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Investors From Silicon Valley to China Catch the African Fintech Bug
With the banking emphasis now squarely on mobile money and digital transactions, exciting opportunities are attracting investors from across the globe to Africa's fintech space.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Verto Picks up $10 Million for Cross-Border Payments Play in Emerging Markets
Verto, a global B2B payments platform allows small and medium-sized enterprises to make payments to their suppliers.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amazon Launches Its Global Computer Science Education Initiative in India
Amazon will partner with multiple education-focused non-profit organisations to take quality computer education to students of government schools across Karnataka, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, and Telangana.
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- Education, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce, edtech, nonprofits
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Mexican Fintech Konfio Says Now Worth $1.3 Billion With New Capital
Konfio, which helps small businesses secure loans, said the funds will be used to broaden its reach in Latin America’s second-largest economy.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Indian Online Learning Platform Vedantu Becomes Unicorn With $100 Million Funding
Online learning platform Vedantu has raised $100 million in a new financing round and has become the latest Indian startup to become a unicorn following a year of strong growth.
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- Education, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Amazon Web Services Launches $40 Million Initiative That Aims To Reduce Health Inequities
Amazon Web Services will provide $40 million in credits and technical support over three years for organizations working to enhance health and reduce inequities in care.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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Aspire Raises $158 Million Series B To Build a Full-Stack “Financial Operating System” for Southeast Asian Businesses
Aspire also operates in Indonesia and Vietnam and is laying the groundwork, including regulatory, to expand into other Southeast Asian markets,
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Zola Electric Closes $90 Million Funding Round To Scale Technology and Enter New Markets
Zola Electric, one such provider, is announcing today that it has closed $90 million in new funding to enter new markets and drive distributed renewable energy.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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