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Kenya’s Lipa Later Partners with Mastercard to Drive Buy Now, Pay Later Solutions in Africa
The strategic partnership with Mastercard aims to unlock new opportunities for consumers and merchants by providing tailored BNPL solutions and enhanced payment capabilities.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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China’s Eve Energy Builds $422 Million Electric Vehicle Batteries Manufacturing Facility in Malaysia
The firm will build a cylindrical battery production base in Malaysia to support the electric two-wheelers and power tools in Malaysia.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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REdimension Capital, South African VC Firm, Secures Over $10 Million for Proptech Fund
The company aims to back businesses that promote energy efficiency and a reduced carbon footprint, thereby enhancing sustainability.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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India supports African Development Bank’s Digital Financial Inclusion Drive in Africa with $2 Million Donation
The financial commitment for digital public infrastructure will leverage the lives of millions of unbanked and underserved Africans.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: $40 million EIB Backing for Acre Impact Capital’s Innovative Private Debt Fund in Africa
The fund will support renewable power, health, food and water scarcity; sustainable cities; and green transport in Africa.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rapyd’s $610 Million Deal for PayU Will Assist Its Global Expansion
When the acquisition completes, the newly combined business will be active in over 100 countries with more than 250,000 merchant clients.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Safaricom Gets Approval From Stakeholders to Invest Funds Into Kenya’s Tech Startup Ecosystem
Safaricom’s subsidiaries will focus on seed-stage and growth-stage startups.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, startups
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The Global Digital Health Monitor: A New Resource Advances the Digital Transformation of Global Health Systems
COVID-19 catalyzed the scaling of a variety of digital health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). But as Patricia Mechael at HealthEnabled points out, this has not translated into the sustained digital transformation of healthcare in many of these markets. As broader technological advancements create a strong enabling environment for digital health in LMICs, she explores how a new resource, the Global Digital Health Monitor, can help these countries strategically advance their digital health transformation.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology, Telecommunications