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Press Release: JPMorgan Chase Furthers Commitment to Closing the Housing Affordability Gap for Black and Latinx Households
JPMorgan Chase announced new steps to address the housing affordability gap as part of its commitment to help advance racial equity and drive an inclusive recovery.
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- Finance
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- North America
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Taptap Send Gets $13.4 Million for a No-Fee Money Transfer Service Aimed at Price-Conscious Emerging Market Users
Taptap Send, which provides a “free” mobile money transfer service from eight countries to 15 others, has raised $13.4 million, that it will be using to continue expanding its scope and the services that it provides to its customers.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Viewpoint: How Bitcoin Improves Financial Access and Inclusion
Bitcoin is, for many, the first opportunity to store wealth in a safe and secure manner, without outside manipulation, while facilitating financial inclusion.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Mastercard and Zamtel Partner to Transform Payments in Zambia
Mastercard and Zamtel has announced entering into a strategic partnership that will enable Zamtel Mobile Money customers to make safe and seamless digital payments on the Mastercard network including international e-commerce transactions.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Expanding Digital and Financial Inclusion: World Bank Supports Morocco’s Reforms for Social and Economic Resilience
The World Bank today approved a US $450 million loan to support momentum in Morocco for reforms designed to increase public access to financial and digital services.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- North Africa & Near East
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Kenyan E-commerce Startup Sky.Garden Raises $4 Million Series A Funding Round
Sky.Garden, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for mobile commerce that is built specifically for African businesses, has closed a US $4 million round of Series A funding to accelerate its growth.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Carro Becomes Unicorn Following $360 Million Series C Raise, Plans to Go Public in 18-24 Months
Carro, a subscription-based service that allows customers to drive a car without the hassle of owning it, has plans to enhance its portfolio of financial services by expanding beyond in-house loan financing, as well as accelerate the development of its AI capabilities.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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Press Release: G7 Development Finance Institutions and Multilateral Partners to Invest over $80 Billion into African Businesses over the Next Five Years
The G7 DFIs, the IFC, the private sector arm of the African Development Bank, EBRD, and the EIB today announced that they were committed to investing $80 billion in the private sector over the next five years to support sustainable economic recovery and growth in Africa.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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