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Kuda Bank Acquires Over 4.6 Million Customers, Reveals Expansion Plans to UK, Ghana
“Credit remains important to us as a bank, but we are becoming more cautious in that product segment. We still give loans but not as before.”
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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On The Move: E-Hailing Gives Citizens More Transport Options in South Africa
Growth in e-hailing has companies and the government working together to develop sector specifications under the National Land Transport Bill.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Can Blockchain Make Chocolate More Just?
Producers in the Ecuadorian Amazon found that consumers are willing to pay more for cocoa that uses transparent supply chains.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- blockchain
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Report: Electrifying the World Through Off-Grid Solar Solutions
GOGLA’s Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2022 was released at the Global Off-Grid Solar Forum and Expo in Rwanda.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: India’s Digital Health Ecosystem Is An Unparalleled Opportunity
While the infrastructure is in place, more awareness, education, and accessibility to this digital ecosystem needs to be emphasized in India.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- data
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India’s Electric Vehicle Revolution: Six Trends That Will Shape the Sector in the Coming Years
India’s electric vehicle (EV) revolution is here. According to Venkat Rajaraman at Cygni, with the national government urging local manufacturers to switch to EVs – and subsidies and growing competition making them increasingly affordable – these vehicles are quickly becoming the country’s favorite mode of transportation. He explores six trends that are likely to shape the electric vehicle sector’s ongoing growth in India in the coming years.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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Edtech Firm Masai School Raises Nearly $5 Million in Funding Led by India Quotient and On Mauritius
Pre-Series B2 funding for the edtech firm Masai School totaled $4.77 million which was co-led by India Quotient and On Mauritius.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- edtech
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Press Release: WEMADE Made a Strategic Investment in Shardeum, an Indian Blockchain Project
The company aims to seek synergistic effect through working with Shardeum for WEMIX3.0, its blockchain mainnet.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- blockchain, partnerships
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