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Flutterwave Has Raised $170 Million With a Bid to Connect Africa’s Digital Payment Landscape
Flutterwave, an Africa-focused payment technology company, has raised $170 million in a Series C round, positioning itself to further connect and capitalize on the continent’s thriving yet highly fragmented digital payment landscape.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments
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Analysis: Rural Women Can Drive Green Recoveries
The post-pandemic recovery packages so far proposed by Asia-Pacific governments invariably omit a key demographic: rural women. Unless policymakers quickly apply a gender perspective to their spending priorities, this large and vital group will be left behind, and the economic impact of official programs will fall short of potential.
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- Coronavirus, Energy
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Mondelez Philippines: Snack Giant Partners With the Plastic Flamingo to Recycle Waste Into Eco-Bricks
Snack Food company Mondelez Philippines recently announced that it would “substantially” invest in plastic waste management and has teamed up with social enterprise The Plastic Flamingo to recycle waste into eco-bricks.
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- Environment
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- South Asia
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Experian and FinScore to Raise Financial Inclusion in the Philippines via Alternative Credit Scoring
Experian, the world leader in information services, has partnered with FinScore, the pioneer in delivering telco data credit scoring to the unbanked and underbanked populations in the Philippines.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Google, Microsoft Invest Millions to Empower African Women
Tech giants Microsoft and Google have invested millions of rand to establish initiatives to help create pathways to prosperity for women and girls across Africa.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The Wonder Material We All Need but Is Running Out
Global demand for natural rubber will keep increasing, especially as developing nations grow wealthier. "Cars are the biggest share of the rubber market, and if every if every African family ends up with two cars, that's a heck of a lot of rubber," says Cornish .
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- Environment
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Indonesian Farmers Go Digital
Indonesian farmers will be able to harness the power of data to improve their farming practices under a deal signed by the national government and Microsoft.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- South Asia
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Bolt Receives a €20 Million Investment From IFC to Increase Access to Mobility Services in Emerging Markets
Bolt is partnering with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, to promote access to on-demand mobility services in emerging economies.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- transportation
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