microlending

Microlending FinTech Branch International Eyes Creating Pan-African Digital Bank
Microlending FinTech Branch International Eyes Creating Pan-African Digital Bank
March 01, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Branch International, an Andreessen-backed startup, is vying to become a pan-African digital bank, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 1). The microfinance company now sees a growth...

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High Tech Microlending — And Why Chickens Hatch Great ROI
High Tech Microlending — And Why Chickens Hatch Great ROI
June 08, 2020  |  Loans

The World Bank distributes about $25 billion a year to countries through governments that identify areas where investment is needed and capital can be deployed...

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Microlending Bridges Gaps For Recent Immigrants
Microlending Bridges Gaps For Recent Immigrants
July 02, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Karla Ogaro was a certified pharmacist in the Philippines before emigrating to Canada. Mohammed Aly, also an immigrant to Canada, was a dentist who ran a clinic...

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Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
Can A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
April 20, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Microlending is a relatively simple concept that can be complicated to evaluate. The theory behind it, pioneered by Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus, is pretty...

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The Chart That Sparked A Debate On Global Poverty
The Chart That Sparked A Debate On Global Poverty
February 14, 2019  |  Financial Inclusion

A well-made chart can be good for a lot of things, like breaking down a complex problem into an accessible visual, illustrating a point or...

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Has Microlending Lived Up To The Hype?
Has Microlending Lived Up To The Hype?
January 16, 2019  |  Loans

Microlending – or small loans (less than a few hundred dollars) – has become a popular, buzzed-about method of poverty relief over the last few...

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Making Unexpected Connections
Making Unexpected Connections
May 08, 2018  |  Today In Data

Given that the average American checks his Facebook page some 14 times a day, the social media giant’s decision to expand into online dating is less...

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