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ayachehbouni

Prime Bank launches SimbaPay - International Money Transfer Service | Africanews - 1 views

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  • “Through our digital platforms, we aim to make available a one stop solution to our customers in terms of funds transfer and with the inclusion of SimbaPay, our customers will now send money to friends and family across the world at the comfort of their mobile phones,” added Mr. Kantaria.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Prime Bank customers and Simbapay customers will both be able to send money to their friends and family across the world just by using their smart phone.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt appears to be useful since it shows how the partnership between SimbaPay and Prime Bank will result in an easier transfer of money between friends and family across the world and from mobile phones.
  • 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. 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.
  • To access the service, customers will need to login to the bank’s mobile banking app – PrimeMobi, then click on International Money Transfer icon on the homescreen. After confirming the amount to be sent, the sender’s bank account will be debited and money credited to the beneficiary instantly. Transfers can also be sent from M-Pesa using a dedicated SimbaPay Prime Bank pay bill number.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it reflects the instantaneous nature of international money transfers thanks to the Prime Mobi app (launched as a result of the partnership between SimbaPay and Prime Bank). The excerpt also reflects a partnership between SimabaPay and M-Pesa since transfers can also be done through the latter.
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  • usinesses as well as Kenyans and expatriates with friends and family abroad send over $18 Billion to other African countries, Asia and Europe annually with several billi
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      SimbaPay can benefit from this 18 billion dollar of transactions to offer its services and attract more customers
    • mbellakbail69
      mbellakbail69 on 13 Feb 21
       
      SimbaPay is a FinTech (financial technology) award winning company that offers international digital money distribution service to African banks and mobile money companies. Mostly, the SimbaPay product needs little to no technological integration for financial institutions' implementation.
  • Prime Bank (www.Primebank.co.ke), a leading private bank in Kenya, has partnered with London-based FinTech SimbaPay (www.SimbaPay.com), to launch an instant international money transfer service via the bank’s digital platform PrimeMobi.
    • ayachehbouni
      ayachehbouni on 13 Feb 21
       
      I believe that, through the partnership it made, simbapay was able to reinforce and evolve its services and reach a more diversified clientele.
  • mehdi-ezzaoui on 13 Feb 21
     
    SimbaPay, Prime Bank customers will now be able to instantly and securely send money directly to bank accounts or mobile wallets.
mbellakbail69

Egypt's Fawry goes public with shares soaring 31% on first day, taking market cap to ~$... - 0 views

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  • The shares that were listed at the price of EGP 6.46 soared 31 percent to close at EGP 8.48  on the first day of trading, which gives the company a market cap close to EGP 6 billion or $366 million.
    • ayachehbouni
      ayachehbouni on 13 Feb 21
       
      Fawry went public on The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) in first Egyptian IPO of the year (2019).
  • Fawry was acquired by a consortium of three investors; Helios Investment Partners, MENA Long-Term Value Fund, and Egyptian-American Enterprise in 2015. The three investors had reportedly acquired 85 percent of the company at a valuation of $100 million.
    • mbellakbail69
      mbellakbail69 on 13 Feb 21
       
      The company also has its online payment gateway that allows online businesses to collect payments from their customers using different methods including cash, credit cards, and mobile wallet.
ayachehbouni

SimbaPay scales new heights in digital money transfer - Business Daily - 1 views

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  • A Kenyan-owned digital money transfer firm, SimbaPay, is taking not only the local but also the international money remittance sector by storm.The London-based firm, started with the aim of helping out Kenyans living in the diaspora pay bills through M-Pesa, has over the years grown into a full-fledged money transfer firm joining the likes of Western Union and MoneyGram in the market.Unlike conventional players, SimbaPay strives to make money transfer painless to both the sender and recipient.The tech firm allows citizens residing in the European Union to send money home instantly through its application.People with a bank account, debit or credit card use mobile phones or tablets to access the app and transfer money to recipients’ mobile money wallets such as M-Pesa or MTN mobile money or bank account.
  • “We are able to roll out new countries on our platform at a low cost which then allows us to pass on these savings to customers. We can do this due to our technology that allows transactions to be processed at breakneck speed with zero human interaction,” said SimbaPay chief executive officer Nyasinga Onyancha.The firm’s compliance and onboarding of customers is handled within the app, making it significantly easier for customers to sign up and start sending money to loved ones within minutes.
    • mbellakbail69
      mbellakbail69 on 13 Feb 21
       
