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Mexico’s digital money revolution

How the Prospera Digital e-banking program could put money in the hands of Mexico’s low-income families with just a few taps — and transform their lives in the process

  • Jun 20, 2017
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In Mexico, the Prospera Digital e-banking program aims to open a whole new world to the country’s low-income families.  Part of an ongoing series of stories about innovative projects in the developing world, a partnership between the International Development Research Centre and Canadian Geographic.

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