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MFS Africa Extends Its Series C by $100 Million, Bringing Total to $200 Million
Barely one week after the mobile payments fintech announced the acquisition of US-based Global Technology Partners, MFS Africa is announcing the close of a $100 million Series C extension.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech
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Airtel Africa, Others Receive Notice to Pay About $180 Million to Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered mobile phone firms operating in the African country to pay a charge of almost $180 million every year.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech
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Press Release: Masa Finance Partners with African Fintech Pngme to Provide DeFi Services to Emerging Markets
Silicon Valley DeFi protocol Masa Finance announced today it is partnering with African financial data company Pngme to drive the adoption of DeFi credit services in the region.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Fintech Kissht Raises $80 Million to Enhance Product Offerings
Kissht launched a millennial-focused, fully digital credit and payments app called Ring.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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The Philippine Fintech Market to Reach 44 BN USD Despite the Socio-Economic Hurdles
The largest growth occurred in the mobile wallets, online payments, and wire transfers segments.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Talk360 Raises $4 Million Seed Round to Expand its Calling Business, Build African Payment Platform
Talk360’s calling app raises capital to expand footprint and brand across Africa, and open its’ payment platform to other merchants.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Resolving the Core Tension of Impact-Focused Fintech: A Viable Model for Reaching Rural Women with Digital Financial Services
Reaching last-mile communities is challenging for a business that also has to attend to its own bottom line. Claudia Sosa Lazo at IDEO.org discusses a partnership between IDEO.org, BRAC, bKash and the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics that is seeking profitable ways to bring digital financial services to rural women in Bangladesh. She explains how the partnership provides a model for other businesses and NGOs that hope to unlock both profit and social impact, while bringing beneficial products to the world’s most excluded communities.
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- Finance, Technology
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OPay, Mastercard Tie-Up Drives Financial Inclusion in Middle East, Africa
OPay and Mastercard are collaborating to drive financial inclusion across the Middle East and Africa by partnering to open up digital commerce in the region.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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