Elections are being held again in the UK on December 12, 2019. Parliament has been dissolved and the country is divided about a Deal or No Deal Brexit. The coutry\’s Political parties are hoping that the people will un-lock Parliaments handicap. Johnson\’s Conservative Party is hoping to win a clear majority in this election so […]
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The answer to this question is simple: yes! Regardless of the type of business you have, banks and other financial services providers are going to play some role in modern-day business transactions. Read full article
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Microfinance is getting quite some attention nowadays for both positive and negative reasons. Some say it can be a solution to address poverty or to facilitate financial inclusion. Others opine that it creates more problems for low-income people, by serving as a debt trap. As far as investment is concerned, though, it’s fairly easy to
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No, this is not the Robin Hood you likely have in mind. This is about stock trading mobile app provider Robinhood, which is also known as a “microfinance giant”. The company has been helping individuals trade stocks through an easier and simpler platform. It has recently announced that it is joining the cryptocurrency trading bandwagon.
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The Association of Microfinance Institutions in Rwanda (AMIR) is reportedly planning to adopt technology to improve services. This move is expected to address customer complaints more efficiently and reduce the challenges confronting the microfinance sector. AMIR senior programs manager Jean Pierre Uwizeye, in a report on The New Times (English daily in Rwanda), said that
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Big data is something that benefits more than just tech companies and research organizations. It also has implications and applications in financial inclusiveness. The collection and analysis of extensive amounts of information about consumers is something that can help foster financial inclusion as information is used by financial service providers to better assess the web
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Sharone Perlstein is a well-informed witness to the radical changes that microfinance and mobile technology are bringing about in the world of finance and banking. As Perlstein sees it, the smartphone is now making significant advances possible by significantly increasing the accessibility of microfinance on a global level. In his view, this whole dynamic is
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On a truly global level, but especially in developing regions, Microfinance is allowing creative people with limited financial means of their own to turn their business ideas into living realities. Microfinancing is therefore providing an excellent solution to the all-too-well-known problem of how someone who has an excellent idea for a business but lacks funding
Enabling entrepreneurs to grow-out of low-income situations by helping them build their business can stimulate economic growth on a national level. However, all over the world, and especially in developing countries, there are people who have great business ideas, but no means to develop them. They are found ineligible for conventional business loans, fail to
