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Analysis: Unveiling the Global Findex Database 2021 in Five Charts
This latest edition of the Global Findex Database was collected during the COVID-19 pandemic, updating financial inclusion indicators.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Mastercard Partners With Crypto Gateway Provider Fasset To Expand Into Indonesia
Financial services firm Mastercard has teamed up with cryptocurrency gateway provider Fasset to co-develop digital solutions in an effort to drive adoption in Indonesia.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Zazuu Raises $2 Million for African Remittance Platform
African money movement platform Zazuu has completed a fundraising round that will allow it to build a more robust remittance offering for residents living in the diaspora.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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As Costs Rise, Buy Now Pay Later Plans Are Increasingly Attractive in Africa
The BNPL payment method is a fast-growing choice of offering amongst startups, and existing merchants and has now attracted even mobile service operators—as populations in Africa look for ways to manage their tight budgets.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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DEUNA Enters Latin America’s Crowded One-Click Checkout Sector Flush With $37 Million
DEUNA provides a payments infrastructure that integrates with major payment providers and alternative payment methods.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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ZirooPay Targets Deeper Mobile Point-Of-Sale Penetration in Nigeria
Nigeria’s retail Point-of-Sale solution provider, ZirooPay has embarked on an aggressive drive to deepen the penetration of its unique mobile POS assets.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indonesia’s PINA Secures $3 Million in Fresh Capital From AC Ventures, Others
The platform’s goal is to enable Indonesians to achieve financial independence by making complex financial decisions understandable and pertinent.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Nature-Positive Startups Are Good for Business – New Report
The report by Vivid Economics by McKinsey and the financial sector development agency FSD Africa underscores the importance for financial institutions to unlock the potential benefits of investing in nature-positive businesses.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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- climate change
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