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Press Release: Jobtech Alliance Announces its First Cohort of Inclusive Jobtech Platforms to Create Work Opportunities and Quality Livelihoods in East and West Africa
The Accelerator will provide $200,000 in grant capital, bespoke venture building support, and access to industry experts through a six-month program that will equip the companies with the tools to grow their ventures.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, data, e-commerce, employment, innovation
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Bank Alfalah Partners with Access Group to Boost Digital Payments Ecosystem in Pakistan
Through the DigitalPass acceptance network of Access Group, the partnership will embed merchants nationwide with Bank Alfalah’s point-of-sale (POS) and e-Commerce ecosystem.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Kaszek Earmarks Nearly $1 Billion in New Funds for Latin American Startups
Kaszek plans to put money in 20 to 30 companies out of its early-stage fund in Latin America.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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DFC Invests $25 Million in Novastar’s Africa People + Planet Fund
The funding will back founders building agriculture and climate solutions in Africa.
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- Agriculture, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania Payment Ecosystem Improved Following Three Way Partnership Including Mastercard
The launch of the virtual card will ensure Tigo’s ability to provide its customers access to products and services previously a preserve of physical credit card holders.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WhatsApp to Launch New Payments Feature in Brazil
The new feature will allow users to browse products, add products to their cart and make payments via debit or credit card right from their WhatsApp chat.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Latin America
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Addressing India’s Economic Achilles Heel: Leveraging Trade and Digitalisation to Boost Women’s Labour Force Participation
India will soon become the world’s most populous country and third-largest economy, and it is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy global economic forecast. But as international development consultant Abhirup Bhunia points out, the labour force participation rate for women in India is just 24% — far lower than most countries. He argues that India will not realize its potential if women’s economic participation fails to increase, and explores how the country can leverage international trade and digitalisation to empower women to drive its emergence as a global economic powerhouse.
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- Finance, Technology
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Jumia Wants to Be the “Amazon of Africa.” But It Can’t Find the Customers
Its stock has fallen 70% since its IPO as growth stalls and operating losses mount.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- e-commerce, failure
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