Financial Inclusion
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News
Kenya’s Microfinance Loan Rules Put Industry in Survival Mode
Microfinance banks in Kenya were designed to fill a gap. They were supposed to serve the market that traditional banks…
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Accion Ventures Raises $61.6M to Boost Early-Stage Fintech Startups in Africa
Accion Ventures, the U.S.-based venture capital arm of the global nonprofit Accion, has closed its second fund at $61.6 million,…
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Africa Bitcoin Institute Leads the Charge in Bringing African Voices to Cryptocurrency Policy
Anaïse Kanimba grew up in the shadow of global attention. Her father, Paul Rusesabagina, became an international symbol of courage…
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Mobile Money Savings Growth in Africa Marks a Turning Point in Sub-Saharan Finance — Here’s Why It Matters for the Future
Sub-Saharan Africa has become the epicenter of mobile money—and now, it’s starting to change something even more fundamental than how…
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From Cash to Digital: Understanding PalmPay Growth in Nigeria’s Fintech Scene
PalmPay’s growth in Nigeria is a beacon that showcases the phenomenal extent to which fintech has made an impact on…
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Nigeria’s Digital Payments in 2025: What’s Fueling the ₦1.56 Quadrillion Fintech Shift?
Digital payments in Nigeria exponentially increased last year to set a key trend in Africa’s largest economy in 2025. As…
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Safaricom Expands MSME Credit Solutions: M-PESA Loans to Support Small Businesses in Kenya
Safaricom is shaking up business lending in Kenya with an upgrade to its MSME credit solutions, designed to give small…
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BUSINESS
NCBA Bank Leads the Charge in Financial Inclusion and Empowering MSMEs
NCBA Bank has continued to establish itself as a prominent figure in driving financial inclusion in the region, demonstrating a…
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BUSINESS
Sochitel Group Expands into EA with New E-Voucher Solution
Digital solutions provider, Sochitel Group, has announced the introduction of its innovative e-voucher solution to East Africa. Designed to simplify…
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Lowering Infrastructure Costs Key To Boosting Financial Inclusion In Africa
Musa lives in a bustling city in Nigeria. He uses his smartphone daily to make payments, send money to relatives,…
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Blockchain
Tether invests $1.5 million in Sorted Wallet to enhance financial inclusion
Blockchain-enabled platform, Tether, has announced a strategic investment of $1.5 million (Sh. 193.4 million) in Sorted Wallet, a platform designed…
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Improving lives with AI and digital and financial inclusion in Kenya, one smartphone at a time
Jane Omondi sells freshly cooked fish from a stand on a bustling roadside in Utawala, a low- to medium-income neighbourhood…
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Experian and MTN’s Chenosis partner to drive financial inclusion in South Africa
One of the largest South African credit bureaus Experian has partnered with MTN’s cross-industry Application Programming Interface (API) marketplace Chenosis to leverage…
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Kenya looks to FinTech to supercharge financial inclusion, report
Kenya has the opportunity to become a continental leader in FinTech and dramatically boost financial inclusion by enhancing the existing…
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BUSINESS
AfricaNenda launches a new African-led digital financial inclusion advisory platform
AfricaNenda, an emerging and independent Africa-led coalition of dedicated digital payments experts on Thursday launched a new digital financial inclusion…
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Telkom Kenya to develop youth focused e-wallet for financial inclusion
Telkom Kenya has partnered with The National Youth Council of Kenya (NYCK) to develop a youth-focused e-wallet to boost financial…
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BUSINESS
SwitchLink Africa: Providing Financial Inclusion For All
Financial inclusion has been on the rise in Africa over the past few years largely due to the innovation of…
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