-
Indian Savings Fintech Jar Lands $22.6 Million in Series B Funding
The start-up says the influx of cash will be used to fuel the development of its products and technology for hiring new talent.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Edtech Company Sunstone Bags $35 Million In Series C in India
Sunstone is planning to utilize the fresh funds to expand its presence from the current 35+ cities to 100 cities across India.
- Categories
- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Liquid Continues to Expand Across Zambia
The company says that this launch will bring high-speed connectivity and a suite of intelligent technologies to the district for the first time.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Fuse Capital Looks to Raise $50 Million to Invest in Latin America Web3 Startups
Brazilian-based Fuse Capital has started raising Fuse Capital Fund II, whose central thesis will be investing in the next generation of web3 startups in Latin America.
- Categories
- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
-
Augmented Reality for Financial Literacy: An Innovative Approach to Delivering Immersive Customer Education
India's Business Correspondents – i.e., retail agents engaged by banks to provide financial services at locations other than a bank branch – often struggle to learn about the new products and services their banks offer. And though online training has become the new normal during the pandemic, many of these agents find it difficult to complete. Piyush Singh and Rahul Ranjan Sinha at Grameen Foundation India discuss the value of augmented reality in addressing this challenge – and in enhancing online financial education more broadly for underserved customers.
- Categories
- Education, Finance, Technology
-
Pomelo Exits Stealth Mode With $20 Million Seed to Rethink International Money Transfer
Pomelo wants to make it easier to send remittance payments and conduct international money transfers, with a credit twist.
- Categories
- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
SG-Headquartered E-Commerce Startup Graas Snags $40 Million in Series A
The funds raised will be channeled towards expanding its operations and headcount across Southeast Asia and India.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- e-commerce, edtech, startups
-
Pastel Locks in $5.5 Million Seed Funding Led by TLcom to Optimise African SMEs
80% of Nigeria’s 40 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) fail to last beyond their fifth year, owing to a lack of digitisation and sub-optimal business practices.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.