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Cambodia, Malaysia Launch Phase 2 of Cross-Border QR Payment System
According to the NBC, the launch is expected to enhance cross-border payment options, particularly for Malaysians travelling to Cambodia.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Viewpoint: Indian Microfinance Sector Must Transform Before It’s Too Late
Borrowers are juggling multiple loans—sometimes 6 or more—from MFIs, SHGs, local moneylenders, and even app-based lenders. Field staff are exhausted. Community ties that once held JLGs together are fraying. And loan officers are under pressure, leading to shortcuts, fraud, and rising stress levels.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Benin and Senegal Experience Highest Growth in African Internet Resilience: Internet Society Pulse Country Report 2024
Several countries in West Africa are improving their internet resilience.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zambia Obtains World Bank Funding Support to Advance DPI Implementation
Zambia has secured funding to the tune of $120 million from the World Bank’s Digital Development Partnership to carry on with the implementation of its digital public infrastructure (DPI) agenda.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Digital Public Infrastructure Solutions?
Integrating AI into DPI could drive unprecedented improvements in public service delivery, economic inclusion, and governance.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Women in Business Held Back by Mobile Data’s Cost in Developing World – Report
Nearly half of female entrepreneurs surveyed by Cherie Blair Foundation for Women do not have regular internet access.
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- Technology
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- Global
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Flutterwave Secures Approval to Offer Remittance Services in Ghana
Nigeria-based fintech gains Bank of Ghana approval to enhance cross-border payments and financial inclusion.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Khula Secures $6.8 Million Series A Funding to Expand Its Agri-Tech Platform
As Khula builds on its progress, the funding will support further expansion, bringing more farmers and agribusinesses into its ecosystem while strengthening the digital infrastructure that connects them.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa