The Digitization of Microfinance: bKash in Bangladesh

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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?

Can ThinkEco Help Users Reduce their Electric Consumption?

ThinkEco is a New York City based company in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) and energy spaces. They’ve created a piece of hardware called the “Modlet” which connects to their website and mobile apps, allowing customers to monitor their home appliances remotely. The software allows the user to view their personal electricity consumption, be able to control it, and consequently save energy. More importantly for the fiscally-motivated, it helps significantly reduce the customer’s electricity bill.

Launch of the Toyota Mirai

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Toyota’s operations have been fundamentally affected in two main ways by climate change: Changing consumer preferences: As an automotive producer, Toyota is vulnerable to the fluctuations in the price and supply of fossil fuels. Higher and more variable costs of […]