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Western Union, MFS Africa to Enable Money Transfers Across Africa
To enable individuals and businesses across Africa to receive money from over 200 countries and territories, the continent’s largest payment gateway, MFS Africa, has partnered with Western Union.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PostalPay App Brings Affordable Money Transfer Services to Uganda
The app allows people located in the EU to send money home in a cheaper, faster, and safer way from their mobile phones.
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- Agriculture, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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
- Region
- Global
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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
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Partners to Unleash Financial Inclusion in Rural Senegal
The new partnership aims to increase access to digital and financial services and products across rural areas of Senegal.
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- Agriculture, Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Diaspora Remittances Now Kenya’s Largest Foreign Exchange Earner
Kenya is now earning more foreign exchange from diaspora remittances than each of its major exports.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Access, Understanding and Trust: Breaking Down the Barriers to Women’s Participation in India’s Digital Finance Revolution
The digital gender divide has long occupied international development headlines, as gaps remain between men and women in both access to and usage of digital technologies in many emerging economies. According to Anant Nyshadham at Good Business Lab, Shalin Gor and Divya Nair, and Emily Coppel at IDinsight, India is no exception. They explore the three types of obstacles that are preventing Indian women from participating in digital financial services, and share some implications for providers of these services.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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Most Tanzanian Merchants Believe That Digital Retail Payments Will Benefit Their Business. Why Are They Still Using Cash?
A large gap between the use of digital retail payments in high-income countries and low and middle-income countries (LMICs) cannot be completely explained by differences in access to digital financial tools.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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