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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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- Financial Inclusion, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Hit or Miss: A Weak Critique of Impact Investing — and a Strong One
We should welcome a robust debate over impact investing that’s not just confined to foundation board rooms; a larger audience needs to hear the different arguments. But as new criticisms start to flow, I’ve noticed that while some raise very good questions, others feel wildly off base.
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- Investing
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Base of startup funding pyramid has shrunk sharply in India; angel, seed deals down
The number of angel and seed investments made in the first half of 2017 (January to June) is down to 260, a sharp drop from 419 in the first half of 2016, according to data from startup analytics firm Tracxn.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Payment Startups Lead Way In Africa’s Booming FinTech Scene
The report finds there has been a boom in the fintech space over the last two years, with more than half of the fintech startups currently operating launching after January 2015.
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- Financial Inclusion, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New investment initiative for African startups
Orange Digital Ventures Africa is the Group’s investment vehicle for early-stage innovation projects in Africa in areas such as new connectivities, FinTech, the Internet of Things, energy and e-health.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Ten American Inventors Named Finalists in First Global Competition for Hardware with a Social Purpose
Ten social-minded American inventors will present their design prototypes in Washington, D.C. on June 22. They are among 28 finalists selected from more than 150 submissions from South Asia, Africa and the United States. Three grand prize winners have already been named in both Bangalore on April 27 and Nairobi on May 25.
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- Technology
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- North America
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2017’s Best Stocks Do More Than Deliver Profits
What started as a minor theme just decades ago looks to be turning the corner with the force of more than 75 million investors in the United States alone.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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Clean Energy Investments Do Not Always Mean a Clean Human Rights Record
Investing in renewable energy seems like a savvy, progressive investor’s ideal scenario. Public policy, popular demand and shifting technologies are all converging to create a potentially high-growth, high-return industry that benefits the environment. But in the transition to renewables, are investors overlooking any issues? Who truly benefits from these investments? Who gets left behind?
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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