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aminej

HOOD - Read Your Car's Mind - 0 views

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Egypt Innovative Car Driving Fintech App Online Service

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  • Hood is designed to rest assure your mind by collecting a big cloud of data that keeps track of your car’s mileage, gas usage, performance, and its engine health to save your money, time and energy . also, Hood informs you of every little detail about your cars; drivers’ driving habits The device also keeps track of each driver’s driving score to keep you aware of possible bad driving habits
    • aminej
      aminej on 12 Feb 21
       
      I love this concept which can be very useful in Morocco since we have a big number of cars. Indeed, most people forget to take some important measures of control and safety for their cars because they are too busy working. This app can help you stay in touch with any issue concerning your car that could cause you an issue and help you know it before something happens.
  • Hood provides a device for users’ cars that is synced with Hood’s mobile application. The app informs the user when an error is detected and whether it is minor or requires immediate attention. Users can also check and clear the code of the engine light, track their trip history, locate the nearest car shop, keep their gas expenses in check, monetize the car’s movement and have a big cloud of data
    • aminej
      aminej on 12 Feb 21
       
      I believe that this could work in Morocco very well because we are the second country with the highest number of cars in Africa after Egypt, so there is a big customer target of almost 4 million cars with 110.000 cars being imported every year
kenza_abdelhaq

Hello Paisa steps into conversational commerce: WhatsApp Business - 0 views

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HelloPaisa South Africa Remittance Partnership

shared by kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21 - No Cached
  • Hello Paisa’s solution to the problem is its easy-to-use money remittance app that enables customers to send cash to countries across the world in a manner that is affordable, fast and safe. With the Hello Paisa app, all you need is an active account and your mobile phone to easily create a transaction and send money home instantly.The high cost of data, however, remains a factor that prevents many customers from accessing the app.The solution: WhatsApp Business API. By using the WhatsApp Business solution, Hello Paisa customers can now initiate transactions via WhatsApp, thus taking a ground-breaking step into conversational commerce!From the comfort of an already utilised platform, Hello Paisa customers can now conveniently, easily and cost-effectively initiate transactions, obtain exchange rates, view transaction history, create or delete a recipient, and refer a friend.
    • kenza_abdelhaq
      kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
       
      To enhance customers' experience, HelloPaisa incorporated WhatsApp Business API solution to its already existing application. New services and functionalities have therefore been made available to the platform's customers.
nourserghini

How little known Abacus is enabling Kenyans to Micro-invest in Securities on the Nairob... - 0 views

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Abacus Investech Mobile App Website Trading

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  • A new Kenyan startup called Abacus (www.abacus.co.ke) is a licensed data vendor with the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE).Its been in existence since 2015 and just early this year,in partnership with Genghis Capital and Chase bank,they began offering subscribers the ability to deposit,buy,sell and trade unit trusts,bonds and equities on their platform.
    • ayachehbouni
      ayachehbouni on 08 Feb 21
       
      Abacus helps investors in African markets make and execute faster, smarter, and more informed decisions by providing real time financial data, news, analysis and analytics tools and market access.
  • A new Kenyan startup called Abacus (www.abacus.co.ke) is a licensed data vendor with the Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE).Its been in existence since 2015 and just early this year,in partnership with Genghis Capital and Chase bank,they began offering subscribers the ability to deposit,buy,sell and trade unit trusts,bonds and equities on their platform.
    • aminej
      aminej on 13 Feb 21
       
      Abacus offers very interesting investing opportunities for Kenyans who want to learn about trading through stocks, bonds and other securities. It will also reduce the number of people who are unbanked and encourage them to use these services in order to maximize profit
  • All in all,Abacus allows you to easily get started on the road to investing in the NSE,its available on the web through www.abacus.co.ke and the android app is available on the Google play store,A basic subscriber account is easy to set up and allows one to easily get started with practise trading with virtual funds and realtime NSE data on market open so that one can learn.
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      This article shows that Abacus makes investing easier through its website and android app that allow trading with virtual funds and real market data.
aminej

Abacus Kenya | F6S - 0 views

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Kenya Fintech Investment Financial Instruments Trading Platform Online Mobile

