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The Philippine Fintech Market to Reach 44 BN USD Despite the Socio-Economic Hurdles
The largest growth occurred in the mobile wallets, online payments, and wire transfers segments.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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ZirooPay To Tap Africa’s $500 Billion Retail Market With Unique Mobile POS Technology
ZirooPay will leverage its recent funding round to tap into the growing opportunities in Africa’s retail sector.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- e-commerce, scale
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Press Release: 18,000 Voices, 41 Countries, and 72 Microfinance Institutions: 60 Decibels Unveils Definitive Assessment of Microfinance’s Social Impact
Microfinance is improving quality of life, increasing the resilience of low-income customers to withstand economic shocks, and reaching people without prior access to financial services without creating overindebtedness.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Global
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France’s Eurazeo Launches $215 Million Southeast Asia ‘Insurtech’ Fund
Investors are deepening their foothold in the region despite a market cool-down.
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- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- innovation, insurance, startups
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Talk360 Raises $4 Million Seed Round to Expand its Calling Business, Build African Payment Platform
Talk360’s calling app raises capital to expand footprint and brand across Africa, and open its’ payment platform to other merchants.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Robinfood Closes a New Investment Round of 32 Million Dollars That Will Allow It to Continue With Its Successful Expansion in Latin America
RobinFood, the biggest cloud-based restaurant company in Latin America, has closed a new investment round of 32 million dollars.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Spark+ Invests US $4 Million in BURN to Accelerate Its Multi-Country Expansion Across Africa
The Fund’s investment will enable BURN to meaningfully increase the capacity of its manufacturing facility in Nairobi.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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E-Waste Management Firm Attero to Invest $1 Billion by 2027, to Expand Operations in US, Europe, Indonesia
Started as an e-waste management company, Attero commenced battery recycling three years ago and is expanding globally.
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- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- impact investing, recycling, waste
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