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5 Insights for Better Mobile-First Web Solutions
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VAS Vendors: The M4D Partners You Did Not Know You Were Missing
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New USAID Handbook: How to Implement Electronic Payments in Development Programs
Have you read the USAID Procurement Executive Bulletin NO. 2014-06 that promotes the use of electronic payments at the procurement/assistance planning and award...
New USAID Handbook: Digital Finance for Development
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Evaluating Tech Tools – From Pilot Projects to Entire Sectors
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Win $10,000 in USAID Mobiles for Development in Asia Award
Do you have a mobile service, product, app, or add-on that is being used to address a development challenge in Asia? Do you want the opportunity to promote your...
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