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The Power of Individuals: Why Formal Institutions Aren’t the Only Ones Driving Africa’s Innovation and Fintech Space
There’s a lot of attention on the businesses, NGOs and other institutions reshaping Africa’s fintech ecosystem. But there are equally important efforts underway – conducted not by institutions themselves, but by the individuals working within them – to build bridges between organizations, and create support networks for entrepreneurs and innovators. In this Q&A, Zianah Muddu, General Secretary of the Africa Fintech Network, discusses the pivotal – often overlooked – impact of this work.
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Authors of New York’s P2P ‘Public Venmo’ Bill Hope for Greater Decentralization
Published on Oct. 17, 2019, the white paper sets out the Inclusive Value Ledger (IVL) plan, which aims to bolster the mechanisms of the state’s monetization, production, saving and spending with the help of new digital technologies.
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- Finance
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- North America
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AI Can Do a Lot for Financial Services Penetration in the Hinterlands in India
The departure from a ‘brick-and-mortar’ structure to branchless banking (agent & mobile) can be attributed to ICT adoption by users. This has led to a structural and technical reform in the financial services landscape in the last decade.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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CoDi in Mexico: No News is Good News
Fraud rates are among the highest in the world and the lack of political stability creates a unique problem for financial inclusion.
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- Finance
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- Latin America
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Pro Mujer Names Marisol Fernandez Global Financial Services Director
Pro Mujer, a leading social enterprise and pioneer in women’s empowerment in Latin America, announced today the appointment of Marisol Fernandez as Global Financial Services Director. Fernandez assumes this role after having served at Pro Mujer as Global Director of Corporate Business Development, where she oversaw the acquisition of a major financial services company in Argentina and two joint ventures in health and gender smart investing.
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- Finance
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- Latin America
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4 Trends Shaping the Future of the P2P Lending Regulation in Southeast Asia
The active inflow of investments made countries intensify their efforts in the development of fintech ecosystems and the regulatory environment.
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- Finance
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- Asia Pacific
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Kenya’s Safaricom Tests New Mobile Savings Service
Policymakers say the East African nation suffers from a low national savings rate and analysts said Safaricom could be looking to target that untapped market with the new product, dubbed “Mali” (Kiswahili for wealth).
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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This Digital Platform Fights Corruption by Bypassing the Officials Demanding Bribes
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the tax payment system could require many kickbacks to corrupt officials. A new digital platform lets people pay their taxes directly.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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