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UNCDF Partners With Google to Accelerate the Growth and Resilience of Ethiopia's MSMEs Through Digitalization
Through a strategic partnership, UNCDF and Google aim to digitize micro, small and medium enterprises in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region by providing technical assistance, training, and business advisory support.
Faulu Bank Announces KSH 1.5B Credit Line for Farmers
Faulu Microfinance Bank has committed KSH 1.5 billion (≈ $11.424.219,30) to enable farmers in 47 counties in Kenya to purchase farm and animal inputs.
DTB and Mastercard Join Forces to Empower Fintechs with Payment Cards in Kenya
Diamond Trust Bank and Mastercard have forged a partnership that lets the bank offer payment cards to tech-enabled companies, including fintechs in Kenya.
New Platform to Boost Environmental Impact Financing in Africa
The European Investment Bank and the Green Climate Fund have announced their collaboration in the Green and Resilience Debt Platform, a vehicle that aims to boost climate finance in Africa.
Visa and Tingo to Drive Financial Inclusion for African Farmers
MICT, Inc. and Visa (NYSE: V) have announced the launch of their pan-African strategic partnership, which aims to improve access to digital payments and financial services, and drive financial inclusion across Africa.
SC Ventures to Collaborate With Yabx on Financial Inclusion in Africa
The partnership is leveraging digitization in the financial sector accelerated by the pandemic to create unique, Africa-specific products that will increase access of credit to the underbanked across the continent.
Boosting Financial Inclusion With National Domestic Card Scheme
The development of the digital currency was born out of the need to provide "financial inclusion to the 36 million Nigerians who currently lack access to financial services."
Kenyan Fintech Kwara Raises $3 Million in Seed Extension
The $3 million seed extension round was backed by DOB Equity, Globivest, and Willard Ahdritz. The latest round brings to $7 million the amount of capital that the fintech has now raised via this funding round.
IPA Hosts UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate Queen Máxima to Meet With Mobile Money Users in Tanzania
In her role as UNSGSA, Queen Máxima spoke with entrepreneurs and mobile money agents at the market to better understand the impacts of mobile money on the growth of their businesses.
Mastercard Partners DFC to Boost Digitization and Financial Inclusion in Africa
The collaboration will see Development Finance Corporation support potential investments of up to $50 million in organizations within the Mastercard Community Pass network.