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Finance Jobs

The Next Phase in Financial Services: What Low-income Americans Tell Us

By  |  December 22, 2014, 10:10 AM 2 Comments  |  Techonomy Exclusive

Both established players and disruptive entrepreneurs recognize that shifts in mobile, data, and payments are transforming financial services. Yet while everyone is trying to innovate, there is little real vision on how new solutions can redefine financial services so they seamlessly integrate with our lives and provide us with substantial improvements in how we manage our finances. This is especially urgent when it comes to using new technologies to help the financially underserved in the United States.   More

Finance Media & Marketing

Money That Aims to Pack a Positive Punch

By  |  October 22, 2014, 9:42 AM 1 Comment  |  Techonomy Exclusive

Impact investment funds, initially created by foundations like Rockefeller, Gates, and the Omidyar Network, seek to convert money destined for pure philanthropy to more strategic and business-driven investments. The returns on these investments are more measurable than those on philanthropy. Even while aiming to achieve financial gains, they support solutions for some of the world’s most pressing challenges around sustainable agriculture, affordable housing, accessible healthcare, literacy, employment, clean energy, and financial inclusion.   More

Business Finance

The Sector-Based Approach to Impact Investing

By  |  September 28, 2012, 11:06 AM

Want to change the world, or at least an industry? To spark and nurture social change, impact investors need to focus on whole sectors rather than individual firms, writes Omidyar Network in a recent report. Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm that invests in both for-profit and non-profit organizations. It is focused on fostering economic advancement; areas of investment include microfinance, low-cost education for the poor, and mobile payment platforms.   More

(Via Stanford Social Innovation Review)