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Bill Gates Foundation eyes Kenya’s mobile money with Mojaloop software
Mojaloop will be expected to connect the six mobile money providers and 44 registered banks upon securing approval.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Former Deutsche and Santander execs set up emerging markets blockchain venture
Banks no longer have to form consortia in order to get things done on the blockchain, according to former Deutsche executive.
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- Technology
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Benin is the latest African nation taxing the internet
The new law has been denounced, with citizens and advocates using the hashtag #Taxepamesmo (“Don’t tax my megabytes”) to call on officials to cancel the levy. The increased fees will not only burden the poorest consumers and widen the digital divide, but they will also be “disastrous” for the nation’s nascent digital economy, says ISF’s executive director Julie Owono.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public policy
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Press release: Ambitious new Innovation Partnerships with African countries
A series of ambitious new Innovation Partnerships between the UK and Africa are expected to stimulate significant economic growth and support the creation of thousands of new jobs. Initiatives in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria will include teams to boost innovation in technology, an accelerator programme and entrepreneurship schemes.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Building Markets, Building Cohesion: Lessons from Last-Mile Deliveries
In 2016, Myanmar was a nation emerging from decades of conflict and isolation. Kopernik, the UNDP and Mercy Corps responded with a pilot program that utilized technology distribution as an avenue to strengthen social cohesion in the country's remote rural communities. Tomohiro Hamakawa and Vanesha Manuturi of Kopernik share development lessons learned from the program — lessons with the potential to benefit other emerging market communities making a comeback from histories of conflict.
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- Energy, Technology
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The battle for Africa: Can Cardano (ADA) Overpower the World’s First Mobile Money Payment System?
The blockchain is perfectly poised to take over developing markets in Africa, Central Asia, South America and other developing areas as the Cardano blockchain offers.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Why Indian startups are set to open new frontiers with emerging tech
Today, India is the third-largest hub for technology startups. Indian startups such as online retailer FlipKart, ride-hailing app Ola and digital payments company Paytm have become global household names, attracting not only interest from financial institutions but also from Fortune 500 companies.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- startups, venture capital
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Google For India: Big push for regional languages, financial inclusion
Google for India: Google rebrands Tez payment app as Google Pay with deeper integration with online and offline retailers as well as access for instant loans via the Bhim UPI.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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