How Cellphone Use Can Help Determine A Person’s Creditworthiness
By David Greene
In the developing world, where many people lack bank accounts or credit cards, banks may hesitate to loan them money. But researchers say cellphones can help determine people’s creditworthiness.
About author
You might also like
Their Country In Turmoil, Some Greeks Now Lash Out At Each Other
By Joanna Kakissis As Greeks argue about how their troubled country should reform, the debate has often turned personal and nationalistic. Some people are even accusing each other of treason.
Above The Law, A Militia Threatens To Push Burundi To The Brink
By Gregory Warner They like to cast themselves as Boy Scouts, but dress as police and often resort to violence to quell dissent in the run-up to a controversial election.
In Yemen, Agony Continues As Civilians ‘Bear The Brunt’
By NPR Staff An Amnesty International researcher provides a rare glimpse of life in Yemen, which the U.N. says is in the grip of a “massive humanitarian crisis.” Will a
