That's what you thought Kiva did already? Not quite. But the new Kiva Zip lets you lend directly to a real person, with a higher chance it won't get paid back. It's a vast experiment in online trust and it could change the face of ...READ»
The world economy is rapidly reorienting toward a growing middle class
in the global East and South. And social innovators should follow,
helping to aggregate consumer and citizen power to create change.READ»
Water is like liquid gold in drought-stricken areas of Africa, so it's no surprise to learn water conflict and corruption is common. Safaricom's M-PESA system of cell phone cash transfer, originally released in 2007, could help quell ...READ»