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Forget Bitcoin: There’s A Better Model For Mobile Money
It's called M-Pesa, and it's also spreading around the world.
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Myanmar: Adjusting for growth in the financial sector
Authorities in Myanmar are determined to foster economic progress and have placed financial inclusion on their list of priorities.
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How to manage all your financial affairs from a $20 mobile phone
“I feel like a caveman who’s just been handed a Bic lighter,” reported Charles Graeber, a writer for Bloomberg Businessweek who recently went to Nairobi to check out M-Pesa, Kenya’s dominant mobile-money provider.
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OPINION: Mobile Money Services – Not Mobile Wallets – Will Lead To Financial Inclusion in India
Mobile wallet services have been around for quite some time now and have gained considerable traction. However, the broader genre of mobile money services are yet to etch a mark.
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BNP Paribas, Orange Partnership Reaffirms Growing Significance Of Mobile Money In Africa
VENTURES AFRICA – UK-based telecom giant, Orange and the French banking group, BNP Paribas have teamed up to roll out mobile money services for Africans, joining the growing pool of mobile money providers and reaffirming the increasing prominence the innovative service is taking in the continent’s financial sector.
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The Impact of Inclusion: CGAP report looks at recent evidence of how financial inclusion can help the poor
There’s a strong consensus that access to suitable financial services can help poor households improve their lives, while spurring economic activity. But what is the evidence for these positive impacts? CGAP tackled that topic in a recent Focus Note, and we spoke with Nina Holle, an associate microfinance analyst at CGAP, and a co-author of the report.
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Over 70% of micro enterprises in Nigeria lack insurance protection, group raises alarm
A civil society organisation, Transparent Protection Limited (TPL), on Monday, in Abuja, raised the alarm that over 70 percent of micro enterprises in the country did not have any form of insurance.
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Grameen America Scales Microlending Model Across the U.S. with Launch of Microfinance Training Institute in Queens
Grameen America, a nonprofit microfinance organization offering microloans, training and support to help women in poverty build small businesses, today announced the launch of the first U.S. Training Institute for microfinance with the support of longstanding partner Capital One.
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