Nigeria: Interswitch secures US$110 million investment to scale up operations
In Nigeria, where an estimated 38 million people, or 36% of adults, remain financially excluded, the government has set a ...
Tag: Financial Inclusion
Africa moving to digitize regional financial markets
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has inked a massive grant agreement to the tune of $400,000 to modernize the regional ...
Bridging Africa’s finance gap big opportunity for ‘in-touch’ entrepreneurs
Hennessy-Barrett adds that tackling the finance gap is going to take a combined effort from across the financial industry. He ...
Mobile technology: Death of the bank branch?
The financial services space is being disrupted by new entrants that are nimble and more innovative. The overwhelming result of ...
Africa’s Cashless Payment Revolution
Africa’s Cashless Payment Revolution, According to World Bank data, more than two-thirds of Africa's population has no access to the formal banking ...
Financial inclusion, the missing link in Africa
Africa has more digital financial services deployments than any other region in the world, with almost half of the nearly ...
Banks in Africa hasten use of technology for financial inclusion
Just before the onset of Covid-19, banks in many parts of Africa were pushing for adoption of online-based financial solutions ...
Mobile money use surge heralds new era for Africa
Many investors are targeting the sector which has helped expand financial inclusion in Sub Saharan Africa.
A platform to make saving easy
Patrick Awori is the Chief Executive Officer of Circle, an innovative platform connecting those looking to save in emerging markets to banks. The ...
Financial health of the average Kenyan worsens
National savings have not reached the levels sought to sustain the required investment for economic transformation
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