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Kenya’s PesaKit Wants To Be a Super-Platform for Mobile Money Agents Across Africa
Kenyan startup PesaKit is aiming to become a super-platform for African mobile money agents, enabling them to become a reliable last mile distribution channel for digital and financial services.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Moody’s: New Technologies Deepening Financial Inclusion Across Emerging Markets
Technology is deepening financial inclusion throughout emerging markets in Africa, Latin America, and Asia, as it creates greater accessibility to financial services for new and traditionally underserved customers, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report today.
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- Finance, Technology
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The Nepal Banking Sector Deposits Rs 280 Million (USD 3.8 Million) in COVID-19 Fund After Central Bank Directive
As per revised unified directives, banks and financial institutions can also contribute the fund to protect and treat their employees.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Mastercard Launches Pay-on-Demand Service
The ease and convenience of services backed with the emerging techs can dramatically improve the financial landscape in Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Emerging Technologies Can Change the African Financial Landscape
The ease and convenience of services backed with the emerging techs can dramatically improve the financial landscape in Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Shift Toward Partnership: How African Banks Can Gain a Competitive Advantage Through Strategic Alliances
The African banking sector is going through a technological revolution, as fintech firms, mobile money operators and other non-traditional players now provide services that had formerly been reserved for banks. Osahon Akpata at Ecobank Transnational Incorporated explores how strategic partnerships can help banks stay profitable and relevant to their customers amidst this disruption.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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Analysis: Only 9% of Nigerian Households Obtained Loans From Banks and Microfinance Institutions Since March – National Bureau of Statistics
Research from the National Longitudinal Phone Survey (NLPS), titled ‘COVID-19 Impact Monitoring’, which was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that only 9% of Nigerian households obtained loans from banks and microfinance institutions between March to August 2020.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Tugende Closes USD $6.3 Million Toyota Tsusho-Backed Series A Investment Round
Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company operating in Uganda and Kenya, today announced the completion of a USD $6.3M Series A investment round, led by Toyota Tsusho investment fund Mobility 54.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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