refugees

Western Union Enables In-App Donations For US Customers
Western Union Enables In-App Donations For US Customers
December 10, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

U.S. customers can now make a donation to the Western Union Foundation when transferring money using the Western Union app, the company said in a...

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Square Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Launches Refugee Business Initiative
Square Co-Founder Jack Dorsey Launches Refugee Business Initiative
June 11, 2019  |  Financial Inclusion

Twitter CEO and Square Co-Founder Jack Dorsey has started an initiative to help entrepreneurs who are refugees use mobile and card payments, to aid in...

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Why Last-Mile Logistics Needs Last-Mile Authentication
Why Last-Mile Logistics Needs Last-Mile Authentication
January 16, 2019  |  Authentication

For consumers, working with various institutions — such as banks, government agencies and medical systems — often means remembering just as many account passwords for accessing the services,...

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Mastercard: Turning Refugee Camps Into Smart Cities
Mastercard: Turning Refugee Camps Into Smart Cities
June 21, 2017  |  Mastercard

On a dirt path that passes for a street in a Kenyan refugee camp, a merchant sells grains he bought from a local farmer outside...

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Airbnb Launches New Platform To Help Syrian Refugees, Among Others
Airbnb Launches New Platform To Help Syrian Refugees, Among Others
June 08, 2017  |  Innovation

Airbnb has launched a new platform aimed at enabling regular people to host Syrian refugees, refugees in Europe and other people in need, dubbed Open...

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Using The Blockchain To Bring Banking To Everyone
Using The Blockchain To Bring Banking To Everyone
May 10, 2017  |  Ecosystems

Refugees are among the most unique groups of people for whom to enable mobile payments and other financial services. Clearly an acute need is there,...

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Red Cross Gives Prepaid Cards To Greek Refugees
Red Cross Gives Prepaid Cards To Greek Refugees
February 09, 2017  |  Global Citizen

In an effort to help refugees in Greece, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has selected Prepaid Financial Services Limited...

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