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Egypt Fintech Firm MNT-Halan Securing $400 Million in New Finance

According to the company MNT-Halan provides small- and micro-business lending, payments, consumer finance and e-commerce.

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CBE Launches Financial Inclusion Strategy 2022-2025

The Central Bank of Egypt formulated the Financial Inclusion Strategy (2022-2025), with the aim of the promotion of financial inclusion and the achievement of economic growth in Egypt.

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Tammeyah for Microfinance Services Buys French B2B Marketplace

Tanmeyah, which was founded in 2009, provides working capital for smaller enterprises and reports having 391,000 clients.

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Egypt’s Largest Banks Back New Fintech-Focused Fund From Global Ventures

The fund is an implementation of the country’s strategic vision to support young innovators, with Nclude by Global Ventures to focus on accelerating fintech innovation and driving financial inclusion. 

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EasyCash: An Interoperable ePayment Suite Powered by Wallet Factory Launched in Egypt

EasyCash has become the first mobile payment application for Wallet Factory that was made to align with the Egyptian interoperability market standards for QR code-based digital payments and acceptance.

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Promoting Financial Inclusion in Egypt

In the frame of this project, AFC, in collaboration with the national statistics office CAPMAS and the Central Bank of Egypt, conducted the first national representative financial inclusion survey in Egypt and build a data set as evidence base and baseline for future monitoring.

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Agricultural Bank of Egypt Launches New Facilities Through ‘Bab Rizq’ Program

The step is part of the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) initiative to promote financial inclusion for farmers, on the occasion of Egyptian Farmer’s Day.

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Egypt Eyes Surge in Fintech Investment After New Laws

New legislation and regulatory changes in Egypt are set to unleash a surge in new fintech investments and change the way the country’s largely unbanked citizens do business, industry players say. 

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Agricultural Bank of Egypt Expands "Bab Rizq" Microfinance Programme to 150 Branches

The program aims to increase income, improve livelihoods in rural areas and achieve financial inclusion for female breadwinners.

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CBE-Hosted Fintech Innovation Sprint Launched to Address COVID-19 Challenges

The initiative comes as part of Egypt’s fintech and innovation strategy that aims to achieve the state’s goals in using technology, as well as promoting innovation and financial inclusion.