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AEON Bank Set to Become Malaysia’s First Islamic Digital Bank
AEON Bank’s foray into digital banking aims to provide secure and efficient financial services to customers in Malaysia.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- fintech, Islamic finance, lending
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Kenyan Agri-Fintech Startup Apollo Agriculture Secures $10 Million From Swedfund and ImpactConnect to Empower African Farmers
This capital injection will enable the company to empower more small-scale farmers with the tools and resources they need to increase their profits, adopt sustainable practices, and boost food security.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MTN and JUMO Introduce Qwikloan to Redefine Lending in South Africa
Joe Mucheru, President of JUMO, underscores the impact of partnerships in driving financial inclusion and creating opportunities.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa’s Ed-Tech Sector Has Unlimited Potential, but Lack of Funding Holds It Back
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rates of education exclusion of the six developing world regions, according to the World Bank.
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- Education, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- edtech, scale, venture capital, youth
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Uganda-Based Electric Cooking Startup PowerUP Announces Successful Initial Close of its Seed Round
PowerUP is at the forefront of transforming cooking habits in Africa, introducing households to a new era of clean and efficient electric cooking.
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- Energy, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Bboxx Commits to Africa’s Future as It Moves Global HQ to Rwanda
Bboxx is planning to train nearly 1000 more Rwandans in the next 5 years and invest USD$100 million in the country.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MTN Group to Invest $215 Million in Benin’s Infrastructure After a Successful 5g Trial
MTN Group has committed to investing $215 million in infrastructure in the Republic of Benin over the next three years.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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It Begins: Ethiopia Set to Become First Country to Ban Internal Combustion Cars
Ethiopia is trying to ban ICE vehicles now.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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