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Digital Finance for Climate Resilience: An Urgent Opportunity for Startups and Stakeholders in Emerging Markets
The consequences of climate change are no longer hypothetical scenarios or predictions – they are a global reality, and they’re getting worse, especially for the poor and vulnerable. But according to Malika Anand at BFA Global's Catalyst Fund, this crisis presents an opportunity for digital finance to power greater climate resilience. She explores several types of climate resilience solutions, and shares a framework to help both digital finance and climate stakeholders begin allocating more resources toward these solutions in emerging markets.
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- Environment, Finance, Telecommunications
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Analysis: Google’s $1 Billion Africa Investment Sparks Tax Debate
Google's plans to invest $1 billion in Africa's tech infrastructure and talent over the next five years has sparked a debate over big tech's tax obligations.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Fintech Startup, Mono Raises $15 Million Series A
Five months after closing $2 million in seed investment, Mono, a robust open banking platform for Africa has raised a $15 million Series A round to power the digital economy in Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Time is Now: How to Build an Inclusive Financial System For All
As global finance leaders gather for this year’s World Bank and IMF meetings, they're meeting against a backdrop of existential crises, from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change and widening inequalities. Dan Barker at Mastercard's Center for Inclusive Growth and Mackenzie Wallace at the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program explore why these crises raise the need – and the opportunity – to build an inclusive financial system for all. They share four principles to guide this process, and discuss the crucial roles policymakers, financial services providers, academia, community groups and NGOs can play.
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- Finance
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Analysis: Zimbabwe Cracks Down on Currency Dealers on Social Media and Mobile Money Platforms
With the government cracking down on mobile money, the country’s financial woes may just worsen.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mexican Fintech Konfio Says Now Worth $1.3 Billion With New Capital
Konfio, which helps small businesses secure loans, said the funds will be used to broaden its reach in Latin America’s second-largest economy.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Analysis: The Precarious State of MSMEs: Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 and Opportunities To Support Their Recovery
In May 2020, The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI), as part of our partnership with Mastercard’s Center for Inclusive Growth, launched a six-wave, longitudinal survey examining the impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs in four countries: Colombia, India, Indonesia, and Nigeria.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Impact Assessment
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- financial inclusion, MSMEs
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Aspire Raises $158 Million Series B To Build a Full-Stack “Financial Operating System” for Southeast Asian Businesses
Aspire also operates in Indonesia and Vietnam and is laying the groundwork, including regulatory, to expand into other Southeast Asian markets,
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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