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Nigerian Ethical Credit-Recovery Fintech Bfree Secures $1.7 Million, Expands to Asia, Europe, South America and Across Africa
Bfree, a Nigerian credit management fintech, has embarked on global expansion after raising $1.7 million in a pre-Series A round.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Digitalisation of Financial Service Providers To Serve Low-income Customers
The World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI)’s programme for financial inclusion, Scale2Save, launched ‘A case study on connecting with low-income customers through digitalisation.’
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Fintech Opay Is Reportedly Raising $400 Million at Over $1.5 Billion Valuation
Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech platform OPay is in talks to raise up to $400 million, The Information reported today.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Mobile Money Helps Close Kenya’s Gender Gap in Financial Services
Mobile money has had the biggest impact on closing the gender gap in access to financial services in Kenya, deputy central bank governor Sheila M’Mbijiwe has said.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Building Back Better: How the COVID-19 Crisis Could Lead to an Integration of Health Care and Finance
Since COVID-19 started, the health care world has been talking about finance, trying to lessen the economic damage of lockdowns. And the financial world has been talking about health, launching new products that address the challenges of the pandemic. Chris Wolff explores how the two industries can use their combined response to rebuild in a way that leaves the world in a better place than it was before.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care, Technology
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