Financial Inclusion Has Improved in Sub-Saharan Africa But Challenges Remain
More Work Still Must Be Done Overall though, sub-Saharan African countries still have much more room for improvement with their financial...
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Jul 16, 20182 min read
Should the Fintech Model of Corporate Development be Adopted by Banks?
Should Banks Behave Like FinTech Companies? This was the topic at the recent CB Insights’ Future of Fintech Conference. With all the news...
Apr 23, 20181 min read
Equal Pay for Women? Start With Access To Financial Services
Fintech and Digital Finance Product for Marginalized Women Digital finance simply means that people can transact and access financial...
Apr 15, 20182 min read
Mobile Banking Industry in Pakistan is Thriving
Pakistan Proves to be Fertile Ground Mobile banking, also known as branchless banking, is proving to be a huge success in Pakistan....
Mar 21, 20182 min read
Sharone Perlstein Tackles the Energy Sector
Paper and Manual Processes Abound Many settlement departments, especially in the energy sector, continue to use manual processes that are...
Feb 18, 20182 min read
Mobile-based Financial Services are Lifting Africans out of Poverty
Mobile Phones are an Important Link Mobile phones provide Africans with the only opportunity to stay in touch with friends and family, as...
Jan 17, 20182 min read
Will Microfinance Stand The Test of Time?
Will Microfinance Still be Around Ten Years from Now? While commercial banks may be nominally addressing the needs of their customers,...
Nov 21, 20172 min read
The Advantages of Cryptocurrency and ICOs
New Technologies and New Services Blockchain technology is at the center of this dynamic series of developments and is playing an...
Nov 6, 20172 min read
Microfinance and the Future of Nigeria’s Financial Sector
Why Having Two Financial Sectors is a Problem for Nigeria Nigeria faces serious challenges as it attempts to use microfinance to overcome...
Sep 4, 20172 min read
The Future of Microfinance
It’s a Challenging Industry Although it caters to an undeserved market of people who don’t have credit or banking histories, these...
Jul 12, 20172 min read
Assessing the Potential International Impact of India's Biometric Identity System
Learning from Aadhaar It might be good to begin by considering a vital issue that arises when biometric identity and security systems are...
Jun 20, 20171 min read
The Aadhaar Card and the Debates It Has Inspired
Identity and Efficiency Critics of the Aadhaar identification system maintain that it limits the exercise of fundamental rights while...
May 25, 20171 min read
The Dark Side of Microfinance
Microcredit Becomes a Death Sentence The microfinance industry was flourishing in India, a country besieged by poverty. One of the most...
Jan 8, 20172 min read
Strengthening the Microfinance Platform as a Way to Combat Poverty in Thailand
Economic Trends Are Improving across the Globe While there are measurable signs of economic improvement across the globe, to which...
Dec 11, 20161 min read
Microfinance Leads the Way in Solar Energy in India
From Crisis to Solution – Microfinance Saves the Day Global power shortages, the deepening energy crisis and the environmental impact on...
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