via @grameen foundation: For the rural poor -- especially women -- accessing formal financial services is nearly impossible. Few have formal identification needed to open an account; others lack a stable job or collateral needed for a loan. Often bank branches are far from a rural village, making the trip to deposit or borrow funds too expensive and time-consuming. Lisa Kienzle, our director of mobile financial services, writes in the Huffington Post about using mobile phones to increase womens access to financial services. ow.ly/AJOM0
Posted on: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 04:18:47 +0000
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