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SimbaPay - Katapult Accelerator - 0 views

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FinTech E-payments Kenya

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  • SimbaPay is revolutionizing the $64 billion cross border payments market in Africa by allowing the diaspora community to send money directly to the banked and the unbanked at a 1/3rd of the cost of typical solutions used today. Using only the recipient’s phone number, SimbaPay’s technology ensures that payments are delivered within seconds to the recipient’s preferred mobile or bank account.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 12 Feb 21
       
      SimbaPay sends money directly to the banked and the unbanked using only the recipient's phone number
  • SimbaPay is revolutionizing the $64 billion cross border payments market in Africa by allowing the diaspora community to send money directly to the banked and the unbanked at a 1/3rd of the cost of typical solutions used today. Using only the recipient’s phone number, SimbaPay’s technology ensures that payments are delivered within seconds to the recipient’s preferred mobile or bank account.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      What we can say is that is very smart to use only the mobile phone to do a transfer of money. Banked and Unbanked people could benefit from this app. As we know there is still 1,7 billion people in the world that are unbanked, I found this move very smart.
  • SimbaPay is revolutionizing the $64 billion cross border payments market in Africa by allowing the diaspora community to send money directly to the banked and the unbanked at a 1/3rd of the cost of typical solutions used today. Using only the recipient’s phone number, SimbaPay’s technology ensures that payments are delivered within seconds to the recipient’s preferred mobile or bank account.
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  • SimbaPay is revolutionizing the $64 billion cross border payments market in Africa by allowing the diaspora community to send money directly to the banked and the unbanked at a 1/3rd of the cost of typical solutions used today. Using only the recipient’s phone number, SimbaPay’s technology ensures that payments are delivered within seconds to the recipient’s preferred mobile or bank account.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      Simbapay is making a very good move by allowing the African community to be familiarized with digital platforms, it is a good step to make Africa more developed
mohammed_ab

How to Get a Kiva Loan: A Step by Step Guide - Small Business Trends - 2 views

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Kiva Crowdfunding Entrepreneurs Microfinance

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  • Kiva Small Business Loan FeaturesSome attractive aspects of a Kiva loan includes more flexible terms, low costs to borrowers and emphasis on supporting community-wide projects that can shape the future for a family or an entire community.
  • Some attractive aspects of a Kiva loan includes more flexible terms, low costs to borrowers and emphasis on supporting community-wide projects that can shape the future for a family or an entire community.
  • hichamachir on 12 Feb 21
     
    Kiva is helping financing many important projects in Kenya. This business is changing people's life and I think that's the objective of Fintechs.
  • mohammed_ab on 13 Feb 21
     
    I think that we should see more fintech companies like Kiva. I believe that fintech companies should always offer solutions that support community projects. I like the social impact that Kiva has on African countries.
ghtazi

AgroCenta - VC4A - 1 views

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Innovative platfrom Online

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  • AgroCenta is an innovative online platform that empowers small holder farmers and farmer based organizations in rural farming communities access a wider online market outside their immediate locality to trade fairly and equitably. They can access technological tools and information that will inform them on best farming practices such weather information, market information and finally access to agro inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides directly from stakeholders.
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
       
      The engagement of farmers with AfroCenta is not only important to have wider access to larger markets, but also to have access to advanced tools and data in the agricultural industry.
  • AgroCenta is an innovative online platform that empowers small holder farmers and farmer based organizations in rural farming communities access a wider online market outside their immediate locality to trade fairly and equitably. They can access technological tools and information that will inform them on best farming practices such weather information, market information and finally access to agro inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides directly from stakeholders.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      AgroCenta's mobile app provides two key services to smallholder farmers: access to markets (AgroTrade) and access to finance (AgroPay). On the AgroTrade platform, farmers can trade directly with small, medium, and large processing companies that need raw commodities for processing.
  • AgroCenta is an innovative online platform that empowers small holder farmers and farmer based organizations in rural farming communities access a wider online market outside their immediate locality to trade fairly and equitably. They can access technological tools and information that will inform them on best farming practices such weather information, market information and finally access to agro inputs such as fertilizers, pesticides and weedicides directly from stakeholders.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Agrocenta is an innovative platform that helps small farmers in rural communities access a wider online market in order to trade freely and equitably.
ghtazi

