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Indonesia’s Plan to Fight Cheap Online Imports From China
There is growing resentment across Southeast Asia against Chinese e-commerce firms.
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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Waza Secures $8 Million for B2B Payments Innovation in Emerging Markets
Waza, a B2B emerging markets payment platform, has successfully closed an $8 million funding round comprising both equity and debt.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard Collaborates With Fintech Start-Up, Scale
The partnership looks to accelerate the growth of digital payment solutions in Africa and the Middle East.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Mexico-Based Unicorn Stori Raises $212 Million to Promote Financial Inclusion
Stori launched its first credit card in 2020, aimed at consumers overlooked by traditional lenders.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Aviva Raises $5.5 Million to Provide Financial Services to Underserved
The company operates a series of kiosks around Mexico that allow users to apply for loans via video call, get approved in real time and receive their funds in under 24 hours.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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Flutterwave’s Ghana Payment License Paves Way for Secure Transactions
The milestone marks a significant expansion of Flutterwave's operations in Africa by enabling the company to offer a comprehensive suite of payment services.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Wema Bank Unveils AlatPay to Enable Instant Payment for Small Businesses in Nigeria
Wema Bank, the financial institution behind Africa’s digital bank Alat, has launched AlatPay, an instant digital payment solution designed to enable businesses of all sizes to digitise their operations.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Thousands of Americans Got Caught in Fintech’s False Promise and Lost Access to Bank Accounts
The collapse of middleman Synapse has revealed fintech’s promise of safety as a mirage. More than 100,000 Americans with $265 million in deposits have been locked out of their accounts.
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- Finance, Technology
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- North America
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