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Analysis: COVID-19 Shows Need to Close Financial Inclusion Gender Gap
In many parts of the world, women have had less access to financial services than men for years. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenge.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
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Tribal Credit, Which Provides Credit Cards to Startups in Emerging Markets, Raises $34.3 Million
The B2B payments space has seen an explosion in demand, and investor interest, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic as businesses try to figure out how to pay each other digitally. The challenges become even more complex when dealing with cross-border payments.
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- Finance
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Uploan Secures US $15 Million From Lendable to Expand Its Payroll Financial Services Beyond Philippines
Uploan, a Philippines-based fintech company providing payroll financial services, has raised a senior secured loan of up to US$15 million from debt financer Lendable.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Fintech Startup, Okra, Raises $3.5 Million Seed to Deepen Operations in the Nigerian Market
Nigerian API fintech startup, Okra, has raised a $3.5 seed investment barely one year after its $1 million pre-seed round.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Zeepay Ghana Acquires Mangwee Mobile Money in Zambia
Zeepay, the leading African Challenger Fintech with operations in over 10 African countries today acquired a 51 percent stake in Mangwee Mobile Money in Zambia.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Ugandan Fintech Numida Secures $2.3 Million
Uganda-based fintech startup Numida has secured $2.3-million in a seed funding round led by MFS Africa with participation from DRK Foundation, Equilibria Capital, and Segal Family Foundation alongside angel investors.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Grassroot Strategy to Realize Financial Inclusion in Indonesia
Many Indonesians, especially those living in rural areas, remain unbanked or have yet to become part of financial inclusion.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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SendSpend Launches Across Sub-Sahara Africa
SendSpend has officially launched its global payment system which enables the unbanked to pay online and remit money instantly to each other using only a smartphone.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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