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  • Cash and Tech Replace Bags of Rice in Urban Humanitarian Aid

    Molly McCluskey

    November 04, 2016 |

    Diplomatic Courier |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Jordan, Amman

    Refugees often find cold cash far more helpful than bags of rice or other products foundations provide. Iris scanners can make identity verification much easier for refugees to access money that is distributed to them at banks.

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  • Banking on Justice

    James Trimarco

    August 29, 2016 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Mississippi

    In the poorest region of the nation’s poorest state, a tiny government program keeps money flowing through mom-and-pop financial institutions in the Mississippi Delta.

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  • Pulling Hispanic Immigrants Out of the World of Check Cash Stores

    Johnny Magdaleno

    August 03, 2016 |

    Next City |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boyle Heights, California

    Although the Hispanic population accounts for about 20% of the U.S. population, many of those communities are still under- or un-banked. To overcome this issue, local credit unions are adapting the way they are reaching this population by using more word of mouth and leveraging local organizations which have gained Hispanic trust, as well as using identification information this population can provide.

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  • Can You Make Bankers Behave Better?

    Helena Merriman

    July 05, 2016 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minnesota

    What if you could figure out a way to nudge bankers into making decisions with more integrity, in order to avoid future financial woes? Can a sense of safety and ethics be forced into company culture? The Inquiry takes a look inside Goldman Sachs and meets with a regulator who is deploying psychologists in banks.

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  • New federal rules are aiming to crush payday lenders. But is it enough?

    Anne Kim

    June 10, 2016 |

    Washington Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

    Earlier this month, the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed new rules to regulate payday lending – the business of offering high-cost short-term loans to Americans on terms that many consumer advocates consider predatory.

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  • Building Family Assets

    Megan Kamerick

    May 26, 2016 |

    PBS |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New Mexico

    To improve financial literacy and knowledge around child development, Prosperity Works – a program in New Mexico – is offering classes focused on these issues to parents. This program offers the foundational education necessary to open a bank account and use Individual Development Accounts to save funds for housing or educational needs.

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  • Want To Serve The World's Poorest Citizens? Take Your Company Public In India

    Nish Acharya

    May 03, 2016 |

    Forbes |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    There is a substantial argument for increased involvement of private companies in venture philanthropy. Unlike large government bodies and NGOs, private companies are more nimble and experienced when it comes to strategies in marketing, R&D, creating pricing structures, and adapting to rapid social change. Three companies in India are seeing real results by serving India's poorest customers with a market-based approach.

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  • Two words for Hillary if she wants to connect with the financially struggling: “Postal banking”

    Gail Cornwall

    February 28, 2016 |

    Salon |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Postal banking used to be the norm in the United States, just as it is throughout Europe, helping poor and immigrant families save money, transfer funds, and even get small loans. The model is ripe for a comeback. Today, check cashers and payday lenders slap big fees on services that could easily be provided - without a profit-seeking motive - through the postal system infrastructure.

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  • An Investment Strategy to Save the Planet

    Tina Rosenberg

    January 05, 2016 |

    The New York Times |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    In light of climate change, New York State's Common Retirement Fund, the country's third-largest pension fund, decided to invest in a way that rewards companies with low carbon footprints.

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  • This bank hired its first female employee, and now women line up to open accounts

    Sonia Narang

    December 29, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Sorkhi, Madhya Pradesh

    Across India, only 43 percent of women have bank accounts, and most women do not save money at formal financial institutions, according to a recent World Bank study. But that’s slowly starting to change as banks themselves realize what an untapped market they have around them—even sometimes hiring women.

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