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AND Global Raises $21.4 Million to Power Financial Inclusion
This investment will support further development of AND Global’s services, such as digital lending and other fintech solutions, to improve financing access for small businesses, as well as the unbanked and underbanked across Asia.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Ariya Finergy Secures €500,000 from CEI Africa to Scale Solar Solutions
These projects are expected to deliver more than 6,000 MWh of renewable electricity annually, reducing CO₂ emissions by an estimated 3,000 tonnes per year.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Miller Center Capital Supports Altitud to Expand Economic Opportunities for Women in Mexico
For more than a decade, Altitud has provided affordable credit to women who are starting sewing enterprises, which is often their first step toward financial independence.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Nedbank to Acquire South African Fintech Firm iKhokha for $94 Million
Nedbank aims to boost its SME market presence through enhanced digital and inclusive financial services with the acquisition.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mongolia’s AND Global Secures US $21.4 Million Series B to Drive Fintech Expansion in Southeast Asia
The capital will enable the expansion of AND Global's AI-driven solutions throughout Southeast Asia and launch new tools for MSMEs.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- financial inclusion, fintech, innovation, lending, MSMEs
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Senegal’s Eyone Medical Raises $3 Million to Digitise West Africa’s Health Records
The platform is used in over 60 healthcare institutions across Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Gabon, and France.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: How MSMEs Can Use AI to Navigate Global Trade Turbulence
The transformation of global trade through AI isn't a distant future. It's happening right now, and the window of early-adopter advantage is still open.
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- Technology
- Region
- Global
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Swedfund Invests $10 Million to Support MSME Lending in East and Southern Africa
Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, has signed a USD 10 million loan to Platcorp Holdings Limited to support lending to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zambia.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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