2.5 billion people in the world don’t have access to financial services. Tala is a startup trying to access this market by evaluating user’s credit worthiness using only their smartphone data.
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Digitizing Indonesia, One Arisan at a Time
RUMA builds apps and gives smart phones to the rural population in Indonesia to give financial empowerment.
The Digitization of Microfinance: bKash in Bangladesh
Nearly half of the World's population lives on less than $2 a day with limited or no access to formal financial services. Microfinance is crucial to getting credit into the hands of those most in need. How are microfinance providers using digital technology to help lift families out of poverty?