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Press Release: Mastercard Collaborates With Microsoft to Accelerate Innovation Across Digital Commerce and Startup Ecosystems
Collaboration will build pathways to financial security and provide tools for sustainable growth
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- Finance
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COVID-19 Triggers Decline in Agent Banking in Uganda
Agent banking has allowed commercial banks appoint a third party (agent) to transact business on its behalf.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The COVID-19 Pivot: How Five Nonprofits and Community-Based Enterprises Have Adapted in Response to the Pandemic
As COVID-19 has upended entire industries, businesses and non-profits everywhere have had to adapt to survive – sometimes shifting completely from their traditional services. June Sugiyama at the Vodafone Americas Foundation explores how five participants in the OpenIDEO COVID Business Pivot Challenge have quickly adjusted to provide innovative solutions to the crisis.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Health Care, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Avoiding the Downside of Instapay: Five Behavioral Science-Based Principles to Make Paycheck-on-Demand Benefit Low-Income Users
There are numerous apps and employers that allow employees to cash out their paychecks on demand, rather than waiting until their usual payday. But while this may seem like a dream come true for people who need quick cash to deal with financial distress, "instapay" also comes with tradeoffs. Analysts at Common Cents Lab discuss these downsides – and some behavioral science-based solutions.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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The Ripple Effects of Funding Global Health Innovations: How Philanthropic Capital and Impact Investing are Shaping Markets
The Saving Lives at Birth Grand Challenge for Development has leveraged nearly $80 million dollars in investment capital over the last decade to fund over 110 innovations targeting the maternal and neonatal health sector in emerging markets. Analysts at Duke University explore the program's impact in India and Kenya, two of the fastest-growing hubs of innovation in their respective regions.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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Viewpoint: COVID-19 May Turn Back the Clock on Women’s Entrepreneurship
Female entrepreneurs in Canada have been heavily impacted by the pandemic.
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- Coronavirus
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- North America
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Press Release: DFC Announces New “IQ” Development Impact Measurement Tool
“IQ is a state-of-the-art tool that allows DFC to measure our progress in fulfilling our development mandate,” said DFC Chief Executive Officer Adam Boehler. "I am extremely proud of the DFC team for its hard work in developing IQ. I also want to thank the many stakeholders that provided input along the way. I look forward to working with our stakeholders to continue refining and improving IQ.”
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- Impact Assessment
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Viewpoint: Why Tech Didn’t Save Us From COVID-19
America's paralysis reveals a deep and fundamental flaw in how the nation thinks about innovation.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care, Technology