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Visa to Invest $1B in Africa Over the Next Five Years

Per the statement, the pledge will further scale Visa’s operations in Africa and deepen collaboration with strategic partners, including governments, financial institutions, mobile network operators, fintechs and merchants.

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Mintoak Develops Merchant Solutions to Fuel Business Growth for MSMEs

The strategic bank x FinTech partnership aims to help merchants manage omnichannel payments and also seamlessly access financial services on an agile-tech platform.

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The Fletcher School at Tufts University Explores Digital Gender Divide With Digital Portfolios of the Poor

The didigital gender divide is the focus of an innovative multinational study launched recently by the Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security at The Fletcher School at Tufts University in partnership with social research firm Decodis, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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Nigerian Digital Lender Payhippo Acquires Microfinance Bank

Payhippo says this acquisition will enable them to directly access Nigeria’s Inter-bank Settlement System.

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Nextgen Ties up With Sa-dhan to Promote Digital Payments

The partnership intends to help millions of feature-phone users to make digital payments under the microfinance ecosystem.

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Thailand's FINNIX App Leverages AI for Financial Inclusion

The FINNIX mobile app, which is regulated by the Bank of Thailand, was developed by MONIX and offers microfinance loans through a completely digital process from loan application to approval and disbursement.

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SBK Foundation and AGAM International Team on Bangladesh Digital Microfinance Platform

This first of its kind announcement between Bangladesh’s first digital-only microfinance provider and UK fintech will enable Bangladesh’s app-based entrepreneurs to access the credit they need to purchase goods to enable them to carry out their jobs.

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Quest Digital Finance Connects the Unbanked to Formal Credit Systems

Quest Digital Finance, a Ugandan tech company, is placing the power of banking and service delivery in the palms of the farmers and entrepreneurs using its digital platforms.

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CGAP Seeks Partners for Microfinance Digitization Community of Practice

The Community of Practice seeks to identify the fundamentals for building value with digital implementations, and will focus mainly on how to drive customer adoption in digital implementations.

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Silatech Launches Project to Support 89,000 Youths in Cambodia, India and Sri Lanka

The three-year project aims to eliminate barriers in access to finance for young entrepreneurs, create income generation opportunities and promote financial inclusion and growth.