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5 African Microfinance Startups to Watch
The African finance sector shot into the global limelight with the success of mobile money system M-PESA, which is heralded as proof of the continent’s capacity to lead the world in innovation in the payments space. Since then, the innovation has continued, and today a raft of mobile payments companies are active across the continent. Here Disrupt Africa showcases five of the top African m-finance startups to watch.
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Is It Fair to Accuse the Pharma Industry of Neglecting Tropical Diseases?
When pharma company Sanofi Pasteur was criticised last month for ceasing its production of Africa’s only snakebite anti-venom, the spotlight fell once again on the industry’s apparent lack of interest in the developing world.
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India’s First Live Crowdfunding Event Hosted in Kolkata
The country’s first live crowd funding event was witnessed at Kolkata on a cruise on river Ganga last evening.
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PSI Ethiopia Prepares to Launch PSI’s First Franchise, Pay-for-Use Toilet Business
It was all-hands-on-deck this past August in Addis Ababa when an Ethiopian architect, expert from Sanergy, a sanitation social enterprise based in Kenya, PSI’s WASH coordinator and the distinct and talented team from PSI Ethiopia gathered at the PSI-Ethiopia office.
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Zimpost Extends Money Transferring Service to Nigeria
Harare- Zimbabwe’s postal and courier company, Zimpost has extended its money transfer service to Nigeria with immediate effect to allow the sending and receiving of money among citizens from the two African states, the postal company’s communications officer Anna Munembe has said.
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How Unilever Is Harnessing Its Brand and Consumer Know-How to Tackle Hygiene
It’s one of the most cost effective public health interventions and it could prevent disease, death and also improve education outcomes, but the challenge for hand-washing is convincing people to actually do it. Unilever, a powerful global brand, is working both through its business and with partners to leverage the company’s skills to help tackle the issue, both because it will grow markets but also because there’s a clear moral case for doing so.
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India’s Mobile Wallet Market Likely to Cross $11B Mark By 2022
Owing to increasing penetration of smartphones as well as tablets, India has emerged as one of the fastest growing mobile wallet markets in the Asia Pacific region. 6Wresearch, a global market research and consulting firm, said in a report that India's Mobile Wallet Market is projected to reach $11.5 billion by 2022.
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Fintech Spotlight: Citi at the Crossroads of Fintech Disruption
his fall, Citi is currently organizing the fourth class of its Fintech Accelerator Program in Israel. The program is one of many fintech related events being sponsored by Citi and is part of an active year for the bank assisting the fintech startup scene. Beyond their accelerators, Citi has also presented a mobile challenge to spur innovation in mobile banking, with participants from across the globe. Among their coming events are global Fintech Expos being held within their Innovation Labs.
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