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Safaricom Gets Approval to Launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia
M-Pesa, the Kenyan mobile money service success story that began in 2007, is continuing its expansion, this time into Ethiopia.
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- Finance, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC Announces $40 Million Agreement with Banco Internacional to Support First Private Sector Blue Bond in Ecuador and Latin America
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced that it has reached an agreement to subscribe up to $40 million in blue bonds.
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- Latin America
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Kiva Refugee Investment Fund Lending $1.5 Million to FINCA Guatemala to Support Returning Migrants
The goal is to expand lending to “Guatemalan migrants returning to their home country and locally based entrepreneurs.”
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- Latin America
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Argentine Fintech Uala to Invest $150 Million on Mexico, Colombia Expansion, CEO Says
Argentina’s fintech unicorn Uala will invest $150 million over the next 18 months to boost its digital banking business.
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- Finance, Technology
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U GRO Capital Raises $5 Million in Partnership With Enabling Qapital in India
U GRO Capital, a listed entity that operates a Fintech lending platform for MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises).
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- Asia Pacific
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South African Digital Identity Startup iiDENTIFii Raises Record $15 Million
Cybercrime within the financial sector is a growing threat to Africa. iiDENTIFii will use this investment to fund its expansion across the continent.
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- Finance, Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) Announces Its First Close of US $670 Million Across Four Fund Strategies
FEDA, the impact investment arm of the Afreximbank has been set up to support intra-African trade growth, value-add export development and industrialization.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Gambia Receives $28.5 Million From the US Department of Agriculture
The funds are being awarded through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, which USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service administers.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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