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Analysis: How the Regulatory Framework for Crowdfunding Platforms in Southeast Asia Will Benefit SMEs and Investors
Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending has come a long way since its early days as a casual crowdfunding platform. Today, individual borrowers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can access loans without the hassle of going through banks and lengthy financial assessments.
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Grab Raises $300 Million for Fintech Arm’s Ambitious Expansion
Southeast Asian ride-hailing and food delivery giant Grab has raised more than $300 million from investors led by South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management Co. Ltd for its rapidly-expanding financial services business.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Bangladesh Garment Suppliers Hit Hard by Late Payments
47 percent of businesses admit to paying suppliers late, data from the Tungsten Network and the Institute of Finance and Management (IOFM) revealed, as recently reported by Material Handling & Logistics News.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Umba, a Digital Bank for Emerging Markets, Raises $2 Million Seed Funding to Expand Across Africa
Umba, a digital bank for emerging markets and aiming first at Africa, has secured a $2 million seed funding round from new investors including Lachy Groom, ex-Head of Issuing at Stripe; Ludlow Ventures; Frontline Ventures and Act Venture Capital.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s Apex Bank Bans Mobile Money Operators From Receiving Remittances
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended Mobile Money Operators, Payment Switch providers from receiving remittances or integrating their systems with International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs).
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Central Bank of Kenya Puts an End to Free Mobile Money Transfers
According to the CBK, the measure will not be extended anymore meaning that customers will be required to furnish the transfers with transaction fees. The decision also comes a couple of weeks after Safaricom expressed its desire to have the waivers to not be extended.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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