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  • We provide both local and international investors with the tools they need to understand and invest in Kenya's financial markets. Via web and mobile apps, we provide news aggregated from different publishers and fed through sorting and analysis artificial intelligence, real time data from the the securities exchange, charting and analysis tools and order placement for shares currently, but will carry bonds, derivatives and investment funds as well. We have partnered with local banks and stock brokers to leverage their back-end infrastructure and for provision of liquidity.
    • aminej
      aminej on 12 Feb 21
       
      I love this service because it will reduce the percentage of unbanked people among the Kenyan population. People will learn how to invest their money and maximise their profits through different instruments and services which is good for the banking sector but also the Kenyan economy.
kenza_abdelhaq

Spot Money taps into multibank contactless payment trend - 0 views

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SnapScan South Africa Payments expansion

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  • The Spot mobile transactional account’s key differentiator is that it has no monthly account or card fees, all in-app purchases and payments are free and it issues virtual and physical Mastercard debit cards. It claims to be the first platform to support all quick response code payment types such as Masterpass, SnapScan,
    • kenza_abdelhaq
      kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
       
      The new open bank Spot mobile offers free services and issues virtual and physical carts that support code payment like SnapScan.
nourserghini

Nedbank diversifies mobile pay tech to lure merchants | PaymentsSource - 0 views

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Snapscan SouthAfrica QR code Standard Bank

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  • South Africa“South Africa was an early adopter of QR code-based payments,” said Gabriel Swanepoel, vice president of business integration at Mastercard Southern Africa. “The first QR code app was introduced by SnapScan, a subsidiary of Standard Bank, in 2013.”QR codes are a prevalent method of payment in South Africa.
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      The article explains that Snapscan was the first introduction of the popular QR code-based payment in South Africa in 2013.
aminej

Egyptian stock trading platform Thndr receives brokerage license | Enterprise - 0 views

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Egypt License Trading Platform Service Fintech Mobile

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  • STARTUP WATCH- Cairo-based investment platform Thndr was awarded Egypt’s first new brokerage license since 2008, according to a company statement (pdf). The mobile-first equities trading platform offers three zero-commission plans, including one unpaid scheme and two plans priced at EGP 15 and EGP 55 per month. Thndr secured a pre-seed funding round last December from Y-Combinator, 4DX Ventures, Endure Capital, the Raba Partnership, and MSA Capital, Co-founder and CEO Ahmad Hammouda (Uber Egypt’s former general manager) said, without disclosing the size of investment.
    • aminej
      aminej on 13 Feb 21
       
      It's good to see that these Fintechs are actually licensed by brokerage firms which shows that they are well regualted by other official platforms
chaimaa-rachid

MTN South Africa Collaborates with Ozow to Further Simplify MoMo Transfers - NaijaTechG... - 0 views

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Ozow MTN Partnership

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  • ‘’Clearly, Ozow is another step towards making it more secure and safer for millions of South Africans to perform mobile transactions conveniently through a USSD code or the MoMo app,’’ says Felix Kamenga, Chief Officer of MTN Mobile Financial Services, South Africa.
  • chaimaa-rachid on 13 Feb 21
     
    This service seems interesting as it permits you to move cash utilizing your cell phone and you can also pay your bills in an easy manner.
ayachehbouni

YCombinator backed investment platform, Thndr, receives first new brokerage license in ... - 0 views

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  • Thndr, a YCombinator backed investment platform, makes it easy to invest in stocks, bonds, and funds completely commission free. Thndr aims at solving Egypt and the region’s painful, outdated and time consuming process to open, fund and actively manage investment accounts. Thndr’s first product is a mobile first equities trading platform in Egypt. The startup just acquired the necessary licensing from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) making the fast growing startup the first company to acquire a brokerage license in Egypt since 2008. Issuing a license to a tech company is a testament to the regulator’s strong commitment to seek modern methodologies to enhance the investment landscape in Egypt.
    • aminej
      aminej on 12 Feb 21
       
      They acquired an important license from the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) which shows that they are following strict regulations. It is good for the traders because it is a official trading platform that offers safety when investing and trading
  • Thndr pre-seed funding involved an array of distinct investors such as Y-Combinator, 4DX Ventures, Endure Capital, The Raba Partnership, MSA Capital, along with some other notable investors that include Tom Stafford, Managing Partner, DST “Savings and investing is a critical part of building wealth and economic development, and Egypt’s youth needs a mobile first platform like Thndr to open the floodgates of investing in the coming decades.
    • ayachehbouni
      ayachehbouni on 13 Feb 21
       
