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Uploan Secures US $15 Million From Lendable to Expand Its Payroll Financial Services Beyond Philippines
Uploan, a Philippines-based fintech company providing payroll financial services, has raised a senior secured loan of up to US$15 million from debt financer Lendable.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Fintech Startup, Okra, Raises $3.5 Million Seed to Deepen Operations in the Nigerian Market
Nigerian API fintech startup, Okra, has raised a $3.5 seed investment barely one year after its $1 million pre-seed round.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Zeepay Ghana Acquires Mangwee Mobile Money in Zambia
Zeepay, the leading African Challenger Fintech with operations in over 10 African countries today acquired a 51 percent stake in Mangwee Mobile Money in Zambia.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Ugandan Fintech Numida Secures $2.3 Million
Uganda-based fintech startup Numida has secured $2.3-million in a seed funding round led by MFS Africa with participation from DRK Foundation, Equilibria Capital, and Segal Family Foundation alongside angel investors.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Grassroot Strategy to Realize Financial Inclusion in Indonesia
Many Indonesians, especially those living in rural areas, remain unbanked or have yet to become part of financial inclusion.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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SendSpend Launches Across Sub-Sahara Africa
SendSpend has officially launched its global payment system which enables the unbanked to pay online and remit money instantly to each other using only a smartphone.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Fintech Appzone Raises $10 Million for Expansion and Proprietary Technology
Africa’s fintech space has gained proper attention over the past few years in investments but it is not news that startups still battle with offering high-quality products.
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- Finance, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa Telco MTN Targets $5 Billion for Mobile Money Expansion
South Africa-based MTN, the mobile phone company, has plans to value its mobile money arm at over $5 billion, a report from Financial Times (FT) says.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa