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India’s Farmers Exposed by New Aadhaar Data Leak
A security researcher said an Indian government website was exposing the Aadhaar numbers of India’s farmers, potentially amounting to millions of people.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- digital identity
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Press Release: TaroWorks Offers $20,000 Grant to Help Last Mile Distributors Scale with Mobile Tech
TaroWorks, the offline mobile field service app, is awarding a $20,000 grant to subsidize the digitization of a nonprofit's last mile distribution operations in vulnerable communities.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Africa, Others Receive Notice to Pay About $180 Million to Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered mobile phone firms operating in the African country to pay a charge of almost $180 million every year.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech
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Press Release: Masa Finance Partners with African Fintech Pngme to Provide DeFi Services to Emerging Markets
Silicon Valley DeFi protocol Masa Finance announced today it is partnering with African financial data company Pngme to drive the adoption of DeFi credit services in the region.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fintech Kissht Raises $80 Million to Enhance Product Offerings
Kissht launched a millennial-focused, fully digital credit and payments app called Ring.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Indian Edtech PhysicsWallah Becomes Unicorn With $100 Million Series A Funding
An Indian edtech startup that has made deep inroads in smaller Indian cities and towns with its low-cost learning offerings is the latest to join the South Asian nation’s fast-growing unicorn club.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Indonesian Exchange Pintu Raises $113 Million to Meet Country’s Crypto Boom
Indonesian cryptocurrency exchange Pintu has raised $113 million in a Series B funding round with investments from venture capital firms.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Edtech Unicorn Eruditus Lays off Employees to Focus On Profitability
Ed-tech platform Eruditus Group, which is valued USD 3.2 billion, is laying off a section of its employees, India and globally, as a part of its business restructuring to focus on profitability.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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