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Analysis: Google’s $1 Billion Africa Investment Sparks Tax Debate
Google's plans to invest $1 billion in Africa's tech infrastructure and talent over the next five years has sparked a debate over big tech's tax obligations.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Fintech Startup, Mono Raises $15 Million Series A
Five months after closing $2 million in seed investment, Mono, a robust open banking platform for Africa has raised a $15 million Series A round to power the digital economy in Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Cameroon’s Ejara Raises $2 Million to Offer Crypto and Investment Services in Francophone Africa
Ejara, a one-year-old company founded by Nelly Chatue-Diop, has raised $2 million to pioneer the usage of crypto and investment services in Francophone Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Backed by Greycroft, Klasha Gets $2.4 Million To Improve Cross-border Commerce in Africa
Klasha, a Lagos and San Francisco-based startup, sees a niche in cross-border commerce and provides multiple integrations and APIs to facilitate transactions in that space.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Zimbabwe Cracks Down on Currency Dealers on Social Media and Mobile Money Platforms
With the government cracking down on mobile money, the country’s financial woes may just worsen.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mexican Fintech Konfio Says Now Worth $1.3 Billion With New Capital
Konfio, which helps small businesses secure loans, said the funds will be used to broaden its reach in Latin America’s second-largest economy.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Analysis: The Precarious State of MSMEs: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 and Opportunities To Support Their Recovery
In May 2020, The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI), as part of our partnership with Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth, launched a six-wave, longitudinal survey examining the impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs in four countries: Colombia, India, Indonesia, and Nigeria.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Impact Assessment
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Aspire Raises $158 Million Series B To Build a Full-Stack “Financial Operating System” for Southeast Asian Businesses
Aspire also operates in Indonesia and Vietnam and is laying the groundwork, including regulatory, to expand into other Southeast Asian markets,
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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