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Ecobank Group and Google Cloud Announce Partnership to Accelerate Financial Inclusion and Innovation Across Africa
Google Cloud technologies aims to strengthen Ecobank’s platform for enhanced digital banking, small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) support, and economic development on the continent.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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National Philanthropies Join Forces to Advance Economic Mobility and Access to Opportunity in America
NextLadder Ventures launches with over $1 billion to empower low-income Americans through personalized, tech-driven solutions.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- North America
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Why Big Tech Is Threatened by a Global Push for Data Sovereignty
Countries are forcing tech giants to store citizen data locally, challenging the standard business model of harvesting data abroad while keeping profits at home.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Global
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Paymenow Bags $22.4 Million to Expand On-Demand Salary Services Across Africa
The funding, structured under a sustainable finance format, is one of the largest institutional bets to date on the earned wages access (EWA) model in the region.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, fintech, lending, scale, startups
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Press Release: MzN Launches AI “Digital Teammate” to Accelerate Fundraising for Small NGOs
This marks the first in a suite of specialist AI-powered agents built to tackle the most pressing challenges faced by NGOs.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Agentic AI Platform Raises $3.5 Million USD in a Pre-seed Funding Round to Drive US Expansion to Drive US and Latin American Expansion
As a remote-first company, Oraion is seeking strategic talent in the US and worldwide to accelerate their vision.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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dLocal Launches The 2025 Emerging Markets Payments Handbook: The Blueprint to Lead Across the Global South
dLocal’s 2025 Emerging Markets Payments Handbook is the essential guide to the future of payments, combining data-driven insights with local expertise.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Inside the Fall of Okra: How Africa’s Most Promising Open Banking Startup Shut Down at Its Peak
Back in 2020, Okra had all the makings of a breakout African tech story: visionary founders, Silicon Valley backing, explosive revenue growth, and a product that was powering the future of finance on the continent.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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