      Investors are attracted to Thndr because of its ideals and goals but mostly because of its innovative services. The platform removes all barriers and friction that users face throughout their investment journey, be it when it comes to account opening, associated costs, access to resources or ease of use. The important mission these services carry out are what made the success of the company among its competitors.
nourserghini

Online Loans In Ghana Without Collateral - 0 views

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Carbon Lending Services Ghana

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  • With Carbon, all loan requests, processes and payments are done via their android platform mobile app.You can borrow from as low as 5 cedis to as high as 1,000 cedis without the need to provide a collateral.All that is required of you as a loan applicant is your bio-data, your photograph, information about your employment and the loan amount you want.Once your loan has been reviewed and you pass the review process, your money is sent via the mobile wallet you applied with.
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      This article explains that Carbon only operates with an android platform, that its credit offer has a minimum and maximum amount and that few informations are necessary for the loan application.
hibaerrai

Y Combinator-backed Thndr receives first new brokerage license of Egypt in ten years fo... - 0 views

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Thndr Egypt Fintech Investment Securities

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  • Founded in 2019 by Uber Egypt’s former General Manager Ahmad Hammouda, Thndr is starting with a Robinhood-like mobile-first equities trading platform that enables people to invest in stocks in The Egyptian Exchange.
    • ayachehbouni
      ayachehbouni on 10 Feb 21
       
      Thndr hopes to increase Egypt's financial literacy which is key for families to move up in social mobility.
    • hibaerrai
      hibaerrai on 13 Feb 21
       
      This fintech encourages egyptian individuals to invest more in stocks and bonds and other securities. The goal is to enhance investments in the country.
  • Ahmad Hammouda, the co-founder and CEO of Thndr, said, “Our vision is to put wealth in the hands of everyday individuals. With the rise of technology, and the foresight of a very supportive Financial Regulatory Authority, we can make this vision come to life — Egypt is expected to be the 7th largest economy by 2030 and has more than 100 mn people, most of which are young and are looking for a convenient and digital way to invest their money. That’s why we are excited to bring a new breed of young investors to the market.”
    • aminej
      aminej on 12 Feb 21
       
      I love the fact that people in Egypt are really concerned about teaching the young generation some important concepts such as trading and investing in either national or international markets
mbellakbail69

Prime Bank Launches SimbaPay - International Money Transfer Service - 0 views

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  • Through SimbaPay, Prime Bank customers will now be able to instantly and securely send money directly to bank accounts or mobile wallets across 15 countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia including India, United Kingdom, China (WeChat Pay), Germany, Uganda among others.
    • aymanelmamoun
      aymanelmamoun on 13 Feb 21
       
      SimbaPay and Prime Bank customers will benefit from direct collaboration; this includes direct money transfer across 15 countries all over the world.
  • Commenting on the partnership, SimbaPay’s Head of Operations Victor Karanja noted that the service will provide a seamless platform for Prime Bank’s customer base to send money abroad at the click of a button.
    • mbellakbail69
      mbellakbail69 on 13 Feb 21
       
      It's easy to access the service, customers will only need to login to the bank's mobile banking app - PrimeMobi, then click on the International Money Transfer icon on the home screen
sawsanenn

JUMO - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding - 0 views

www.crunchbase.com/...jumo-2

FinTech Financial inclusion Service

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  • We use advanced data science and machine learning to create the fastest and leanest financial services infrastructure.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Jumo is based on speed to achieve its objectives, which are to create the fastest and leanest financial services infrastructure.
  • Our partners use our technology stack to offer savings, lending and insurance products to entrepreneurs in emergingmarkets.These next-generation products give anyone with a cell phone and mobile wallet access to unprecedented financial choice, enabling millions of people to prosper, build their businesses and drive economic growth.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt shows the importance of technology in this company. How fascinating we can use our smartphones in a financial way to build and prosper our businesses
kaoutarchennoufi

Fawry - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding - 1 views

www.crunchbase.com/...fawry

B2B B2C Grow Channels

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  • Fawry is a pioneering Electronic Payment Network, offering financial services to consumers and businesses
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 13 Feb 21
       
