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The Future of Digital Financial Services

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Join us for the next edition of Africa Money & DeFi Summit taking place at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi on 14th & 15th February 2024. On October 3rd & 4th 2023 Africa Money & DeFi Summit hosted leaders and stakeholders from across the African Finetch, Web3, DeFi and tech ecosystem, who listened and learned from... Read Article →

Remedial Health raises $12 million to deliver financial services for neighbourhood pharmacies

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Remedial Health, a healthtech startup that develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical value chain more efficient, has secured $12 million in an equity and debt funding round to deepen the penetration of its services in Nigeria and support the delivery of targeted financial services to drive business growth across the country’s pharmaceutical sector. The $8…

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Embedded Finance; Driving Access To Financial Services

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Panel session on Embedded Finance; Driving Access To Financial Services featuring insights and views from Alex Christian - Co-founder at DataMynt, Hakeem Akiode - Head of Growth and Marketing at Youverify, Olufemi Olanipekun - Founder at VeendHQ, Jihan Abass - Founder and CEO at Lami and moderated by Thea Sokolowski - Head of Marketing at... Read Article →

IFC Invests in Mobile Money Firm Wave to Boost Access to Digital Financial Services in West Africa

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To spur financial inclusion and support economic growth in Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, global development institution, IFC has announced an investment in Wave Mobile Money S.A. (Senegal) and Wave Côte d’Ivoire S.A., mobile money firms that are helping lower prices and expand services in the region. The investment from IFC and other lenders will help Wave substantially grow…

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Africa Money and DeFi Summit and Amazon Web Services Partner to Drive Digital Transformation in Africa

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Africa Money and DeFi Summit, creators of Africa Tech Summit are delighted to announce its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) a subsidiary of Amazon.com, to drive digital transformation in Africa. With an unmatched legacy of 12 consecutive years as a Gartner Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services (CIPS) Magic Quadrant leader, AWS brings its unrivaled…

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How can DeFi power the African financial system?

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The African financial system is broken and requires innovation to fix it. Despite attempts by new financial technology firms to fill the gaps that exist, the foundation of the entire ecosystem, which is traditional finance backed by government-issued currencies and institutions, has left some gaps still wide open. The creation of blockchain technology and the…

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Mastercard and Lipa Later Group Join Forces to Drive Financial Inclusion

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Mastercard has announced a strategic partnership with Lipa Later, a leading credit led and technology-driven fintech. This collaboration aims to accelerate the expansion of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment services in Africa. The partnership is expected to unlock new opportunities for consumers and merchants by providing tailored BNPL solutions and enhanced payment capabilities. By…

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32 Startups Selected for the Financial Solutions for Migrants Accelerator Program

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Village Capital has announced 32 startups operating in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East have been selected to join the Financial Solutions for Migrants program, an accelerator for impact-driven startups developing digital financial inclusion solutions for migrants. The program which is funded by the Impact-Linked Fund for Gender Inclusive Fintech (ILF for GIF), managed by…

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Africa’s Regulatory Push Paves the Way for Funding Rebound

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The third CV VC African Blockchain Report in partnership with Absa Group affirms the growing impact of blockchain technology on Africa’s resilience during global macroeconomic and sociopolitical shifts. According to the IMF World Economic Outlook, nine of the top twenty fastest-growing economies in 2024 are African nations. This report underscores blockchain’s contribution to driving African economies forward. The technology’s…

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Crypto Sector is Focused on Getting SA Off the Greylist

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South Africa is making progress in addressing the factors that contributed to the country being placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist in 2023. Crypto industry leaders are playing their part in efforts to have the country removed from the list. This is according to Luno, a licensed financial service provider and South…

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