Small businesses and AI: Accelerating innovation and inclusion

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Highly confident, women entrepreneurs still face systemic barriers

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How data and AI can drive change: 4 ways forward

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Unlocking the power of small businesses to drive climate-smart inclusive growth

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This year-long study examined the developing mobile payment system in Jordan, called the Jordan Mobile Payment (JoMoPay) system. It found that mobile payments are needed for small businesses in Jordan, and that a key catalyst to increasing the use of mobile payments is merchant adoption.

<p>Mercy Corps is a leading global development organization saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places. When a natural disaster strikes, an economy collapses, or conflict erupts, Mercy Corps responds immediately to meet urgent needs for food, water and shelter, and stays beyond the emergency to partner with communities for their long-term recovery.</p><p>With a network of experienced professionals in more than 40 countries, Mercy Corps leverages local logic to pioneer innovative, sustainable solutions that build stronger communities. Core to the Center’s partnership with Mercy Corps is the organization’s deep expertise in economic development and e-payments innovation.</p>

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Mercy Corps Mercy Corps is a leading global development organization saving and improving lives in the world’s toughest places.

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Middle East & Africa

Paying for Darkness: Strengthening Solar Markets for Refugees in Uganda

Financial inclusion

North America

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin American & Caribbean

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AI for social impact

Climate change

Data for good

Digital transformation

Economic development

Financial health

Gender equity

Global development

Public-private partnerships

Small business