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Craft Silicon Pumps Over 300 Million to Little For Expansion in Africa
“West Africa is a large market, and if Little have to be a key player in Africa, we need to be present there in addition to East Africa. Hence the march towards West Africa.”
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Covid-19, Telecommuting and Africa’s Digital Space
The workplace and the education sector can now create new, sustainable models which are accessible, inclusive and qualitative
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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World Economic Forum Recommends Adopting Clear and Actionable Cybersecurity Guidelines for Fintech Firms
The Fintech Cybersecurity Consortium has been tasked with identifying how organizations can simplify their baseline cybersecurity requirements for Fintech services.
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- Finance, Technology
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Combating Cybercrime in Emerging Economies: The Case for Regional Cybersecurity Centers to Protect the Finances of the Poor
Cybercrime is growing in emerging economies, threatening progress toward inclusive finance. And the poorest people tend to be the most at risk – and the least able to afford losing money. Though government and industry bodies have struggled to address the problem, David Medine at CGAP explains that solutions exist – including the formation of regional cybersecurity resource centers.
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- Finance, NextBillion Originals, Technology
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Airtel Africa and Mukuru Plan to Facilitate Cross-Border Money Transfers
Pan-African telecommunications and mobile money services company Airtel Africa has announced a deal with African remittance organisation Mukuru.
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- Technology
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World Bank Releases Research on the Impact of Smart Contracts for Financial Inclusion
Governments and financial authorities across several states are closely monitoring the impact of smart contracts in a digital financial system despite the slow adoption of the technology.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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As Users Game the System, Telcos/Banks Rue ‘Mobile Money Freebie’ in Kenya
The date was March 16, 2020, and cases of the novel coronavirus had just begun to spike in Kenya. Following recommendations from the government urging less use of cash as a precaution against the virus, Kenyan banks and mobile money platforms had been forced to become generous, sort of.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Edtech Startup Gradely Wins MEST Africa Nigeria Challenge, to Compete For $50,000 Africa Prize
Gradely offers personalised learning with tools and content that can support students’ learning process through its online platform.
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- Education, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa