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Mastercard and Billetera Partner to Drive Digital Financial Inclusion in Democratic Republic of Congo
Mastercard has announced partnering with Billetera, a leading digital payments technology company headquartered in Kenya, to provide unbanked and financially excluded residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Remittances to Some Emerging Markets Grow in Q1 Despite Pandemic-Induced Headwinds
Georgia, Jordan, Pakistan and Morocco recorded growth in remittances during the first quarter
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Global
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Press Release: International Collaboration of Development Finance Organizations Agree on New Steps to Increase the Resilience of Economies Threatened by the Climate Emergency
The Group of G7 Development Finance Institutions working together under the DFIs+ Adaptation and Resilience Collaborative has put forward a practical plan to the G7 on actions to accelerate investments in adaptation and resilience.
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- Environment, Finance
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- Global
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Hubtel Partners Visa for Seamless Payments of Its E-commerce Platform
Hubtel, an indigenous eCommerce & SMS messaging company, has entered into a partnership with Visa, to expand access to seamless payments on its eCommerce platform.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tala and Visa Partnership Seeks to Ignite Stablecoin Use in Emerging Markets
Call it an ignition play for cryptocurrency — specifically, making crypto spendable, not just a store of value — across borders with the unbanked populations of the world, billions of consumers among them, as the match.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cryptocurrency
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Analysis: Future Returns: Why TPG’s Rise Fund Invests in Financial Inclusion
One of the key themes for private-equity firm TPG’s impact-investing vehicle, the Rise Fund, is financial inclusion—which the firm bets is best addressed through technology.
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Press Release: 2021 FinHealth Spend Report Shows Financially Coping and Vulnerable Households Spent $255 Billion for Everyday Financial Services
Struggling households shoulder greater burden of fees and interest, highlighting the need for innovative solutions that reduce economic pressures
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- Finance
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Southern Africa Taps $380 Million in World Bank Financing to Facilitate Regional Trade and Investment for More Inclusive Growth
The new Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project (SATCP) will benefit both countries and local communities through investments.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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