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Crypto: What Can It Do for Those in Poverty?
From using crypto for fundraising for charity to providing food vouchers to refugees, the social sector seems increasingly open and ready to tap into this new form of digital cash.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Indonesia’s Mapan Secures $15 Million Series a Funding Co-Led by Patamar Capital and PT Astra Digital Internasional
Mapan, an Indonesia-based FinTech startup, announced it has closed a successful Series A round of $15 million co-led by Patamar Capital and PT Astra Digital Internasional.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: Amid Widening Sustainable Development Goals Financing Gap, Alliance Invests in Building New Generation of African Investors
AVPA, a network of social investors collaborating to mobilize and deploy capital for impact, has launched a new program designed to strengthen the capabilities of African social investors.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Digital Tech Is Turning the Unbanked Into the Banked
More people have accounts than ever. Here’s what we need to do next.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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How the Pandemic Accelerated Financial Inclusion Around the World
The World Bank’s Global Findex 2021 report shows the digital revolution, which accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic, has transformed the financial services sector.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Global
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African Fintech Startup Yellow Raises $20 Million in Debt Financing
Yellow builds cutting edge software to enable its sales force to serve customers in Africa enabling access to off-grid solar.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania Slashes Controversial Mobile Money Levy
The levy charged on sending, receiving money using mobile phones drew criticism for heaping burden on people.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: Leveraging SME Financing as Engine of Economic Growth and Job Creation in Sierra Leone
According to a new World Bank economic analysis for Sierra Leone, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are critical to achieving goals of economic diversification.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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