M-Pesa’s Success Spurs a Start-up Boom in Kenya
Kenya has undergone a revolution since 2007, causing start-ups to use M-Pesa as "a base for their business" and Nairobi to become the "Silicon Savannah"....
Author: UniBul
Americans Keep Slashing Credit Card Debt, Racking up Student Loans
The post-Lehman trend of falling consumer credit card debt continued in the second quarter of 2012, but so did the student loan explosion....
Mobile Carriers Set to Challenge Google Wallet with Isis
Isis, the mobile wallet joint venture that brought together mobile carriers AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, is set to make its debut in September....
How Payday Loans Affect Financial Health
Payday loans are no more or less damaging than, say, bounced checks. This is no exuberant praise, but it is not a damning verdict, either....
Who Is Using Payday Loans?
Pawn shops, check cashing services, rent-to-own stores are all doing well and their customers are often young Americans with very good income....