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Divest Launches Money Xchange to Simplify Cross-Border Payments in Africa
One of the main features of Money Xchange is transparency. The platform allows users to see exchange rates before they confirm a transaction.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda’s Zigoti Secures $1 Million Funding From Sahel Capital to Support Smallholder Farmers
Zigoti sources its coffee beans from a network of more than 4,000 smallholder farmers, providing not only a stable market for their harvests but also offering a range of extension services, training programmes, and value-added support aimed at improving crop quality and farmer livelihoods.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Western Union and Sasai Fintech Boost Digital Remittance Access for South Africa’s Consumers
Through this app, customers can transfer funds to billions of bank accounts and wallets worldwide, or for cash pick-up at hundreds of thousands of retail locations.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South African Anti-Fraud Startup Orca Secures $2.35 Million Seed Round to Protect Emerging Market Payment Rails
As financial inclusion accelerates across Africa, largely driven by mobile money and e-wallets, cybercrime has followed suit. According to an Interpol report, South Africa was the most cyber-attacked country on the continent and the third most globally in 2021.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Pesalink and PAPSS Unlock Cross-Border Payments in Local Currencies in Kenya
The partnership enables instant 24/7 cross-border payments from PAPSS participants into banks and mobile money operators within the Pesalink network in Kenya, all settled in local currencies.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Money Gets $2.2 Billion Injection as It Takes on Jio Financial
Airtel Money, a “high-performance credit engine”, aims to narrow the credit gap, as millions of Indians are still without a traditional bank account.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: The Broken Narrative About Nonprofit Sustainability at Scale
The dominant narratives about sustainable financing at scale can leave nonprofits questioning many of their foundational decisions.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
- Region
- Global
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NSIA, JICA Plan $50 Million Fund to Empower Startups in Nigeria
The fund will provide capital to pre-seed, seed, and early-stage start-ups, addressing critical social challenges in sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, waste and water management.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Finance, Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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