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Volante Technologies and HCLtech Collaborated to Enhance Modernisation of Cloud Payments for Financial Institutions
The companies will promote payments modernization to assist financial institutions in keeping up with the industry’s fast-paced digital disruption.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- digital payments
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Emirates Telecommunications Takes $400 Million Majority Stake in Careem’s Super App
According to the details of the agreement, Emirates Telecommunications is investing $400 million to become a majority shareholder in Careem's Super App alongside Uber.
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- Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Global
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USAID Plans $45 Million Lagos Urban WASH Scheme
To ensure potable and safe water supply, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has launched an intervention programme in Lagos, which will promote operational reforms, infrastructure improvements and institutional capacity building.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- hygiene, sanitation, water
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Press Release: Bitget Launches $100 Million Web3 Fund to Support Next-Generation Crypto Projects in Asia
The fund will focus on investing in Web3-friendly venture capital and outstanding Web3 projects, with the goal of supporting the development of the next generation of crypto projects.
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- Asia Pacific
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Bank Alfalah Partners with Access Group to Boost Digital Payments Ecosystem in Pakistan
Through the DigitalPass acceptance network of Access Group, the partnership will embed merchants nationwide with Bank Alfalah’s point-of-sale (POS) and e-Commerce ecosystem.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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OPEC Fund Financing Clean Cooking Energy Transition in Madagascar
The grant funding will provide technical assistance support for Madagascar’s National Clean Cooking Transition Programme.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Global Environment Facility Adds $13 Million to AGRI3 Fund for Sustainable Agriculture
This funding mechanism supports the development of sustainable agriculture and forest conservation.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- forests
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Press Release: UNDP to Support Seven Innovative Financial Solutions for Clean Energy in East Africa
The seven solutions are the winners of the UNDP Climate Aggregation Platform Financial Innovation Challenge which aims to crowdsource innovative financial aggregation solutions for clean energy assets in East Africa.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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