Fonbnk are the leading global marketplace enabling you to convert your airtime into digital money. And for a limited time, they will even pay you to try us out. Click here to learn more about Fonbnk. We look forward to hearing more from the Fonbnk team at Africa Money and DeFi Summit later this month…
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Two years ago, we launched Verified.Africa in Nigeria to help businesses easily verify the identity of customers, partners, and employees. The result? Over one thousand businesses were empowered to grow their customer base faster, prevent fraud and operate with better turnover. Now, with over 300 thousand verifications recorded and incredible feedback from our supportive customers,…
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Article by Elisha Imagine a world where people in developing markets can get loans on demand, have access to high-yield investment opportunities, and move their money freely without restriction. That is the world decentralized finance (DeFi) companies in Africa envision, and they are building it. Over the past few years, several DeFi platforms have launched…
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Developing markets share several problems in common. One such problem is the inability of most people to have full access or any access at all to the financial system. For example, the unbanked have no access to the traditional system, they are unable to create accounts or use the services of banks, and the underbanked…
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Polygon has announced a partnership with Starbucks Coffee Company to provide the blockchain technology to build its recently announced Web3 experience, Starbucks Odyssey. As a result of the partnership, this new Web3-powered experience will allow Starbucks Rewards loyalty program members and Starbucks partners (employees) in the United States to earn and purchase digital collectible stamps in the form of…
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M-KOPA, the fintech platform that provides digital credit to underbanked customers, today announced the release of its 2021 Impact Report. As a mission-driven company, M-KOPA’s tremendous growth is rooted in commitment to both commercial and social goals. The report presents findings on M-KOPA’s smartphone, solar and cash loan customers across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Ghana. While much of…
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The Africa Money & DeFi Summit has announced the final shortlist of exciting ventures who will Pitch Live on stage in West Africa to over 400 fintech and crypto leaders, in Accra on September 27th – 28th. The West African edition of Pitch Live has attracted over 200 submissions and strives to showcase leading ventures…
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Nigeria’s Pastel, formerly Sabi Cash, has raised $5.5M in a SEED round led by TLcom Capital with participation from Global Founders Capital (GFC), Golden Palm Investments, DFS Labs, Ulu Ventures, Plug and Play, and SOMA Capital. Founded by Abuzar Royesh, Olamide Oladeji, and Izunna Okonkwo, Pastel is on a mission to build digital tools to…
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