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South Africa Becomes First African Nation to Get Google Wallet
South Africa's rising trend of contactless payments has been given another boost with search giant Google launching its Google Wallet service.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Indian Savings Fintech Jar Lands $22.6 Million in Series B Funding
The start-up says the influx of cash will be used to fuel the development of its products and technology for hiring new talent.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Pomelo Exits Stealth Mode With $20 Million Seed to Rethink International Money Transfer
Pomelo wants to make it easier to send remittance payments and conduct international money transfers, with a credit twist.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Zimbabwe’s InnBucks Gets Green Light to Resume Services
Zimbabwean mobile money platform, InnBucks, has resumed its service following its abrupt suspension by the country's central bank earlier this year.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Jodo Raises $15 Million In Series A Funding in India
The fund will be utilized to accelerate product innovation and sales, and further grow the Jodo team in India.
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- Education, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- fintech
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Tymebank to Acquire Leading Fintech SME Funder, Retail Capital, as It Bolsters Its Business Banking Offering in South Africa
Small business owners to benefit from access to turnover-based finance provided by SME funder Retail Capital.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Digital Credit Algorithms in India: Expanding Access or Cementing Exclusion?
CFI explores how automated decision-making tools for digital credit are playing out for one demographic in India: interstate migrants.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Argentinian Fintech Infrastructure Startup Geopagos Leaves the Boot Straps Behind With $35M Funding Round
Geopagos promises to help companies that want to create and/or scale a payment acceptance business.
- Region
- Latin America
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