Money transfer group Mukuru acquires fintech Zoona's assets in Malawi - Ventureburn - 0 views

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Malawi Mukuru Fintech Zoona

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    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      These excerpts are important because they show how operations of Mukuru and Zoona Malawi will be changing due to the acquisition of the latter by the former. It also reflects how Mukuru expands geographically (here in Malawi) but also in terms of capabilities and assets (i.e. agents from Zoona).
  • In a statement yesterday Mukuru CEO Andy Jury said the acquisition will extend Mukuru’s African footprint deep into the urban and rural areas cross Malawi. “This acquisition will bring the benefits of our extensive products and cutting-edge technology to the citizens of Malawi – giving them better options and safe mechanisms to send money to loved ones and ultimately uplift their communities,” he said. Following the acquisition, Zoona Malawi’s agents will operate as Mukuru agents benefiting from a wider product range to offer customers backed by Mukuru’s trusted and established brand name. In addition, agents will benefit from being part of the Southern African Development Corporation (SADC) regional network, increasing their regional exposure and potentially boosting earnings over time.
  • Mukuru, one of the largest international money operators and remittance companies in Africa, has confirmed that it has acquired Zoona’s operational assets in Malawi along with the technology systems that support its Malawian operations.
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  • Zoona, which has worked with Mukuru for four years as a partner, is an Africa-based fintech that enables entrepreneurs to bring safe and reliable financial services to underserved communities in Malawi and elsewhere.
    • hibaerrai
      hibaerrai on 13 Feb 21
       
      Mukuru acquired Zoona Fintech assets and took over Malawi's online financial services. it is making its place among the popular remittance companies in Africa.
  • Zoona, which has worked with Mukuru for four years as a partner, is an Africa-based fintech that enables entrepreneurs to bring safe and reliable financial services to underserved communities in Malawi and elsewhere.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      Acquiring zoona is a good step for mukura to expand its capital but also acquiring zoona's customer portfolio
  • Zoona, which has worked with Mukuru for four years as a partner, is an Africa-based fintech that enables entrepreneurs to bring safe and reliable financial services to underserved communities in Malawi and elsewhere.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      working with Zoona is great for Mukuru it will add more safety and reliable financial services that will be beneficial for Malawi and elsewhere
kenzabenessalah

Cassava fintech - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding - 0 views

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E-commerce Financial inclusion Africa

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  • Cassava is a specialised Pan-African Fintech company that delivers innovative digital transaction solutions across the mobile ecosystem. They endeavor to operate wherever money changes hands, with an ambition to drive financial inclusion, digital payments and lead the adoption of e-Commerce in Africa. Cassava is constantly looking for ways tointroduce solutions that bring developmental impact to a diverse range of African communities, thereby improving their quality of life. These solutions are delivered through our strategic partners such as mobile operators, whom we support in attaining their immediate and long-term strategic goals.
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
       
      It's inspiring how Cassava is doing the maximum to improve the quality of life in African communities. Introducing these financial services is already a big step.
  • kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
     
    "Cassava is a specialised Pan-African Fintech company that delivers innovative digital transaction solutions across the mobile ecosystem. They endeavor to operate wherever money changes hands, with an ambition to drive financial inclusion, digital payments and lead the adoption of e-Commerce in Africa. Cassava is constantly looking for ways tointroduce solutions that bring developmental impact to a diverse range of African communities, thereby improving their quality of life. These solutions are delivered through our strat"
kenza_abdelhaq

Lumkani Fire Detection - 0 views

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  • The device is a heat detector and not an ill-suited smoke detector. In a fire situation, the device will ring alerting the family inside enabling them to be proactive before the fire becomes unmanageable. After 20 seconds the device transmits a signal to all devices in neighbouring homes up to 60 metres away creating a community-wide response to the fire
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
       
      The device not only informs families who are affected, but a signal is sent to the entire neighborhood which I think is a great initiative.
    • kenza_abdelhaq
      kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
       
      The device is efficient and has a fast response time as it takes only 20 seconds to alert the whole neighborhood of the fire to create a community-wide response.
  • We have 7000 low-income informal households benefiting from our networked fire technology. Approximately 30 000 people are protected by our technology each day across South Africa's largest cities and rural communities.
    • kenza_abdelhaq
      kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
       
