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To Fix the Gender Gap, Fix the Digital Divide
Most job growth will come from STEM fields, yet women make up only 12 percent of engineering students. That’s why MIT’s new Solve initiative launched a Women and Technology Challenge asking for technology-fueled solutions that enable women and girls’ full participation in the economy. Selected solutions will receive support from cross-sector leaders interested in investing in innovative social impact projects – the Solve challenge deadline is Aug. 1.
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- Education, Finance, Impact Assessment, Technology
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Bitcoin – an opportunity for African trade?
Bitcoin continues to be the subject of much debate and controversy, but for many African companies the choice is simple. For them, the cryptocurrency is not at all related to anonymous black market business – it’s about enabling them to flourish. Sanne Wass speaks with Elizabeth Rossiello of BitPesa to find out more.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Visa’s payment service stirs competition in Kenya’s mobile money market
A global payments firm Visa has taken the competition for mobile money service a notch higher with the launch of mVisa that enables Kenyans use mobile phones to transact cash and make payments. The rollout of the service will enable Kenyans make free domestic mobile money transfers using mVisa.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech
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Going Cashless? Bad for Tax Cheats, Privacy, Poor
Could physical cash go away entirely? Economists see great payoffs in a cashless society: lower transaction costs, new tools to manage economic growth and an end to tax evasion and money laundering. Critics see an end to privacy, frightening new powers for tyrants and costs that would fall disproportionately on the poor.
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- Technology
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- fintech
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MobiKwik partners with Samsung Pay for one-tap payment solution in India
Digital payments company MobiKwik has partnered Samsung Pay, under which consumers will be able to make payments with a single tap using select Samsung handsets.
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- Uncategorized
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- digital payments, fintech
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Report: The Fight for Light: Improving Energy Access through Digital Payments
Digital payments are at the core of the most successful new models for reaching last-mile customers, enabling businesses and governments to link under-served households with essential services.
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- Energy
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Kenya: Concern grows over mobile money user information
According to Business Daily, Safaricom is already planning to introduce a platform that will host digital identification for customers.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital identity, fintech
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CompareAsiaGroup scores $50M from investors including IFC, Alibaba and Goldman Sachs
CompareAsiaGroup claims that more than 28 million people used its sites last year, making it the largest personal financial management platform in Asia.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- fintech