      Fawry is a business that offers services not only to customers but to businesses as well.
  • Fawry is a pioneering Electronic Payment Network, offering financial services to consumers and businesses through more than 65 thousand locations and a variety of channels. It offers a convenient and reliable way to pay bills and other services in multiple channels (online, using ATMs , mobile wallets and retail points)The company'snetwork of retailers includes small groceries, pharmacies and stationaries, and post-offices, all equipped with point-of-sale machines – the same ones used for credit card payments.
    • kaoutarchennoufi
      kaoutarchennoufi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Fawry does not focus only focus on customers but it creates services geared toward other businesses as well. It has a large network with 65 thousands locations and many channels. selling to both consumers and businesses is a good strategy to grow faster, and increase market share.
hichamachir

za_regenesis_of_payments_July2019.pdf - 0 views

SA'sFintech QR-Apps Cashless

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  • There are signs that South Africa’s transition to a cashless environment could happen quickly. Locally, QR code app-based payment services such as Zapper and SnapScan already have over 50 000 merchants across South Africa. In addition, Samsung Pay launched in August 2018.
  • hichamachir on 11 Feb 21
     
    SnapScan revolutionized the South African mobile payment market. However, I believe that they're going to face many challenges in the future because they need to cope with the new competition. They need to control the market by making their idea more unique because the QR code idea is now available in the market, so they need to create a new concept that can help their idea to get more innovative.
sawsanenn

SimbaPay | F6S - 0 views

www.f6s.com/simbapay

FinTech E-payments Kenya

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  • Customers can also use our bill settlement technology to pay merchants in Africa such as universities, mortgage providers, hospitals, utility companies etc. Payments are instant and we cut out the 'middle-man' thus reducing transaction costs for the customer.
  • Customers can also use our bill settlement technology to pay merchants in Africa such as universities, mortgage providers, hospitals, utility companies etc. Payments are instant and we cut out the 'middle-man' thus reducing transaction costs for the customer.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Simbapay permits its users to use their technology to pay merchants in Africa and promises an instant payment, and reduce the transaction costs.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      The excerpt is important because it provides us with an overview oof product/service offerings from SimbaPay. The main objective of SimbaPay seems to be cutting out the middle man, and reducing the transaction costs that customers used to pay for before.
  • We offer additional services to Diaspora such as opening bank accounts back home using our app. This initiative won us the Demo Africa 2015 award and has seen strong interest thus far. We are also working on offering other Diaspora services such as insurance for relatives back home and P2P lending from Diaspora to borrowers back in Africa.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it complements the previous paragraph, as it introduces another set of services offered by SimbaPay. These services targetted towards the Diaspora are core to what SimbaPay proposes to customers.
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • We let customers send money to family and friends in Africa in a fast, convenient and cheap way. Users in the UK & Europe can use our app to have money delivered instantly to mobile wallets or bank accounts of their loved ones in Africa.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      It is a good and trustworthy way to send money to Africa. the fact that they make the transaction cheap can give simbapay a competitive advantage
mbellakbail69

Nigeria's Facebook Marketplace, Ghanaian $790k funding, Kenya's lending woes - Techpoin... - 0 views

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  • Founded in 2015, Agrocenta operates a mobile merchanting platform that provides market information, storage and delivery solutions to smallholder farmers in Ghana. According to co-founders Francis Obirikorang and Michael Ocansey, their flagship app, CropChain which enables trade between smallholder farmers and consumers, has rapidly grown from 3,000 to 48,000 registered farmers. The startup also provides credit and insurance facilities for smallholder farmers via its LendIt app.
    • mbellakbail69
      mbellakbail69 on 13 Feb 21
       
      Agrocenta has to concentrate on doubling its flagship offering through the new capital injection.
ghtazi

Mukuru CEO - Using technology to serve the underserved - Intelligent CIO Africa - 0 views

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Zimbabwe African Financial Inclusion

