-
This Digital Platform Fights Corruption by Bypassing the Officials Demanding Bribes
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the tax payment system could require many kickbacks to corrupt officials. A new digital platform lets people pay their taxes directly.
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Here’s How Countries Might Actually Reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Policymakers knew that aid alone would never be able to meet the financing needs of development. But the SDGs were accompanied by the optimistic “billions to trillions” vision, in which many believed that an abundance of commercially-viable SDG-related investments were ready and waiting for trillions in profitable private investment.
-
Foundations and Family Offices Create a Fund to Support Impact Investing
The founding donors also include Ian Simmons and Liesel Pritzer Simmons’ family office, Blue Haven Initiative, and a corporate member, the Visa Foundation.
- Categories
- Investing
-
Kredivo’s Parent Firm FinAccel Raises $90m to Expand Its Credit Lending Platform in Southeast Asia
The app enables customers to secure credit between $100 and $2,200. If a customer pays it back in full in a month, FinAccel does not charge them any fee.
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
-
Report: Over 70% of Ghanaians Trust Mobile Money More Than Financial Institutions
Over 70% of Ghanaians trust mobile money more than other financial institutions.
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Goldman Makes Biggest Mexico Fintech Bet With MercadoLibre Loan
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. agreed to lend $125 million to Mercado Credito, the bank’s third loan to a Latin American fintech this year and the biggest ever in Mexico.
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
-
Finding Free Money for Your Social Impact Startup
Fortunately, there are a wide range of organizations that specifically want to support you, not just the VC community.
- Categories
- Entrepreneurship
-
Why More Smartphones and Bank Accounts Haven’t Brought Financial Digital Inclusion in India
India's financial sector has been a gung-ho adopter of technology. But design of technology and finance have hardly reflected users’ lived realities.
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- South Asia
Parent Organization
-
@NextBillion (link opens in a new window)
Did you read the recent critique of "big rounds and press releases" in #Africa (link opens in a new window)'s investment space from… https://t.co/KQ5sapurc1 (link opens in a new window) -
@NextBillion (link opens in a new window)
News via @TechCrunch (link opens in a new window): @kredivo (link opens in a new window)’s Parent Firm #FinAccel (link opens in a new window) Raises $90m to Expand Its Credit Lending Platform in Southea… https://t.co/FqfM9fCHUP (link opens in a new window) -
@NextBillion (link opens in a new window)
News via @TheGhanaWeb (link opens in a new window): Report: Over 70% of Ghanaians Trust #MobileMoney (link opens in a new window) More Than Financial Institutions:… https://t.co/orHNzCe6VR (link opens in a new window)
