Technology
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Omidyar to Support Three Emerging Market Think Tanks Exploring Appropriate Use of Digital Identity
Omidyar Network has invested in a trio of organizations from different regions to support enhanced understanding of the appropriate use and limits of digital identity.
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- Technology