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M-Kopa Snaps up $250 Million+ Debt, Equity for Its Asset Financing Platform
M-KOPA, the asset financing platform that offers underbanked African customers access to “productive assets” and the ability to pay for them via digital micropayments, has secured more than $250 million in new funding.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Groundbreaking Fingo Africa App to Bring Financial Inclusion to Africa’s Youth
The new app, powered by Ecobank, is set to revolutionize financial inclusion for young people in Kenya and across Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fintech Firm Paysend Enters Partnership to Bring Money Transfers to 60 Million Hispanic Americans
Paysend, the global card-to-card payments platform, has announced a new multi-year partnership with the Spanish-language content and media company, TelevisaUnivision.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Latin America
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What We Know About the Zimbabwean Gold-Backed Digital Currency
Zimbabwe has launched a gold-backed digital currency. It will be used as legal tender alongside the Zimbabwean dollar.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments
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Digital Finance Firm Nu México Announces Launch of Cuenta Nu in Mexican Market
The launch of a savings account is “a strategic step in Nu México’s plan to offer a complete portfolio of financial services products in the Mexico.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Nomba, an African Fintech Raises $30 Million Pre-Series B
Nomba (formerly Kudi) has secured $30 million pre-Series B to expand its payment solutions for African businesses.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Asian Development Bank Announces IF-CAP, New Program to Accelerate Billions in Climate Change Financing
The landmark program could significantly ramp up support for the region in the battle against climate change.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Mastercard and Egabi Collaborate to Expand Access to Digital Lending Solutions Across Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa
Mastercard will activate egabi’s digital-lending capabilities and assets to provide an end-to-end lending proposition to financial institutions and fintech companies.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global