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SCOPE Launches USD $50 Million Venture Capital Fund to Back Fintech and Gaming Startups
The fund aims to target high-potential fintech and gaming startups in India and US, offering early-stage investments of USD 500,000 to USD 2 million.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Al Majmoua from Lebanon, FATEN from the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and RUFI from Uganda announced as Finalists for European Microfinance Award 2024 on Advancing Financial Inclusion for Refugees & Forcibly Displaced People
The winner will be announced at ceremony during European Microfinance Week (EMW 2024) on Thursday November 14, 2024.
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- Finance
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- Global
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M2P Fintech Secures $102 Million in Series D Funding to Bolster Banking Infrastructure in Emerging Markets
M2P Fintech specializes in providing comprehensive Banking-as-a-service solutions.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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One Village at a Time: A Women-Led Model for Bringing Digital Services and Financial Inclusion to Rural Bangladesh
Women customers constitute a huge market in rural Bangladesh, where many men have migrated to cities or foreign lands in search of work. Garima Singh at FinValue Advisors explores how the Bangladeshi financial services company Zaytoon Business Solutions is expanding access to digital financial and government services in rural communities — while boosting women's empowerment and employment — by extending its agent network to include "village digital booths" staffed by local women.
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- Finance
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Elon Musk’s Starlink Shakes up Competition in Africa
Starlink’s satellite internet rollout across Africa is sparking complaints of unfair competition from telecommunications companies and internet service providers.
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- Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Send App by Flutterwave Extends Remittance Reach to 49 U.S. States With Mainstreet Bank Partnership
Remittances to Africa have doubled over the last decade, reaching an estimated $100 billion in 2022.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Senegalese Fintech Startup Rubyx Secures $440,000 Loan From Proparco
Rubyx has developed a cloud-native, API-driven digital lending platform that enables service providers to rapidly launch innovative loan products and meet the evolved expectations of borrowers.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Investment Fintech Rise Completes Acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa
Rise, a Nigerian fintech that gives customers access to selected global investments, has acquired Hisa, a Kenyan investment startup.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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