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The key to success in Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works initiative

Christensen Institute

I recently returned from a trip to Ghana where I got the opportunity to see how one company, mPharma, is democratizing access to affordable healthcare for average Africans. Naturally, the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works initiative came to mind. In 2005 when Ibrahim decided to sell the company, he did so for a handsome $3.4

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What’s Inside the CEO’s Innovation Playbook?

Braden Kelley

Recently I received an advance copy of “The CEO’s Innovation Playbook” – the latest white paper from Mastercard and Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. For the effort they interviewed a dozen CEO’s highly innovative companies including Citigroup, Lyft and Coca … Continue reading →

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It’s Time for True Innovation in Payments

Business and Tech

That’s because most contactless cards, digital wallets, and even chips in fingers are just other ways to use a credit card, and most still operate over the Visa and Mastercard processing networks. Some alternatives to Visa and Mastercard have appeared, such as buy now, pay later (BNPL).

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Why understanding Modularity Theory is key to market creation

Christensen Institute

A decade ago, MercadoLibre, the Argentinian online marketplace and e-commerce giant outsourced delivery to third-party companies, barely touching the packages customers purchased on its platform. Today, the company has built a logistics business that handles 93% of its e-commerce packages. Payments presented another challenge.

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What’s in the CEO’s Innovation Playbook?

Innovation Excellence

Recently I received an advance copy of “The CEO’s Innovation Playbook” – the latest white paper from Mastercard and Harvard Business Review Analytic Services. For the effort they interviewed a dozen CEO’s highly innovative companies including Citigroup, Lyft and Coca Cola.

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Masters of Marketing 2023: Key Insights from Top Marketing Executives

Brunner

❧ Raja Rajamannar , Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Mastercard: Recognize that there is an unprecedented level of disruption and that the practices of yesterday are not going to work today. ❧ Alia Kemet , CMO, Shipt: It’s important for smaller companies to play their own game and anchor in knowing who you are.

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Boost Innovation and Recruitment with a Hackathon

Destination Innovation

. Does your company use hackathons? If you think that they are just for software companies and tech nerds then think again. Today every company has to be a software company and every innovator has to find new ways to meet customer needs. The group messaging app company Groupme came from a hackathon.

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