Search Results for: financial inclusion
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Visa and Mojaloop have an AI-powered plan to stop instant payment fraud
Visa adds its AI anti-fraud tech to the Mojaloop platform to secure instant payments and boost financial inclusion.
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NCBA Sets a Sustainability Benchmark with Africa’s First Impact Disclosure Report
NCBA becomes Africa’s first bank to publish a Sustainable Development Impact Disclosure, committing to transparency, green financing, and social impact…
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Standard Chartered’s Goal Programme Wraps Up After Empowering Over 90,000 Young Women in Kenya
Standard Chartered’s Goal Programme ends after a decade, empowering 90,000+ young Kenyan women with financial literacy, leadership, and employability skills.
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Onafriq now links 1 Billion Connected Mobile Wallets and 500 Million Bank Accounts Across Africa
Onafriq celebrates 15 years, connecting 1 billion mobile wallets and 500 million bank accounts across Africa's digital payments network.
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Ecobank Partners with Google Cloud to Transform African Banking Through AI Innovation
Ecobank Group has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate African financial inclusion using AI-powered digital banking solutions across 33 countries
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Safaricom Decode 3.0 Goes Live with 10,000+ Young Innovators Joining
Safaricom's 2025 Engineering Summit gathers 10,000+ innovators to explore AI, Fintech, and sustainability, shaping East Africa’s digital future.
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I&M Bank Expands Footprint with Nine New Branches Under iMara Strategy
I&M Bank expands with nine new branches across Kenya in 2025 under its iMara Strategy, enhancing financial inclusion for MSMEs…
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Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Cohort 5 Opens Applications: Apply by August 15
Apply for Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Cohort 5 by August 15; discover Cohort 4’s 22 fintech startups driving financial inclusion.
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Sanlam Targets SMEs, Informal Sector with Akiba Plus Platform
Sanlam Kenya launched Akiba Plus, a digital pension platform targeting individuals and SMEs to boost retirement savings and financial inclusion.
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Why Young Kenyans Are Defaulting on Mobile Loans – And the Free App That Can Help
Kenya's loan defaults jumped 55% by 2024; TransUnion promotes free Nipashe app for credit monitoring among first-time borrowers
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Citi, Visa, and Cellulant Partner to Unlock Faster Payments for Small Businesses in Kenya
Citi, Visa, and Cellulant have launched Citi Optimized Pay, a new supply chain finance platform in Kenya designed to improve…
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Airtel Money Africa Expands Remittance Reach via pawaPay Across Seven Markets
Airtel Money Africa partners with pawaPay to enable instant remittances across seven markets, supporting inclusion and financial access.
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SeamlessHR, Gates Foundation Champion Embedded Finance as Key to Improving Workforce Productivity
SeamlessHR and Gates Foundation champion embedded finance in Kenya, driving workforce productivity and financial inclusion through HR technology.
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M-KOPA Hits 1 Million Smartphone Sales in First Year
M-KOPA just hit 1 million branded smartphone sales in year one, proving financial inclusion embedded in devices really works. From…
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CBK wants your opinion on proposal to cut M-Pesa, Airtel Money fees from KES 23 to KES 10: How to respond
If you’ve been side-eyeing your M-Pesa or Airtel Money charges lately, here’s the plot twist you’ve been waiting for: the…
