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OPay, Mastercard Tie-Up Drives Financial Inclusion in Middle East, Africa
OPay and Mastercard are collaborating to drive financial inclusion across the Middle East and Africa by partnering to open up digital commerce in the region.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Pan-African Fintech App, Bamba Lands $3.2 Million Seed Funding
Through an android application, Bamba allows micro-merchants across Africa to run their entire business utilising their phones. Funds will be used to scale the platform.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech, MSMEs
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Indonesian FinTech Firm Xendit Raises $300 Million Series D funding co-led by Coatue and Insight Partners
Xendit, an Indonesia-based payments infrastructure platform, announced Thursday it closed $300 million in Series D funding, taking the total amount raised to $538 million to power the world’s fastest-growing digital economy.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Syringe Maker ApiJect Reels in $111 Million in Private Investment Round
ApiJect’s system was invented by Marc Koska, a social entrepreneur who worked for decades in developing countries to prevent deaths from the reuse of contaminated needles.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and Sustainable Energy for All Announce Expanded Partnership to Tackle Energy Poverty Worldwide
$50 million commitment will support the scale-up of the Universal Energy Facility and advancement of countries’ energy access and transition plans.
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- Global
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Blockchain Startup Aimed at Financial Inclusion Secures $25 Million Dollar Capital Commitment
Finance Blocks will focus on emerging markets and the unbanked.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Why S&P Booted Tesla from its ESG index
Tesla is no longer up to par with environmental, social and government standards — at least not those set forth by the S&P 500 ESG Index.
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- Energy, Environment, Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Brazilian Fintech Nomad Raises $32 Million in Series B Funding
Latin American fintech Nomad, which enables Brazilians to establish bank accounts in the United States, has raised $32 million in Series B financing.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America