      The growing numbers of households and people protected thanks to the device.
  • kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
     
    "Lumkani has built the world's 1st off-the-shelf, networked early warning device & system designed for people living in dense urban slums.The device is a heat detector and not an ill-suited smoke detector. In a fire situation, the device will ring alerting the family inside enabling them to be proactive before the fire becomes unmanageable. After 20 seconds the device transmits a signal to all devices in neighbouring homes up to 60 metres away creating a community-wide response to the fire"
tahaemsd

WDO | Lumkani - 0 views

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Fintech Africa Payments modernization Service

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  • The device detects fires by sensing for a rate of rise of temperature, rather than smoke, which would cause many false alarms. In the event of a fire, the detectors communicate to one another by means of radio frequency (RF) to create a community wide alert – the alert is transmitted to neighbouring detectors within a 60m radius of the fire, giving the community at large the necessary advanced warning to deal with the fire before it becomes unmanageable.
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
       
      It's interesting to know that the device detects fire alarms not by smoke but by the rise of temperature. This could prevent many false alarms from happening.
  • Lumkani has created the world’s first networked heat-detector designed specifically for informal settlements. Lumkani’s heat detector addresses the devastation caused by the spread of fires in urban slums, by creating a community wide early warning.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 13 Feb 21
       
      This device detects fires by sensing for a rate of rise of temperature, rather than smoke.
mehdibella

FarmDrive - 0 views

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Fintech Farmdrive kenya

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  • FarmDrive’s alternative credit risk assessment model is providing financial institutions with an agriculturally relevant and data-driven model to assess risk and develop loans that fit the needs of smallholder farmers. Not only will this solution unlock millions of dollars of previously risk-averse capital for smallholder farmers, it will improve the livelihoods of entire communities, thereby alleviating poverty, hunger, and inequalities.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 08 Feb 21
       
      FarmDrive overlaps our focus areas of agriculture and financial inclusion, empowering the world's most vulnerable farmers with the digital financial services they need to strengthen and improve their livelihoods. FarmDrive connected to various partners and expertise to help them scale, as its usage increases in other developing markets in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Nearly 50 million smallholder farmers in Africa are struggling to support their families and communities through agri-business because less than 10% have their economic needs met by the financial sector. Without access to credit, they remain unable to purchase quality inputs, make productive investments, and improve their production and harvests.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 08 Feb 21
       
      While financial inclusion in the country has increased, many farmers remain excluded. Limited financing for farmers is due, in part, to a lack of available credible risk-assessment information for financial institutions.
  • FarmDrive’s alternative credit risk assessment model is providing financial institutions with an agriculturally relevant and data-driven model to assess risk and develop loans that fit the needs of smallholder farmers. Not only will this solution unlock millions of dollars of previously risk-averse capital for smallholder farmers, it will improve the livelihoods of entire communities, thereby alleviating poverty, hunger, and inequalities.
    • aminej
      aminej on 11 Feb 21
       
      FarmDrive helps small holder farmers get access to credit and funding in order to develop more and improve their capabilities and ressources. They also offer another service that consist of giving a score to each farmer according to his credits which is a good way to evaluate each one and to include more people that are unbanked.
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  • FarmDrive uses mobile phones, alternative data, and machine learning to close the critical data gap that prevents financial institutions from lending to creditworthy smallholder farmers.
  • $450 Billion Financing Gap Agriculture employs 65% of Africa’s population and makes up 32% of its GDP. However, less than 1% of bank lending in Africa goes to agriculture. In absence of accurate and cost-effective methods for assessing small-scale agricultural lending risk, financial institutions choose not to lend to smallholder farmers, thereby contributing to the $450 billion global agriculture financing gap.
    • mehdibella
      mehdibella on 13 Feb 21
       
      Not only will this solution unlock millions of dollars of previously risk-averse capital for smallholder farmers, it will improve the livelihoods of entire communities as the GDPR is maiinly based on agriculture these similar technologies help push it over the limit.
  • hibaerrai on 08 Feb 21
     
