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GrEEn Project Partners with Fidelity Bank and Viamo to Improve Access to Financial Services
Fidelity Bank and Viamo are partnering with GrEEn Projects to bring financial innovation to the Ashanti and Western regions.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, youth
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Philippine Fintech Voyager Raises $167 Million for Digital Banking Push
The fresh capital will give the company behind the PayMaya mobile wallet additional firepower as competition heats up in the country's fintech sector.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Press Release: Miller Center & Chevron Launch Climate Resilience Accelerator in Asia Pacific
Social entrepreneurship leaders focused on solutions addressing vulnerable populations chosen for a climate resilience accelerator designed to help them scale.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- climate change
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Analysis: How Collaborations with Social Entrepreneurs Are Helping to Make the SDGs a Reality
Social innovators are tackling some of the world’s greatest threats – and by working more collaboratively, are shifting the entire landscape of the social change sector.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Global
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- philanthropy, SDGs
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Interview: HomeBiogas – The Circular Economy Meets Clean Cooking
Oshik Efrati, CEO of HomeBiogas, and Boaz Schweiger, Executive Chairman of HomeBiogas and Operating Partner at Closed Loop Partners, spoke with Colm Fay, CCA’s Senior Director for Market Strengthening, about the origins of HomeBiogas and what the IPO means for the company and its future.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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PayMaya Owner Voyager Innovation Raises $167 Million from KKR, Tencent and IFC, to Launch Digital Bank in the Philippines
Voyager Innovations, the Manila-based owner of PayMaya, one of the Philippines’ most popular payment and financial services apps, announced new funding to launch more financial services.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Kenyan Ed-Finance Solution Ed Partners Africa Raises $1.9 Million Funding Round
Kenyan startup Ed Partners Africa, a non-banking financial institution serving affordable private schools, has raised US$1.9 million in funding as it bids to improve the quality of education received by learners from low-income communities.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial inclusion, youth
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As Impact Investing Gains Pace, Crisil Launches ESG Scores of Companies
As impact investing gains pace, rating agency Crisil Ltd has launched its environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores for 225 companies across 18 sectors in India.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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