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Mastercard Launches Wallet Pay to Scale Digital Wallets Worldwide
Harnessing the industry’s most advanced capabilities, Mastercard Wallet Pay solutions empower wallet providers to deliver frictionless experiences — from everyday spending to cross-border transfers – meeting the demands of a rapidly expanding digital economy.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
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An Important Update on ANDE’s Future and Sunsetting Operations
Danielle Baussan, Interim Executive Vice President for Policy Programs at the Aspen Institute has made the difficult decision to wind down ANDE’s operations and sunset the network by November 2026.
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- Education, Energy, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology
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- Global
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Report: World Set to Cross 1.5°C Global Warming, but Can Still Limit, Adapt to and Return From Higher Temperatures
The report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UK Offers $541 Million Loan to Brazil-led Tropical Forest Fund
"New Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who has focused even more tightly on easing domestic cost-of-living concerns since coming to power in July, has since said some of Britain's international climate contributions should be made in the form of loans, not grants."
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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Mastercard and Flowcart Join Forces to Power Secure Card Payments Into Social Commerce in East Africa
"The initiative will unlock new opportunities for social sellers, creators and SMEs in mobile-first markets by reducing the need for external websites or payment links."
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghanaian Fintech Startup Seevcash Raises $333k from Stellar Community Fund
Seevcash serves users in Ghana, the US and other markets, helping families send and request money across borders.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, remittances, startups
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Vodafone, Cassava and Elsewedy Electric form Africa Data Centers Egypt
Africa Data Centres Egypt aims to leverage Vodafone Business’ expertise in cloud and enterprise services, Elsewedy Electric’s capabilities in energy, infrastructure and project execution, and Cassava Technologies’ experience in data centres across Africa.
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- Technology
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- North Africa & Near East
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Sun King Joins Kenya’s Growing Smartphone Financing Race
"Sun King’s move comes as Kenya’s smartphone market becomes harder to simply define by ownership."
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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