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Paymentology and Nelo Partner to Boost Financial Inclusion in Mexico
The partnership will encompass support for Nelo’s Mastercard for in-person payments via Google Wallet.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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US International DFC Approves $20 Million for Ummeed Housing Finance
The project is expected to create a positive impact in Tier 2, 3 & 4 cities of India by improving access to institutionalized credit through affordable housing finance.
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- Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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African Development Bank Alliance for Financial Inclusion Renew Partnership to Support Financing for Women-Led Businesses
African Development Bank and AFI will carry out new research in 13 additional African countries to identify opportunities for reform in policies and regulations that would have the greatest impact in addressing obstacles to accessing finance.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Nigeria’s Microfinance Banking Dream on Brink of Failure
The most widely-accepted recent labour force data gives a rough idea of how a vibrant micro business environment could help to deal with the country’s unemployment.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MyZoi Raises $14 Million to Bolster Financial Inclusion Among Low-Income Migrant Workers
myZoi aims to use the funds raised to expand its inclusive and differentiated proposition for the underbanked and their families.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
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Insights from 10 Years of Boosting Gender Inclusion in Business: A Pioneering Social Enterprise Explores How the Sector Can Take the Next Steps
Over the past 10 years, gender inclusion has become a growing priority in business and investing. However, as Rebecca Fries and Luis Marquez at Value for Women point out, only $6 billion was raised for gender lens investing in 2021 — a tiny percentage of the $1.2 trillion raised by private markets globally. As Value for Women moves into its second decade, they share insights that will fuel progress toward gender inclusion in business and investment in emerging markets over the coming years.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Kotani Pay Secures $2 Million Pre-Seed Funding for Cross-Border Crypto Remittances in Africa
Kotani Pay, a Nairobi-based crypto payments startup, secures $2 million pre-seed funding to facilitate cross-border remittances for underserved populations in Africa.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Anchor Closes $2.4 Million to Scale Banking-As-A-Service for African Businesses
Anchor charges users for accessing the platform, but also takes a cut of every billable transaction.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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