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Argentine Fintech Uala to Invest $150 Million on Mexico, Colombia Expansion, CEO Says
Argentina’s fintech unicorn Uala will invest $150 million over the next 18 months to boost its digital banking business.
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- Finance, Technology
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Ten Lessons From the Largest Scale Up of Cash Transfers in History
A new paper combines analysis of large datasets with a review of about 300 pandemic papers, evaluations, and practical experiences while focusing on a particular form of social protection – cash transfers.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Lightspeed Raises $500 Million for Its New India and Southeast Asia Fund
Lightspeed has raised $500 million for its newest India and Southeast Asia fund and looks to make deeper investments in the region.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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GE Healthcare Launches ‘5G Innovation Lab’ in India
The lab will serve as a conduit for the interplay of technologies like Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Big Data, Edge Computing, and Cybersecurity.
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- Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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The Battle for a Share of Zimbabwe’s Billion Dollar Remittance Industry
The scramble is on for Zimbabwe’s billion dollar remittance industry with local and international fintech institutions vying for a share of the pie.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Resolving the Core Tension of Impact-Focused Fintech: A Viable Model for Reaching Rural Women with Digital Financial Services
Reaching last-mile communities is challenging for a business that also has to attend to its own bottom line. Claudia Sosa Lazo at IDEO.org discusses a partnership between IDEO.org, BRAC, bKash and the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics that is seeking profitable ways to bring digital financial services to rural women in Bangladesh. She explains how the partnership provides a model for other businesses and NGOs that hope to unlock both profit and social impact, while bringing beneficial products to the world’s most excluded communities.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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Blockchain Startup Aimed at Financial Inclusion Secures $25 Million Dollar Capital Commitment
Finance Blocks will focus on emerging markets and the unbanked.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Dock Receives $110 Million In Funding for Its Digital Payment and Banking Platform
Dock offers a full-stack platform that offers solutions to both payments and digital backing, covering the entire ecosystem.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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