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Press Release: Catalyst Fund Announces Seventh Cohort of Inclusive Fintech Startups
All startups in the latest cohort are addressing critical challenges in times of COVID-19, in emerging markets
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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BigPay’s Remittance Service Achieves Record Growth
BigPay’s remittance service has grown at an average of 35 per cent month-on-month since its launch in September 2019 and it now looking to open up more corridors across the Asian region.
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- Finance, Technology
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Why It’s Time for Africa to Adopt a Regional Digital Financial Identity
Over 1 billion people globally lack any form of officially recognized identification. According to Nkosinathi Ncube at FinMark Trust, this is a significant obstacle to financial inclusion and other development efforts – but overcoming it is no easy task. He explores some of the challenges to expanding access to formal identity in Africa, and explains why an effective solution will require regional action.
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- Finance, Technology
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Building Back Better: How the COVID-19 Crisis Could Lead to an Integration of Health Care and Finance
Since COVID-19 started, the health care world has been talking about finance, trying to lessen the economic damage of lockdowns. And the financial world has been talking about health, launching new products that address the challenges of the pandemic. Chris Wolff explores how the two industries can use their combined response to rebuild in a way that leaves the world in a better place than it was before.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care, Technology
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Viewpoint: Why Tech Didn’t Save Us From COVID-19
America's paralysis reveals a deep and fundamental flaw in how the nation thinks about innovation.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care, Technology
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What’s Needed to Prevent Cyberbiosecurity Threats and Protect Vulnerable Countries
Eroded trust in technology is dangerous at any time but especially during a global pandemic such as COVID-19.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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Viewpoint: Why Venture Capital Doesn’t Build the Things We Really Need
Venture capital has been the engine of US innovation for years. But investors are finding fewer ideas that fit their preferred pattern.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship, Investing, Technology
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- North America
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Rural Fintech Startup Jai Kisan Raises USD$3.9 million From Nabard-Back Fund, Others
Jai Kisan, a Mumbai-based fintech platform, on Tuesday said it has raised Rs 30 crore funding from Arkam Ventures with participation of a fund backed by NABARD.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific