All News and Announcements

Showing 241 - 250 of 1623
News

New Platform to Boost Environmental Impact Financing in Africa

The European Investment Bank and the Green Climate Fund have announced their collaboration in the Green and Resilience Debt Platform, a vehicle that aims to boost climate finance in Africa.

News

Egyptian Fintech Startup Copal Partners Mastercard to Launch Family Payments Mobile App

Egyptian fintech startup Copal has partnered Mastercard to launch a family payments mobile app that brings all family members onto a unified payment platform that is fully managed by parents.

News

Howden Group Partners With UNCDF to Build Climate Resilience for Vulnerable Communities in Fiji

The UN Capital Development Fund is pleased to announce international insurance group, Howden, as a new addition to its long list of private sector partners helping fight climate change in the Pacific.

News

Visa and Tingo to Drive Financial Inclusion for African Farmers

MICT, Inc. and Visa (NYSE: V) have announced the launch of their pan-African strategic partnership, which aims to improve access to digital payments and financial services, and drive financial inclusion across Africa.

News

Mastercard, Obopay Join Hands to Launch Financial Inclusion Card for Farmers, Rural Communities

Mastercard and Obopay are launching a financial inclusion card, powered by Mastercard, for smallholder farmers as well as rural communities.

News

EBANX Launches Payment Initiator Service for Brazilian Merchants via Pix

International payments in rising markets company EBANX has been authorized by the Central Bank of Brazil to offer a payment initiator service via Brazil’s instant payment platform Pix. 

News

Fintech Purpl to Democratize Remittances, Support Financial Inclusion Efforts in Lebanon

In the first phase, Purpl will only operate their cash out solution, as a technology provider, via the partnerships signed with international digital remittance companies and licensed local cash out partners on the ground in Lebanon.

News

Comun Raises $4.5M to Promote Financial Inclusion with Latino-First Approach to Banking

The company plans to use the funds to build a financial hub with expanded solutions and resources for Latino immigrants in the US.

News

SC Ventures to Collaborate With Yabx on Financial Inclusion in Africa

The partnership is leveraging digitization in the financial sector accelerated by the pandemic to create unique, Africa-specific products that will increase access of credit to the underbanked across the continent.

News

World Bank Approves $120M Tunisia Loan

According to the World Bank, the loan aims to finance Tunisian institutions for lending to eligible small and medium-sized enterprises.