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Analysis: Young Population, Financial Inclusion Behind Fintech Boom in Nigeria
Nigeria’s fintech companies raised more than $600 million in funding over a five-year period (between 2014 and 2019), a new report published earlier this month by McKinsey shows.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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East African E-Commerce Startup Wins Global Innovation Challenge
The company uses data tracking analysis to gain insight into the shopping trends of the communities and provide competitive prices from manufacturers.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, fintech, innovation
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Gender: The Blind Spot of the COVID-19 Response in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic is imposing a disproportionately higher socio-economic cost on women. As Melinda Gates put it, “COVID-19 is gender-blind, but not gender-neutral.” Analysts at MSC discuss four potential types of fallout from COVID-19 that will have lasting socio-economic impacts on women in India and other low- and middle-income countries, based on multiple studies that MSC conducted between March and July of this year.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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Mobile Industry Closing ‘Digital Divide’ Across All 17 Sustainable Development Goals, Says GSMA
For the fifth year in a row the mobile industry has increased its impact across all 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) enabling essential services for people and businesses.
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- Finance, Technology
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Researching Outside the Box: The Benefits and Challenges of Systems Practice for Engaged Ecosystem Research
In its research on the tech innovation ecosystems in Cape Town, Nairobi and Lagos, Cenfri applied a Systems Practice approach, collaborating with key players to reveal a comprehensive picture of these dynamic systems. Analysts at Cenfri and Lagos Business School explore the model, and the challenges and considerable advantages it presents for researchers and business ecosystems.
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- Finance, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), Huawei Ink Partnership Agreement To Promote Tech-Driven Financial Inclusion, Fintech Capacity Building
The Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has signed a collaboration agreement with tech-firm Huawei-Kenya that seeks to deepen financial inclusion in the banking sector through further deployment of technology and building fintech capacity.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: To Achieve the Great Reset, We Will Need More Than Just the Actions of the Powerful
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed critical flaws in our social and economic systems, with particularly devastating consequences for the billions who are marginalized.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Analysis: COVID-19 and Fintech: Myanmar’s Chance To Expand Financial Inclusion?
Myanmar has seen an increase in financial technology (fintech) and digital payment offerings since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, raising hopes for the expansion of financial inclusion in a country where banking penetration remains below the regional average.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific