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Press Release: Fintech Startup Uplinq Partners with the SME Finance Forum, Managed by the IFC
Uplinq, the first global credit assessment and scoring platform for SMB lenders, today announced a partnership with the SME Finance Forum, a global network aimed at expanding finance to small and medium businesses (SMEs).
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- Finance
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- Global
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Indian SaaS Fintech Mintoak Bags $20 Million in Series A Funding
Mintoak will also focus on strengthening its presence in India and expanding into new markets across the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- financial inclusion, fintech, MSMEs
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M-Pesa Eyes the Global Remittances Trillion-Dollar Market
The Kenyan fintech behemoth is ramping up an ambitious expansion drive to woo markets in the global North.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Indian Insurtech Startup InsuranceDekho Raises $150 Million to Grow SME Business
The large investment round will help the startup target an under-served domestic market.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: Can Africa’s Remittances Be Put to Long-Term Work?
How can African governments harness remittances to support infrastructural development and other long-term projects?
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Fintech Power Lands $3 Million Seed Funding
Power allows workers to take control of their financial health by making a holistic set of financial services available to employees.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- financial health, fintech
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Tazapay, a Leading Fintech Company, has Raised USD $16.9 Million in Its Series A Funding Round
Cross-border payments startup Tazapay has raised $16.9 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital Southeast Asia.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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- e-commerce, edtech, fintech
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Press Release: IFC and J.P. Morgan Lead $27 Million Investment Round in KLYM to Boost SMEs’ Growth in Latin America
KLYM, a data-driven fintech that focuses on providing working capital to small and midsize companies in Latin America, announced the closing of its Series B investment round for a total of US$27 million. The
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
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- Latin America
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- data, fintech, impact investing, MSMEs
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