1. A system for providing services to a rural region, the system comprising: a computer located in the rural region; and a middleware platform executable by the computer, the middleware platform comprising components configured in logic to implement a method, the method comprising: receiving a request for a service, the service provided by a service application in communication with the middleware platform; determining, via a device adaptation component of the middleware platform, capabilities of a device subject to the request; selecting an interface having a format that is compatible with the capabilities of the device, and providing the interface to the device in the format corresponding to the capabilities; accessing the service application responsive to the request, the service application including at least one of a banking application, a micro-finance application, an insurance application, and an employment application; processing the request; and returning a response, via the interface, to the device responsive to the processing; wherein the middleware platform further implements: identifying transient connectivity with a communications network servicing the device; buffering data subject to the processing in a storage component of the device; and synchronizing buffered data, via a sync agent component of the middleware platform, with a network server.