    This excerpt is important because FarmDrive tries to gather all data needed to create loans that suit farmers situations.
hindelquarrouti

NCA Sanctions MTN » National Communications Authority - 1 views

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MTN Regulation Africa Fintech

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  • The National Communications Authority (NCA) has sanctioned Mobile Network Operator (MNO), MTN Ghana for failing to comply with directives which were sent to them following some challenges with their network recently. In the directive, the Authority directed MTN to submit a report on the challenges within 24 hours of receipt of the directive among other directives. 
  • The National Communications Authority (NCA) has sanctioned Mobile Network Operator (MNO), MTN Ghana for failing to comply with directives which were sent to them following some challenges with their network recently.
  • hichamachir on 12 Feb 21
     
    This sanction shows that MTN needs to be careful with regulations. Any bad move can hurt the image of the company which can lead to some bad consequences like losing some important market share.
  • hindelquarrouti on 13 Feb 21
     
    For a company of its calibre, MTN should be very careful in this kind of situations since such "scandals" are not expected from a well-established company.
mehdibella

AgroCenta-Empowering-smallholder-farmers-through-finance-information-and-market-access.pdf - 0 views

ghana Fintech Agrocenta

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  • In 2016, AgroCenta set out to address these challenges. In a country where agriculture is the primary economic occupation of many — employing 52 per cent of Ghana’s labour force — the AgriT ech start-up launched AgroTrade, an online platform that connects smallholder farmers in the staple food value chain to a wider online market.
    • mehdibella
      mehdibella on 13 Feb 21
       
      agrocenta made it possible for many farmers to get the possibility to engage the community with technology and actually gain more and save to make better products
  • AgroCenta had registered 46,100 smallholder farmers on the AgroTrade platform across four regions and 640 communities. Since launching AgroPay in January 2019, 2,750 smallholder farmers in two regions of Ghana are now active on the platform.
  • AgroCenta has hosted and provided over 500 farmer engagement sessions and trainings since launch. Skilled professionals deliver these sessions in farming communities and methodologies are continuously updated to reflect state-of-theart farming practices.
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  • AgroCenta received a grant from the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund in November 2018 to further develop and scale its financial solution, AgroPay.
  • AgroCenta eliminates inefficiencies in the value chain and ensures farmers are remunerated fairly.
  • mehdibella on 08 Feb 21
     
    AgroCenta has been fighting over two main causes: Lack of access to structured markets, which leaves the poor and illeterate at the mercy of predatory brokers or middlemen who buy at exploitative prices, and lack of access to finance, which means they may never move beyond smallholder farming to middle-level or even commercial farming
mehdibella

AgroCenta: Digital food distribution platform creating shared value for businesses and ... - 2 views

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Fintech Agrocenta ghana

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  • Our Cropchain and LendIt platforms solve these two problems. Cropchain is our user-friendly integrated agricultural supply chain management platform that allows organizations to manage everything in the agricultural supply chain from outgrower schemes, logistics, traceability to digital trading, quality assurance and data analytics. LendIt, our financial inclusion platform enables farmers access digital services such mobile money payments for commodities sold, micro-lending/input financing, crop insurance and pension scheme for the informal sector.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 07 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it highlights how AgroCenta solves two persistent problems in the Ghanian agricultural value chain. First, agricultural supply chain management is ensured through the Cropchain platform. Second, the financial inclusion mission of the company is ensured by the LendIt platform.
  • Our Cropchain and LendIt platforms solve these two problems. Cropchain is our user-friendly integrated agricultural supply chain management platform that allows organizations to manage everything in the agricultural supply chain from outgrower schemes, logistics, traceability to digital trading, quality assurance and data analytics. LendIt, our financial inclusion platform enables farmers access digital services such mobile money payments for commodities sold, micro-lending/input financing, crop insurance and pension scheme for the informal sector.
    • aminej
      aminej on 08 Feb 21
       
