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If you choose the latter then you already have an insight into how social is teaming up with new business platforms to create more efficient micro-value services.
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Micropayments are the foundation and most widespread form of microfinance, though micro-lending and other financial services are growing, too.
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For emerging economies and developing countries, wireless broadband looks likely to be the platform of choice, bringing services like micro-banking, telemedicine and fast sharing of information in local languages to communities, no matter how isolated.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES
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Thus while the core micro finance is a for-profit model all other life quality supporting services are rendered either free or non-profit basis. and on core micro finance, through our focus on efficiency we probably offer a rate which is lower than not-for-profit NGOs too!
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Integrated with this are continuously updated data streams for thousands of weather monitoring devices across continents, social media data from various leading services, detailed individual and micro-geographic demographics, comprehensive business census data, and numerous other datasets.
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John Kariuki is the founder and CEO of AAR Credit Services, a Kenyan-based micro-finance company.
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However, similar to micro-business owners, what is missing is not a demand for basic services, but an affordable and obtainable means of access.
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The government is dismantling the Financial Services Authority and giving the Bank of England control of macro-prudential regulation and oversight of micro-prudential regulation.
BBC: Treasury Committee
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There will be subscription services, plus some advertising, and various ways of paying on pay-per-view or micro payment basis.
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