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How Cybercriminals Target Africa’s 500 Million Mobile Subscribers
Cybercrime rings are making bank from the pilfered call credits of unsuspecting mobile phone users in Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital identity
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Analysis: Unveiling the Global Findex Database 2021 in Five Charts
This latest edition of the Global Findex Database was collected during the COVID-19 pandemic, updating financial inclusion indicators.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Venture Capital Investment in Agritech Sector Set to Drop After Boom in 2021
As food supply chains came under strain during the Covid-19 pandemic, venture capital investment in agritech reached an all-time high.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Report: Private Equity Investment In Proptech Firms Rise To $741 Million In 2021 in India
Proptech Firms That Are Providing Solution in Sales and Marketing, and Construction Management Got 69 percent of the Total Funds.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- blockchain, impact investing, scale, startups
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Mastercard Partners With Crypto Gateway Provider Fasset To Expand Into Indonesia
Financial services firm Mastercard has teamed up with cryptocurrency gateway provider Fasset to co-develop digital solutions in an effort to drive adoption in Indonesia.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Flipkart Invests $116 Million in Fashion Retailer Myntra Amid Challenge From Reliance, Nykaa
The new investment comes as Myntra is facing new challenges, with Reliance's Ajio emerging as a significant competitor in the online fashion market.
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- Uncategorized
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- Asia Pacific
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- e-commerce
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Zazuu Raises $2 Million for African Remittance Platform
African money movement platform Zazuu has completed a fundraising round that will allow it to build a more robust remittance offering for residents living in the diaspora.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Persistent Energy Raises $10 Million to Grow its Clean-Tech Venture Building Business in Africa
Persistent Energy has raised $10 million in Series C funding to grow its climate venture building business in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy
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