      This article shows that AgroCenta is built around an online trading platform which connects smallholder farmers to a larger structured market. It was founded by two ex-esoko employees Francis Obirikorang and Michael K. Ocansey in 2015. It is located in Ghana and more precisely in the capital which is Accra. The service is used through a smartphone so the main target customer here will be small holder farmers who have a phone.
  • Onboarding smallholder farmers onto the AgroCenta platform. Agents visit communities where smallholder farmers who deal in sorghum, rice, maize, millet and soybean are registered onto the AgroCenta platform to trade. Agents also work with farmer based organizations (FBOs) to carry out trading activities. 2 Facilitating trade deals on behalf of Smallholder farmers. Agents deal with buyers who wish to purchase directly from smallholder farmers. AgroCenta agents are trained in the field of technology, sales and marketing to effectively help smallholder farmers who have little or no knowledge of technology trade easily. 3 Gathering market information and statistical data. Agents are assigned to major trading markets across the country to collate data on market pricing for various commodities. This information is relayed to smallholder farmers via Voice technologies in languages they read and understand.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 08 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it shows how Agrocenta's agents help smallholder farmers, what are the responsibilities they have towards their customers. Plus, it encourage other farmers to join the digitalization world to improve their businesses.
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  • Onboarding smallholder farmers onto the AgroCenta platform. Agents visit communities where smallholder farmers who deal in sorghum, rice, maize, millet and soybean are registered onto the AgroCenta platform to trade. Agents also work with farmer based organizations (FBOs) to carry out trading activities. 2 Facilitating trade deals on behalf of Smallholder farmers. Agents deal with buyers who wish to purchase directly from smallholder farmers. AgroCenta agents are trained in the field of technology, sales and marketing to effectively help smallholder farmers who have little or no knowledge of technology trade easily. 3 Gathering market information and statistical data. Agents are assigned to major trading markets across the country to collate data on market pricing for various commodities. This information is relayed to smallholder farmers via Voice technologies in languages they read and understand.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 08 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it shows how the Agrocent'as agents help the smallholders' farmers access different financial services, plus it encourages the other farmers to join the digitalization world and develop their businesses
  • Our Cropchain and LendIt platforms solve these two problems. Cropchain is our user-friendly integrated agricultural supply chain management platform that allows organizations to manage everything in the agricultural supply chain from outgrower schemes, logistics, traceability to digital trading, quality assurance and data analytics.
    • mehdibella
      mehdibella on 13 Feb 21
       
      this section shows how much Agrocenta is dealing with its supply chain management to allow farmers benefit from different schemes
  • AgroCenta is made up of dedicated and talented people. Our core team is made up of project managers, agricultural experts and consultants, software developers, regional and district managers and field agents.
  • Onboarding smallholder farmers onto the AgroCenta platform. Agents visit communities where smallholder farmers who deal in sorghum, rice, maize, millet and soybean are registered onto the AgroCenta platform to trade. Agents also work with farmer based organizations (FBOs) to carry out trading activities.
    • mehdibella
      mehdibella on 13 Feb 21
       
      AgroCenta is made up of dedicated and talented people. Our core team is made up of project managers, agricultural experts and consultants, software developers, regional and district managers and field agents.
  • ase directly from smallholder farmers. AgroCenta agents are trained in the field of technology, sales and marketing to effectively help smallholder farmers who have little or no knowledge of technology trade easily.
  • AgroCenta is made up of dedicated and talented people. Our core team is made up of project managers, agricultural experts and consultants, software developers, regional and district managers and field agents.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      this part is important because we can see how devoted and dedicated is agrocenta when it comes to choosing their team
  • aminej on 08 Feb 21
     
    Some of the advantages that will come with this platform are reducing unemployment and connecting between the lower social class and the high social class in order to develop relations and improve their services. Farmers will gain more profit since it will become more regulated and distribution facilities will be smoother between the two
hindelquarrouti

MTN Group Selects Tecnotree as the strategic partner for Digital Transformation of thei... - 0 views

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MTN partnership Tecnotree

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  • MTN embarks on a journey to lead and deliver to its customers a bold new digital world, by transforming itself from being a traditional Communications Service Provider to a Digital Services Provider.
  • hindelquarrouti on 13 Feb 21
     
    In the process of switching from being a communication service provider to becoming a Digital service provider, MTN made a strategic choice of engaging in a partnership with Tecnotree which I find very pertinent to the situation.
aminej

EasyEquities Community gives back to Cotlands during COVID-19 through #DonateForGood - ... - 0 views

