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Ecobank Group Integrates Express Cash by Semoa to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Africa
The Ecobank Group has announced enabling mobile money users in Togo to carry out banking faster and easier, across the West African Economic and Monetary Union through a new digital banking service called ‘Express cash by Semoa’.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Philippine Fintech Voyager Raises $167 Million for Digital Banking Push
The fresh capital will give the company behind the PayMaya mobile wallet additional firepower as competition heats up in the country's fintech sector.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: Miller Center & Chevron Launch Climate Resilience Accelerator in Asia Pacific
Social entrepreneurship leaders focused on solutions addressing vulnerable populations chosen for a climate resilience accelerator designed to help them scale.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- climate change
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PayMaya Owner Voyager Innovation Raises $167 Million from KKR, Tencent and IFC, to Launch Digital Bank in the Philippines
Voyager Innovations, the Manila-based owner of PayMaya, one of the Philippines’ most popular payment and financial services apps, announced new funding to launch more financial services.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Chat for Impact Summit Powered by WhatsApp Names Final 10 Social Justice Organizations to Join Impact Accelerator
A panel of five independent judges has selected the 10 organizations that will join the Chat for Impact Summit’s Accelerator, enabling each one to build and launch a WhatsApp messaging service that enhances their work to advance social justice and equality.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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- accelerators
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The Nigerian Government Partners with Microsoft and Tech4Dev to Train 36,000 Youths in Digital Skills
The ministry of youth and sports development has collaborated with Microsoft and the Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative to train youths in digital skills for one year.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital inclusion, youth
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WHO is Supporting South African Consortium to Establish First COVID mRNA Vaccine Technology Transfer Hub
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVAX partners are working with a South African consortium comprising Biovac, Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, a network of universities and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to establish its first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- vaccines
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The ABC Funds Invests $1 Million in High Impact Ag-Tech Apollo Agriculture
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) has invested USD1 million in Apollo Agriculture (Apollo), a Kenyan ag-tech which uses machine learning and automated operations technology to help small scale farmers access the resources they need to maximise their profitability.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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