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Impact Investing For The Millennial: You, Too, Can Have An Investment Portfolio
Impact investing has been catching headlines with major banks like Bank of America BAC +1.48% and JP Morgan developing so-called “impact portfolios.”
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Twitter Top Ten 6-27-15: How well is your being? We’ve got the stats in our weekly compilation
We came across some doozies this week as we sniffed around the Twittersphere in our search for the best of the best. We learned that free’s not always a good thing; it’s possible for Bill Gates to give away EVEN MORE money; and Panama leads the world in "well-being." Again. (We were well-schocked.)
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Press Release: FINCA Surpasses $1 Million in Loans to Microenterprise and Small Businesses in Nigeria in First Six Months
FINCA's newest subsidiary, FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd. in Nigeria, surpassed USD 1 million in small loans to microenterprise and small business owners within its first six months of operation, it was announced today by President & CEO Rupert Scofield during his remarks at the Spring meeting of the Financial Inclusion Equity Council (FIEC), hosted this year by FINCA at its headquarters building in Washington, DC.
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India Poised For Mobile-Payments Revolution As Internet Giants Alibaba, Amazon Move In
A host of new players – from Amazon to Alibaba-backed One97 – are introducing a range of mobile-payments systems that could provide the backbone for an e-commerce boom.
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India to Offer Tax Benefits to Encourage Electronic Payments
The government has put out draft proposals on Monday to encourage electronic transactions in the country.
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Is There Finally Some Movement on the Pressing Challenge of Microinsurance?
More market players are stepping into the microinsurance arena - if this trend continues, the role of philanthropy in this space may become less and less critical.
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Uganda: Banks Partner with Telecoms to Cope With Mobile Pressure
Ugandan banks seem to have realized the threat from mobile services, as more of them are partnering with telecoms to swiftly roll out mobile banking products.
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Uganda Legalizes Islamic Banking
Uganda's Cabinet has approved the amended Financial Institutions Act 2015, which paves the way for the introduction of Islamic and Agency banking in Uganda.
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