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M-KOPA Unlocks $600 Million for Underbanked Customers in Africa

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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Hedera Named to Constellation ShortList™ for Blockchain Services

The Hedera network, the most used, sustainable, enterprise-grade public ledger for the decentralized economy, has been named to the Constellation ShortList™ for Blockchain Services in Q3 2022. The technology vendors and service providers included in this program deliver critical transformation initiative requirements for early adopters and fast-follower organizations. Hedera offers a range of different DLT services that…

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Niji Oni & Co. joins Africa Money and Defi Summit, Ghana 2022

Niji Oni & Co is a specialized full-service Law Firm with an amazing track record in several areas of law. We provide first-rate legal services to our clients in various sectors ranging from corporate & commercial, dispute resolution, aviation, real estate, intellectual property, telecommunication and taxation. Click here to learn more about Niji Oni &…

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Jelurida joins Africa Money and Defi Summit, Ghana 2022
Jelurida is a Swiss blockchain software development company. They initially incorporated Jelurida in the Netherlands in 2016 with the objective to further develop and maintain the Nxt and Ardor blockchain platforms, to ensure the sustainability and longevity of both projects, and explore commercial opportunities based on providing public, private, and hybrid blockchain solutions. Their goal...
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YouVerify joins Africa Money and Defi Summit, Ghana 2022
YouVerify envisions an Africa where every African, and African business can build economic relationships and trust without worrying about fraud or compliance difficulties. They know what it looks like at the moment, and it is their mission to change it. 'We envision an Africa where every Africans, and African businesses can build economic relationships.' Click...
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Hedera joins Africa Money and Defi Summit, Ghana 2022
Hedera is a fully open source, proof-of-stake, public network and governing body for building and deploying decentralized applications. It offers developers three primary services: Solidity-based smart contracts, consensus, and token services. Hedera is unique in that it is incredibly fast, energy-efficient (carbon negative), and secure — these advantages can be attributed to its underlying hashgraph consensus algorithm (set to be open sourced in 2022). Click here...
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Yellow Card joins Africa Money and Defi Summit, Ghana 2022
Yellow Card enables anyone to buy and sell cryptocurrency in emerging markets. Simply sign up, deposit your local fiat via bank transfer or cash at our many store locations and buy Bitcoin. Or, sell your crypto to us, and pick up cash at any store. With active customers in Nigeria, Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe...
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WiPay joins Africa Money and Defi Summit, Ghana 2022
WiPay was created in 2016 as a direct result of a persistent problem. The Caribbean faced challenges with digital payments and the lack of ‘financial inclusion' for the majority of persons. WiPay, developed a uniquely ‘inclusive’ platform that is secure, flexible and simple to use. WiPay allows anything connected to the Internet to move money quickly, safely...
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Workpay joins Africa Money and Defi Summit, Ghana 2022
We’re all about efficiency and productivity at the workplace. While running our software company a few years back, the Workpay founders saw an opportunity in the people space that would enable companies in Africa to hire, manage and pay their teams efficiently. An opportunity to enable employers to handle HR, payroll and compliance across multiple...
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Veend joins Africa Money and Defi Summit, Ghana 2022
The idea that gave birth to VeendHQ was sparked while building automation problems for financial institutions. They realised that the biggest problem financial institutions encounter is the inability to collect loan repayments effectively. This significantly increases the risk of running a lending business. Hence in 2021, they set out with their automation tools to provide...
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