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Press Release: Funding Societies Crosses US $3 Billion in SME Lending, Doubles Down Beyond Financing to Bolster Support for SMEs’ Needs
As the company expands across five countries in Southeast Asia, almost 100,000 SMEs have benefited from the access to financing.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Edves Announces a Strategic Partnership With “1 Million Teachers”
The partnership came about in order to address the dire teacher shortage worldwide and improve the quality of education in Africa.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Can Smart Cities Benefit Emerging Countries?
Creating and upgrading smart cities is seen as a key route to maintaining the standard of living in a sprawling city.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation, WASH
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- Global
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Indonesian Healthcare Firm Bags $2 Million to Digitalize Medical Records in Hospitals
Zi.Care, which has digitised the medical record for 100-plus hospitals, looks to raise a total of US$3M in the Series A round.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Teijin Frontier Introduces Technology for Recycling Polyester
The innovative technology enables the efficient removal of polyurethane elastomer fibre from polyester fabrics, making it possible to recycle these materials into new products.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- Global
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AstraZeneca Launches Africa Health Innovation Hub to Increase Access to Healthcare
This network seeks to tackle current healthcare challenges through collaborative innovation, promote affordable and equitable healthcare access.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Financial Wellbeing: Accion, Mastercard to Connect Clients to Digital Financial Services
The continued partnership between Accion and Mastercard builds on the two organizations’ existing digital transformation work.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- digital finance, MSMEs, research
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Forget about Mobile Money, Invest in Insurtech Instead: The Untapped Triple Bottom Line Opportunity in Nigeria
Nigeria has one of the lowest insurance penetration rates in the world, at just 0.5%. But as Brian Yu at Shecluded explains, this low uptake means the industry is poised for disruption and growth. He explores how insurtech innovators are addressing the key problems plaguing the sector — namely, a lack of accessibility, affordability and customer trust — and calls for funders to look past their traditional focus on mobile money and invest in the insurtech businesses that are transforming the way the industry serves low-income customers.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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