As the world grows ever more connected, access to financial tools has expanded dramatically. Today, 79% of adults worldwide have a bank account, an increase from 51% in 2011. This is a remarkable gain.
Five early-stage companies from Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw and Wayne counties will receive $300,000 in funding from the Innovation Fund Macomb Community College, Powered by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Social impact industry leaders from a range of organizations – including Bank of America Merrill Lynch, MIT, The Cordes Foundation and The Kitchen – took the stage in front of more than 200 attendees at the recent Wharton Social Impact Conference to talk about running a successful, sustainable business, while generating positive social impact.
The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) today announced the findings of the New York City Mobile Services Study, the first study to examine mobile banking and cell phone ownership at a municipal level.
UK start-ups are demonstrating the greatest survival rates in three years, according to the Barclays and Business Growth Fund (BGF) Entrepreneurs Index, a bi-annual series tracking the UK entrepreneurial lifecycle.
Patricia Foley Hinnen, founder and CEO of Capital Sisters International, will be named the 2015 winner of The Purpose Prize® for Financial Inclusion, sponsored by MetLife Foundation. The Purpose Prize, a program of Encore.org, recognizes and rewards the achievements of outstanding social innovators over 60 whose projects strive to improve local communities and the world. MetLife Foundation is the sponsor of Hinnen’s $25,000 award.
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