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Mastercard partners with Digital PayGo to drive secure payments for SMEs in Zambia
Mastercard has partnered with Zambian-based fintech company, Digital PayGo, to launch a new merchant mobile payments solution, which will enable Small and Medium Enterprises to safely make and receive digital payments through various online channels.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Tala, Fintech for the Underbanked, Raises $145 Million To Expand Globally and Into Crypto
Fintech start-up Tala has raised $145 million in a Series E funding round that the company intends to use to expand borrow, save and money management options across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, India and the United States, including crypto offerings.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Digital Finance for Climate Resilience: An Urgent Opportunity for Startups and Stakeholders in Emerging Markets
The consequences of climate change are no longer hypothetical scenarios or predictions – they are a global reality, and they’re getting worse, especially for the poor and vulnerable. But according to Malika Anand at BFA Global's Catalyst Fund, this crisis presents an opportunity for digital finance to power greater climate resilience. She explores several types of climate resilience solutions, and shares a framework to help both digital finance and climate stakeholders begin allocating more resources toward these solutions in emerging markets.
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- Environment, Finance
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African Fintech Startup, Mono Raises $15 Million Series A
Five months after closing $2 million in seed investment, Mono, a robust open banking platform for Africa has raised a $15 million Series A round to power the digital economy in Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria’s War on Tech
In a nation struggling with widespread unemployment and poverty, Nigeria’s rapidly expanding tech industry is one of the few beacons of hope for upward mobility, especially amongst the youth.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech, mobility, startups, tech, technology
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Cameroon’s Ejara Raises $2 Million to Offer Crypto and Investment Services in Francophone Africa
Ejara, a one-year-old company founded by Nelly Chatue-Diop, has raised $2 million to pioneer the usage of crypto and investment services in Francophone Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Backed by Greycroft, Klasha Gets $2.4 Million To Improve Cross-border Commerce in Africa
Klasha, a Lagos and San Francisco-based startup, sees a niche in cross-border commerce and provides multiple integrations and APIs to facilitate transactions in that space.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Fintech Can Help Fill Climate Resilience Gaps in Emerging Markets
As lessons are learned from the fuel crisis, public and private sector players must act quickly to ensure that critical supply chains can withstand the shocks of increasingly severe climate impacts.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Global
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