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The Rise of the Creator Economy in Emerging Markets: Empowering Youth and Marginalized Communities Through Web Monetization
The creator economy — a thriving ecosystem of online content creators ranging from influencers to bloggers — is a growing source of employment and income in developing economies, especially for younger generations. And as Matšeliso Thabane at the Interledger Foundation explains, alternative earning routes are emerging that can allow these creators to monetize their content in new ways. She explores how Web Monetization — a “pay-as-you-use” approach that enables small, real-time payments to content creators — can help this work become a viable career for creators in emerging markets.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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dLocal Launches The 2025 Emerging Markets Payments Handbook: The Blueprint to Lead Across the Global South
dLocal’s 2025 Emerging Markets Payments Handbook is the essential guide to the future of payments, combining data-driven insights with local expertise.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Inside the Fall of Okra: How Africa’s Most Promising Open Banking Startup Shut Down at Its Peak
Back in 2020, Okra had all the makings of a breakout African tech story: visionary founders, Silicon Valley backing, explosive revenue growth, and a product that was powering the future of finance on the continent.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bringing Digital Transformation to the Water Sector: How New Technologies Can Boost Water Access in LMICs
Digital technologies have the potential to revolutionize the management and distribution of clean water in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). But according to Ellie Gabel, an environmental science writer at Revolutionized, many countries don't have access to these technologies, or lack the capacity to implement them. She explores this challenge in the context of Kenya, and discusses five essential factors that may aid or hamper digital transformation in the water sector across LMICs.
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- Technology, WASH
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African Remittance Startup LemFi buys UK Card Issuer
Remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries rose nearly 6% last year to $685 billion, according to a World Bank estimate.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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dLocal to Acquire Aza Finance
dLocal's growth has been significantly propelled by its strong presence in the Middle East and Africa, regions characterised by high cryptocurrency adoption.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Stitch Raises $10 Million Seed to Extend Services to Emerging Markets
The funding will support Stitch’s expansion across MENA and East Africa, as it aims to simplify and accelerate how financial products are built and launched.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Visa and Universal Postal Union (UPU) Collaborate to Help Boost Financial Inclusion
"The new collaboration builds on the success of the UPU Financial Inclusion Technical Assistance Facility (FITAF), an initiative supported by Visa and the Gates Foundation that helps postal operators in developing countries provide financial services to local communities."
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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