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Happy Monday! And we're happy to share once more (incase you missed it)our recent published article in collaboration with our partner @e85lab on political will and #FinTech in the developing world - with great case on @NafinOficial in Mexico paving the way ow.ly/6l2K30lKTFN
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Check out this podcast to tune into our founder @ambirouge talking about NaTakallam's beginnings and its growing impact, connecting #refugees & #displaced people with #language #learners worldwide to provide them with an #economic #opportunity.
"There are millions of qualified refugees, but they're just robbed of the opportunity to put their skill set to work." On our podcast, @ambirouge talks about her startup, @NaTakallam, which helps refugees earn a living as online language tutors: bit.ly/2Cd5lAx
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Our recent piece in collaboration with our partner @e85lab on the need for governments to get on board with FinTech as a response to financial inclusion.
Latin America has been credited with rapid growth and dynamism over the past decade, but an astonishing 70% -- roughly 400m people -- still don’t have access to formal banking. The latest blog by our partner @PaxTecumGlobal: bit.ly/2NfBwU6
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Invisible without Identity: Biometrics and Financial Inclusion in #Africa - a great piece via @e85lab ow.ly/PXfm30lt2Hj
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.@Alipay to start operations in @Pakistan by end of 2018 ow.ly/xzbe30lqf55 @etribune #digitalpayments
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India will abolish all single-use plastic by 2022, vows Narendra Modi wef.ch/2Jiz6To #environment
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Initiatives like AADHAR offer great potential, stay tuned for our next piece on #biometrics and #interoperabilty. In case you missed it, check out #biometrics and #financialinclusion blog with @e85lab and @FSDAfrica: medium.com/emerge85/invisibl…
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Access to financial accounts is growing rapidly, but usage remains a challenge, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa and India. #finclusion ow.ly/7b7y30ljeBn
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“We can figure out approaches to building services that empathize with the customer as opposed to trying to impose what we see as objectively better technology” @skweird on trends in African financial inclusion @e85lab medium.com/emerge85/by-empha…
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My interview with @skweird, the editor of @thesbtxt, on trends in African financial inclusion medium.com/emerge85/by-empha…
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3 ways to shrink the gender gap in #FinancialInclusion:
1. Do more with technology and mobile banking
2. Remove discriminatory laws
3. Focus on financial capability.
@KGeorgieva shares more: wrld.bg/hG8o30kbidB
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Chinese smartphone makers own more than half the market share in #India #smartphone asia.nikkei.com/Business/Com…
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Excellent overview of @Bimamobile; for additional information on challenges in (micro)insurance in #EmergingMarkets and a database of other providers active in this space, check cenfri.org/publications/role… – at Stellenbosch, South Africa
The traditional definition of insurance is changing in Africa. What is evolving promises inclusion, coverage, and transparency for more people than at any other point in history. The latest profile: bit.ly/2mVFLW9
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In #Africa, some of the most innovative ideas in #education financing are coming from an unlikely source - an #offgridsolar company.
cgap.org/blog/grid-solar-com…
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Earlier this month, Center President @shaminasingh spoke at @Cercle_eco about the private sector's role in tackling extreme poverty & what #Mastercard is doing to move the needle. Watch now: news.mstr.cd/2NOEjAc #REAix2018
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Really encouraging #mobilemoney value chain use cases in Côte’Ivoire for #remittances. Value chain digitization has begun aimed at deeper #FinancialInclusion @e85lab @FSDAfrica @FSD_Network – at Bellville, South Africa
We had a fantastic time in #Abidjan #côted'ivoire learning about the #remittance sector in #waemu. Exciting success stories coming out, especially around #mobilemoney. Watch this space for Vol.III-VI of our remittance series coming out soon: CDI, Uganda, Nigeria, Ethiopia.
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Have you kept up w/ @NextBillionFH's coverage of relevant #FinancialHealth + inclusion topics over the past year? If you need a refresher, we've assembled 20 pieces into a convenient e-Book for some great weekend reading: bit.ly/2Ok0aAG
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