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Shares Financial Literacy Fintech Platform Service Trading COVID Crisis Donation

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  • Cotlands is proud to be partnering with EasyEquities for a cause related marketing initiative with their investor community through #DonateForGood.  EasyEquities and the EasyCommunity want to play their part by supporting Cotlands beneficiaries that are adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. EasyEquities have created a feature on their platform inviting investors to donate to our organisation. You can make a donation on the share purchase page on the EasyEquities platform. All you need to do is to make sure you have enough funds in your available cash. This donation feature is available in the EasyEquities ZAR and TFSA accounts. 
    • aminej
      aminej on 13 Feb 21
       
      Love the fact that even if it is a trading platform where the main goal is to make money; they even managed to help people during the COVID outbreak by donating food. It shows that the company do no only think about making money but also about the external environment and stakeholders
kaoutarchennoufi

Businesses With Impact: Kiva.org | HuffPost - 0 views

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Network Community Communication Solidarity Love

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  • Kiva connects your American dollars with a female Palestinian farmer looking for capital to invest in fertilizer, or a Peruvian motorcycle business that needs money to buy tires to resell. On Kiva’s web site right now, Samar from Jordan is looking for a loan to buy a sewing machine to support her embroidery shop, and Julius in Kenya is seeking funds for flour and oil for his catering business. These are real people with real stories, and by investing in them, you help make the world a smaller place.
    • kaoutarchennoufi
      kaoutarchennoufi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Kiva's real value relies on the fact that it works hardly to connect funds with people in need all around the world. It allows people to communicate and shares ideas and inspirations all around the world.
ghtazi

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Bezomoney fintech funding

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  • We want to acceleratefinancial inclusion BezoMoney is not just a product. It is a growth experience. Our vision is to become Africa’s largest community-based digital financial institution by empowering people financially through their way of life to facilitate upward social mobility using digital financial technologies. We are community, we are a financial ecosystem and we exist to address all your financial needs.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 27 Feb 21
       
      Invest Mobile Competitor
  • We had the opportunity to be trained by Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) which allowed us to develop our skills and our product as well as secure seed funding for BezoMoney.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 27 Feb 21
       
      BezoMoney has a comparative advantage
kenzabenessalah

Lumkani - 0 views

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Lumkani Protection Fire Alarm

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  • As part of Lumkani’s mission to mitigate the loss of life and property caused by fires in South Africa and across the globe, we implement large scale roll-outs of our fire detection system into urban informal settlements and townships.
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 07 Feb 21
       
      Before Lumkani was introduced, there was very little hope for people to rebuild their houses when fire erupted. Making this business known could help save plenty of lives.
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
       
      Before Lumkani was introduced, there was very little hope for people to rebuild their houses when fire erupted. Making this business known could help save plenty of lives.
  • Before Lumkani introduced Fire Cover in 2016, there was little hope for households and businesses that had been excluded from insurance cover, to quickly rebuild, refurnish and return to a state of dignity.
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 07 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it highlights how beneficial and essential the concept of the company is. It helped protect people's homes and reassure them that their households would return to their original state.
  • For only R60 per month, you get: A Lumkani Fire Alarm that warns you when fire breaks out. Cover for your home or business structure and all of your belongings/stock for up to R40,000 provided by Hollard. There is no waiting period, you are protected immediately after your first payment.Foreign Nationals may apply.No documentation required to apply..properties we protect: Informal homes Small homes and low-cost homes (RDPs) Small businesses
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 07 Feb 21
       
      Details of what is covered by the LUMKANI company
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  • Lumkani is a technology company which distributes insurance products to financially excluded households and businesses in townships and informal settlements. We use our award-winning fire detectors to mitigate the risk of fires and a world-first insurance product to cover losses when disasters occur. We have distributed tens of thousands of fire alarms to homes across South Africa which have drastically lowered the instances of fires in our communities, ensuring that those who are most vulnerable have a sense of security. Tens of millions of Rands of possible fire damage have been saved through our early-warning fire detectors.
    • aminej
      aminej on 11 Feb 21
       
