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Indian SaaS Fintech Mintoak Bags $20 Million in Series A Funding
Mintoak will also focus on strengthening its presence in India and expanding into new markets across the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- financial inclusion, fintech, MSMEs
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M-Pesa Eyes the Global Remittances Trillion-Dollar Market
The Kenyan fintech behemoth is ramping up an ambitious expansion drive to woo markets in the global North.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Indian Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Raises $150 Million to Grow SME Business
The large investment round will help the startup target an under-served domestic market.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Understanding the Coping Strategies of Financially Distressed Households: New Data Shows Their Value — And Lasting Consequences
COVID lockdowns had a grave impact on the financial health of low-income communities around the world — and as Scott Graham, Anahit Tevosyan and Andrée Simon at FINCA International point out, further financial shocks are a virtual certainty for these households. They share data gathered during the pandemic that reveals the coping strategies FINCA clients used to navigate the crisis — and they discuss how these strategies have left low-income households vulnerable to future economic disruptions and income shocks.
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- Finance
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Analysis: Can Africa’s Remittances Be Put to Long-Term Work?
How can African governments harness remittances to support infrastructural development and other long-term projects?
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Fintech Power Lands $3 Million Seed Funding
Power allows workers to take control of their financial health by making a holistic set of financial services available to employees.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial health, fintech
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Tazapay, a Leading Fintech Company, has Raised USD $16.9 Million in Its Series A Funding Round
Cross-border payments startup Tazapay has raised $16.9 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-commerce, edtech, fintech
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Oikocredit Invests $5 Million in Yellow to Support Growth of Solar Home Systems in Africa
funding will enable Yellow to strengthen its operations in four countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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