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Thursday
March 28
2024

Access Holdings Collaborates With Safaricom and M-Pesa to Facilitate Remittances Between East And West Africa

Access Holdings, led by Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, is pushing for the biggest share of the remittance market in East and West Africa.

Source
Fintech Magazine Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Finance, Technology

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
digital payments, financial inclusion, fintech, mobile finance, remittances
Wednesday
March 27
2024

Nigerian Blockchain Fintech Startup Zone Raises $8.5 Million Seed

Zone, a Nigerian blockchain fintech has secured $8.5 million in a seed round led by Flourish Ventures and TLcom Capital.

Source
Bendada.com (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Finance, Technology

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
blockchain, fintech, remittances, startups
Wednesday
March 27
2024

M-PESA Safaricom, Onafriq Partner for Streamlined Remittances to Ethiopia

Through the agreement, individuals within Ethiopia can receive remittances from different parts of the world through M-PESA.

Source
Tech Build Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Finance, Technology, Telecommunications

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
digital payments, financial inclusion, remittances
Wednesday
March 27
2024

Visa and ACCOSCA to Boost Access to Financial Services in Kenya and Tanzania

The FIKT project will provide innovative and affordable financial products and services to the targeted demographics.

Source
Techpoint Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Finance

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
digital payments, financial inclusion, fintech, MSMEs
Tuesday
March 26
2024

Leatherback Partners with YES BANK to Improve Remittances and Payouts in India

Leatherback claims to be the first Africa-focused fintech company to offer INR remittance payouts.

Source
Techpoint Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Finance, Technology

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
digital payments, financial inclusion, fintech, remittances
Tuesday
March 26
2024

Float, a South African Buy-Now-Pay-Later Startup, Secures $11 million to Launch its Card-Linked Installment Platform

Float encourages responsible credit card usage and, at the same time, helps merchants to grow their sales.

Source
Fintech Magazine Africa (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Finance

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
business development, financial inclusion, lending, partnerships, scale, startups
Monday
March 25
2024

Press Release: Report: Heifer Africa’s New Report Shows Impact of Innovation, Catalytic Financing on Youth Job Creation and Farmers’ Incomes

Heifer Africa's new report unveils groundbreaking findings, highlighting the role of technology in driving agricultural transformation.

Source
EIN Presswire | Newsmatics (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Agriculture, Finance, Technology

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tags
agtech, employment, PAYGO finance, smallholder farmers, youth
Tuesday
March 19
2024

Women Gig Workers. On the Road to Financial Security in India

More and more women are joining the last-mile delivery service.

Source
businessline (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Finance

Region
Asia Pacific

Tags
distribution, e-commerce, employment, financial inclusion, gender equality, gig economy

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