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Commercial Bank of Africa Targeting Rwanda’s Mobile Money Market
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) is targeting to enter the Rwandan market as it seeks to grow its foothold in the region.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MobiKwik to become first mobile wallet in India to offer personal loans
MobiKwik, one of the leading mobile wallet companies in India, will enter the lending space this month, becoming the first among the top wallet companies to facilitate personal loans.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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- lending, mobile finance
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Ecobank Launches Mobile Money Treasury Bill Product
Ecobank Capital Advisors Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ecobank, and MTN Mobile Money has introduced the Ecobank TBill4All, designed to boost financial inclusion and investment for everyone.
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- Technology
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- Europe & Eurasia
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Lack of Doctors in East Africa Spells Opportunity for Investors
In this monthly column called “The Indicator”, we take a economic or financial statistic from East Africa and break it down into bite-sized nuggets of knowledge for investors.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Beyond Imagination: GE, Miller Center Helping Keep Moms, Children Healthy
A pilot called healthymagination Mother and Child – a unique partnership between Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, based in Silicon Valley, and GE, which is investing $20 million in the joint venture – accelerates much-needed medical innovations in nine countries across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Health Care, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Bitcoin Fintech Unocoin Sets $1.5M VC Indian Investment Record
Bangalore-based Bitcoin start-up Unocoin has raised $1.5 million (m) in a Pre ‘Series-A’ investment round, a record high for any digital currency venture in Indian history. But while the founder’s vision is to “scale Bitcoin” to the masses and address a largely ‘unbanked’ nation, is it such a big deal really?
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- Investing, Technology
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- South Asia
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- fintech
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Ericsson, HomeSend Partner on Mobile Financial Services
Millions of users with Ericsson-powered mobile wallets will be able to send and receive money via a global network of remittance providers, cash agents and banks hubbed by Belgian firm HomeSend.
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- Technology
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- fintech
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Banks Having More Luck Than Telcos in Cracking South Africa’s Mobile Money Market
While South African telcos have found the going tough with their mobile money offerings, local banks are singing a different tune.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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