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IFC Announces $20 Million Equity Investment in Transvolt Mobility
The investment aims to promote electric vehicle adoption and job creation in India.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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AfCFTA Credit Fund Launches With $10 Million Investment in Telecel Global Services
Telecel Global Services provides wholesale voice and SMS services, as well as enterprise connectivity solutions, to over 250 telecom operators across the continent and globally.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amogy Raises $80 Million to Power Ships and Data Centers With Ammonia
The startup is based primarily in the U.S. but it has found demand for its core technology in Japan and South Korea, countries looking for new ways to expand power generation.
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- Environment, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Brazil’s Neon Raises $129 Million in Series E Extension Round
Founded in 2016, Neon provides digital accounts, credit cards, personal loans, and investment products to customers in Brazil.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Cybersecurity Strategies Are Making Rural Communities Less Safe
Research consistently shows that rural communities face heightened cybersecurity risks due to limited access to resources, technology infrastructure, and cybersecurity professionals, yet our response has been to double down on individual behavioral change.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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
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- 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
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- 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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