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Kenyan Fintech Startup Paylend Raises $2 Million Seed Funding
Kenyan fintech startup Paylend has raised US$2 million in seed funding to expand operations at home and launch in Tanzania, Zambia and Nigeria.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, fintech, MSMEs
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Analysis: Transformation of India’s Digital Economy: The Rise of Developers and Open Source
With contribution from developers, open source is flourishing in India, but what does this explosive growth mean? What is the economic impact of a thriving developer community? Read on to find out.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Nigerian Mobility-Tech Startup MAX Bags $31 Million in Series B Round, Set To Expand Across Africa, Build EV Infrastructure
Nigerian mobility tech startup Metro Africa Xpress Inc. (MAX) is planning to enter more markets across Africa as it races toward formalizing the continent’s transportation sector after securing $31 million in Series B funding.
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- Finance, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Paylend, a Kenyan FinTech Company Raises $2 Million Seed Investment From Next Chymia Consulting HK Limited
Paylend, a Kenyan FinTech startup focused on providing access to finance and digitizing MSMEs in Kenya have today announced that it has raised a $2 million dollars seed investment from Next Chymia Consulting HK Limited.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Nowports Raises $60 Million to Revolutionize Latin America’s Supply Chain
Tiger Global leads this Series B. World-renowned investors such as SoftBank Latin America Fund and DST join the round.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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Viewpoint: Dump Diamonds for Digital? Botswana Bets on Tech
Phatsima has also built an organisation that trains thousands of young girls in robotics, coding and entrepreneurship programmes.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Santander to Invest $6 Billion in Digital Transformation in Latin America
Spain’s Santander will invest around $6 billion between 2022 and 2024 to promote digital transformation of its Latin American operations.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Meta To Train 10 Million Small Businesses in India
Social media giant Meta Platforms Inc., (formerly Facebook) said it will provide training to 10 million small businesses and entrepreneurs and 250,000 creators in India in the next three years.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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