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Paymentology and Nelo Partner to Boost Financial Inclusion in Mexico
The partnership will encompass support for Nelo’s Mastercard for in-person payments via Google Wallet.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: Wildmender Partners with the Rainforest Alliance to Help Gamers Play in Harmony with Nature
Partnership will empower the world’s 1.8 billion gamers to learn about their impact on the planet and show them what they can do to help save it.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC Leads $5 Million Extension Round in Ivorian SAAS E-Commerce Platform ANKA
ANKA said it will use the fresh investment to strengthen product development and expand services, particularly in its key markets: Nigeria, Kenya and the U.S.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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29 African Healthcare Supply Chain Startups Receive Funding, Support from i3 Programme
The 29 startups chosen operate in 21 different African countries, delivering digitally-enabled healthcare supply chain solutions.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Complete Farmer, a Ghanaian Agritech Startup, Gets $10.4 Million Pre-series A Funding to Streamline Operations
The startup aims to revolutionise African farming practices by developing the necessary physical and technical infrastructure to boost efficiency along the entire value chain of agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Development Bank Alliance for Financial Inclusion Renew Partnership to Support Financing for Women-Led Businesses
African Development Bank and AFI will carry out new research in 13 additional African countries to identify opportunities for reform in policies and regulations that would have the greatest impact in addressing obstacles to accessing finance.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: More Than 1.1 Billion African People Unlikely to Have Access to Clean Cooking Fuels and Technologies by 2050, New Study Predicts
A new Loughborough University study on clean energy accessibility in Africa forecasts that 1.1 billion people will be without eco-friendly cooking fuels or technologies by 2050.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Heading to Climate Week? Here’s a Cheat Sheet
What you need to know about what's coming up at Climate Week in New York next week (if you can attend in person, or not).
- Categories
- Environment, Investing, Technology, WASH
- Region
- North America
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