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Greased by mobile money, remittances may accelerate even more

Global remittances are on the rise. Now, coupled with mobile technology, cross-border payments are even more effective at spurring poverty alleviation, but women may lag behind.

Coming to America: Mobile money. Why NGOs should care

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Coming to America: Mobile money. Why NGOs should care

Mobile money's wildfire spread across the developing world has been so successful that it's about to remake the rich world, too.

Food or phone? Study finds some poor Kenyans choose the second

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Food or phone? Study finds some poor Kenyans choose the second

In Kenya, using one’s mobile phone is now often considered to be more of a priority than eating or paying utility bills.

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Quotable: Mobile financial services won't reach scale without women

One way to reduce the gender gap for the unbanked is to get more women using mobile financial services.

MOBILE TECH: A PEACEFUL YET POWERFUL WEAPON IN KENYA

Microsoft's new, low phone prices mean small businesses in Africa are getting online

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Mobile money soars across borders, but not between banks

Over 12 billion dollars in remittances are sent each year via mobile phones. But mobile providers must embrace the next big innovation: interoperability.

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/abufaiqa/4434157815/sizes/z/in/photostream/">Salim Photography (Flickr)</a>

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From designer crops to social stocks: Our top five posts of 2012

It's holiday season here at Mercy Corps headquarters—time for the Global Envision team to look back on our work this year and look to what's next.

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4 surprising ways mobile phones are used in Africa (calls not included)

Africa has been called not just "mobile-first" but "mobile-only", and it's made the continent a hothouse for mobile innovations.

Billions of dollars are zooming around the world from one wallet to another. Photo: <a href="http://worldbank.tumblr.com/post/36217284197/which-developing-countries-received-the-most?cid=EXT_TWBN_D_EXT">The World Bank</a>

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Follow the [mobile?] money

According to a new World Bank report, most remittances are flowing to India, China, the Philippines, Mexico and Nigeria, most of it in cold, hard cash.