      I think that this is an excellent idea since it will help many people in rural areas who very often suffer from losses due to weather or natural disasters and also a very weak infrastructure. It will also bring more unbanked people to learn about different services of insurance and finance.
  • Fires destroy homes, belongings and businesses which leads to personal and financial insecurity. We provide protection against fires to informal homes, small homes, RDPs and small businesses
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
       
      Having such a concept is essential to the community because it deals with one of most popular issues in the world; financial insecurity
  • hibaerrai on 08 Feb 21
     
    LUMKANI launched indeed a networked heat detector to protect people's properties.
kenzabenessalah

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Lumkani Communication SMS

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  • Lumkani is a small fire alarm that registers the rate at which heat rises within a small residence indicating when there might be a fire risk. It then connects with neighboring devices, setting off a chain of alarms so that neighbors can intervene. Newer versions also communicate with home owners via SMS, as well as with local emergency services.
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 12 Feb 21
       
      Lumkani has updated its system according to advanced technology. For example, nowadays, they send alarms via SMS.
hibaerrai

WorldRemit Identifies Top 20 Migrant Moments of 2020 | Business Wire - 0 views

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  • WorldRemit has compiled this list to bring attention to all those who have managed to make a positive difference during this exceptionally challenging year. The company aims to support migrant communities as well as their family and friends every day, whilst celebrating their many successes throughout the year, and for many years to come.
    • hibaerrai
      hibaerrai on 13 Feb 21
       
      WorldRemit makes sure to set that international brand image which supports all individuals around the world. It celebrates national days, international days, and migrant communities which increase financial inclusion among them.
  • WorldRemit celebrated Philippine Independence Day by highlighting the many achievements of the Filipino diaspora which included one of the youngest ever recipients of the Royal Bank of Canada’s Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award.
samiatazi

Donations Have Become Easier Through SnapScan | Feenix Blog | Crowdfunding for Students - 0 views

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Snapscan Feenix Innovation Donation Fintechs

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  • Thanks to SnapScan the Feenix community can now make a monthly contribution to fund students.Feenix allows everyday people and businesses to donate what they can so students can graduate and actively participate in our economy. We believe that access to education should not be dependent on wealth. Driven by our community’s commitment to combat student-debt we were inspired to find the safest, easiest and most convenient way for the community to make donations on a monthly basis.  As a result, we have partnered with SnapScan! The innovative mobile payment application that allows funders to make donations quickly. Launched in 2013, SnapScan has changed the way we make payments-one snap at a time!With the snap of the unique Feenix QR code you can make an immediate donation. By scanning the code, you will be given the option to not only make a once-off donation, but also set up a recurring donation from as little as the cost of two coffees, the amount is up to you! Scan Now to start donating monthly.
  • These recurring SnapScan donations go into the Feenix Pool Fund, the collective fund made up of donations from different funders which is then allocated to students according to the B-BBEE scorecard. Preference is also given to students who are active and involved with Feenix. All funds are paid directly to the applicable universities on a semiannual basis or at the Trustees discretion.You can make a difference today! No need for cash, cards or EFTs. SnapScan enables you to make a simple and safe donation that will alleviate the impact of financial stress on students. The benefit of SnapScan donations means that you can make a donation from wherever you find yourself. You’ll be able to view your recurring donations on the SnapScan app and are free to cancel your monthly donation at any time ensuring that you have control over your contributions.So #JOINTHECROWD and make your donation today. When you donate to the Feenix Pool Fund, you support the vision for a society in which all are able to fulfil their potential regardless of wealth.
    • samiatazi
      samiatazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Feenix partnered with SnapScan to make donating to students simpler. With a QR code snap, a contribution to the Feenix Pool Fund may be made automatically. the contribution can be as small as the price of 2 cups of coffee. Both funds go directly to involved and Feenix interested students. I find that Contributing to students wellfare is amazing by this parternship.
tahaemsd

Case Study · WorldCover - Catalyst Fund Toolkit - 0 views

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FinTech Africa Service modernization climate change

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  • WorldCover approached the communications challenge from two directions. First, better understand the customer base. Second, communicate to the customer base with greater frequency. Both approaches increased trust in the product and WorldCover brand, leading to higher retention rates.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 13 Feb 21
       
      worldcover conducted many interviews in order to gauge the challenges that farmers faced in their daily and seasonal work
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