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  • Biometrics is another sort of key differentiator in the space for increased security and ease of sign-up. Africa is ready for digitisation, and we have already seen good traction in SA with our Mukuru Card product. Mukuru is investing in technology to support customers as they digitise in the coming years, across our footprint.
  • Ensuring that the core stability and functional capability brought about by the technologies and coding languages mentioned earlier is of paramount importance. We are relaunching our app and that’s been built on the Flutter framework. The app is important because it allows for content rich customer engagements.It will also enable us to ingest/scan customer documents in real-time, process card payments securely so that customers can create and pay for orders in one step as opposed to two, as well as allowing for a host of additional customer facing services and capabilities to be deployed.The core DNA of our business is making sure that it’s super simple and that somebody with a feature phone is not precluded from using the service, because that is the essence of where our customer base is at, so we want modular technological capabilities that we can use in any conditions.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This article is important because it touches upon different facets of Mukuru, but the highlighted excerpts are very interesting because they enumerate the different technologies in which Mukuru is investing and the reasons behind such investmnents.
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  • Mukuru has been at the forefront of technology launching a multitude of cutting-edge initiatives designed to solve problems for the African migrant diaspora.This year has seen it launch Mukuru Groceries – a service that is giving SADC based customers the ability to send groceries to their families and communities back home in Zimbabwe.At a time when many families are struggling to obtain basic commodities, Mukuru Groceries will help support Zimbabwe’s large diaspora in their quest to send critical financial resources to families back home.
    • hibaerrai
      hibaerrai on 13 Feb 21
       
      Even if Mukuru operates only in Africa, it creates new concepts that will make their services essential in the country. Mukuru groceries is a smart strategy, and it will help attracting more and more customers as it supports one of their vital needs.
  • Through our partnerships we have over 300,000 pay-in and pay-out points across Africa. We’ve partnered with major banks in all the territories we operate in – if we don’t have a licence, particularly at the outset of a product or service offering, in the country, then we have to use an authorised dealer bank. We work with the big retailers in South Africa, that have been exceptional at making their branch infrastructure with their footprint available to digital services. So we work with all the big retailers in South Africa and similarly so in other territories, so companies like Shoprite, Pick n Pay,Boxer, Spar, PEP, Massmart, complemented by mobile wallets like mPesa – a range of key names.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      Working with different partners across Africa can be beneficial to Mukura since they can expand their business in other countries besides the ones that they are already working with.
  • The company has also formed a partnership with WorldRemit, a leading global online money transfer service, to facilitate money transfers to Zimbabwe from across the globe. The partnership will be instrumental in bringing world-class financial services to Zimbabweans and generating new synergies for African financial inclusion
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      in this excerpt, we can see that the company has a partnership with WorldRemit, which is a leading global online money transfer service, in order to facilitate the transfer of money for Zimbabwe from across the globe. which in my humble opinion will create and generate new synergies for African financial inclusion.
aymanelmamoun

Get paid anytime, anywhere with the Snapscan app | Standard Bank - 0 views

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FinTech SnapScan E-Payment Africa Technology

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  • Link your SnapCode to a cell phone number to receive SMS confirmation for a payment We can also integrate with a variety of POS and ecommerce solutions View your transaction history in real-time via the Merchant Portal
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 13 Feb 21
       
      To make sure that customers are certain that they paid, they receive an SMS confirmation which is the alternative of a receipt.
  • We have a payment solution to suit you and your customers, just display your SnapCode anywhere you want to accept mobile payments.
  • Give your customers a quick and easy way to pay. No need for cash, cards or time-consuming EFTs. SnapScan can be tailored to your business’ needs and is the smart, simple and safe way to get paid in a snap. From small market vendors to big businesses or online ecommerce websites, SnapScan has a convenient payment solution for you and your customers.
    • aymanelmamoun
      aymanelmamoun on 27 Feb 21
       
      Easy and efficient use.
  • chaimaa-rachid on 13 Feb 21
     
    Snapscan did a good job focusing on their client by demonstrating to them that a basic application would accomplish the work that regularly is tedious and requires cards. By doing this, the company caught people's attention to try out their platform.
aminej

Ghana - Market Overview - 0 views

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External Analysis Demographics Social Factors Youth Digitalization

shared by aminej on 27 Feb 21 - No Cached
  • Ghana is a country of roughly 30 million people. It is a young and fast-growing country, with a relatively high population growth rate of 2.2 percent. More than half the population (57 percent) is under 25 years old. The country’s capital, Accra, is a bustling metropolitan area that is home to roughly 2 million people. Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region north of Accra, is another large population center and an active commercial center with roughly the same population as Accra.
    • aminej
      aminej on 27 Feb 21
       
      The demograhics in Ghana are fascinating since half of the population is under 25 which is good for our company and digitalization in general throughout Ghana. The younger population will be more keen to use mobile apps than elder generations
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