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In an effort to encourage digital transition in rural areas of India, Paytm Payments Banks announced a programme named “Paytm AshaKiran” which aims at educating women hailing from the countryside about financial service and therefore create new employment opportunities in less developed regions of India. The first phase of this programme will consist of collaborating with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) under its Disha project which is also supported by the IKEA Foundation and women-related organizations like SHEROES. The goal is to “mobilize self-help groups and organize workshops” in smaller cities and towns in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The initiative will develop rural women skills via a training programmes where...

To celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day, an online marketplace and hospitality service Airbnb stated that women hosts using their platform have earned nearly USD 20 billion since its creation in 2008. The American company proudly stated that they are satisfied with their work in women empowerment towards financial, professional and social freedom. “Last year, we were proud to announce that women made $10 billion on Airbnb since the company was founded in 2008. This year, we are thrilled to share that in the past year alone, women have made almost an additional $10 billion and represent more than half of the Airbnb community,” said the statement from Airbnb. The statement revealed that while women earned $10 billion between 2008 and 2017, in the last year alone, women hosts ea...

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Paytm Plans to Empower Rural Women in Financial Services

Women Entrepreneurs Earned $20 Billion Using Airbnb