      Financial inclusion will be then positively impacted as more small scale traders will be able to directly source goods from everywhere instead of depending on middlemen to make payments on their behalf.
  • “We are able to roll out new countries on our platform at a low cost which then allows us to pass on these savings to customers. We can do this due to our technology that allows transactions to be processed at breakneck speed with zero human interaction,” said SimbaPay chief executive officer Nyasinga Onyancha.
    • ayachehbouni
      ayachehbouni on 13 Feb 21
       
      The strength of simbapay come from the ease of use of the platform.
mbellakbail69

Coscout - Company & Investor Profiles, Funding & Competitors - 0 views

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  • 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's network 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
    • mbellakbail69
      mbellakbail69 on 13 Feb 21
       
      Fawry's fortune is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused more people to place a high demand for its e-payment offerings.
mehdibella

Fintech for Financial Inclusion & Empowerment | JUMO - 0 views

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Jumo Fintech finance SouthAfrica

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  • JUMO partnered with Uber to create JUMO Drive, a first-of-its-kind digital vehicle asset finance product for rideshare drivers.
  • JUMO partnered with Telenor and Telenor Microfinance bank to launch the first commercial product in Asia.
  • The first funding partner was introduced to the operating platform. JUMO’s partnership with Letshego Bank in Ghana enabled payment and capital providers to work together to build products.
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  • The use of digital savings, by JUMO in Tanzania and Zambia, grew rapidly.
    • mehdibella
      mehdibella on 13 Feb 21
       
      JUMO partnered with Telenor and Telenor Microfinance bank to launch the first commercial product in Asia.
  • JUMO secured another funding round of US$55 million to support market and product expansion.
  • JUMO is powering a new wave of financial tools, enabling hundreds of millions of people to prosper, build their businesses and drive economic growth
  • JUMO was founded in London by Andrew Watkins-Ball, with a vision of reimagining finance in emerging markets. The founding team started working to prove that data can be used to predict the financial behaviour of millions of people without access to finance. Credit risk, engineering and other capabilities were developed with industry-leading talent. The first ecosystem partnerships were established with Tigo, Airtel and MTN to bring short-term loan products to people and small businesses in Kenya, Zambia and Uganda.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      JUMO is a British company founded by Andrew Watkins- Ball, and its vision is to reimagine finance in emerging markets. the goal of this company is to show that Data can be used to forecast millions of people's financial activity without access to finance.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is really great at introducing Jumo, its initial partnerships, the products/services offered by Jumo.
  • Timiza Akiba, a JUMO-powered savings product, grew 30% in 3 months despite COVID conditions.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt reports on the impressive performance of Timiza Akima, a Jumo product, despite covid-19 conditions, which reflects the company's resilience despite the pandemic.
  • A funding round of $52m USD was closed. The round was led by Goldman Sachs, with participation from Proparco, FinnFund, Vostok Emerging Finance, Gemcorp Capital, and LeapFrog Investments. A further $12.5m USD was secured from Odey Asset Management.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it reports on how Jumo obtains financing for its operations from external sources i.e. Odey Asset Management.
  • Fast Company SA named JUMO one of the most innovative companies owing to advanced data science and Machine Learning capabilities.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      Jumo is powering new waves of financial tools that can help entrepreneurs to build and grow their business
  • chaimaa-rachid on 12 Feb 21
     
    Parentships always help a business to improve and grow. Jumo is expanding its service to satisfy everyone.
  • hindelquarrouti on 13 Feb 21
     
    At the beginning Jumo started by a founding team that was mainly working in order to prove that data are essentials and that they can predict the future financial behaviour of millions of people that originally didn't have access to finance. So, Jumo's main asset can be considered to be its data analysis that forecasts financial behaviours.
mehdibella

EWB Canada announces new investment in Kenyan fintech startup FarmDrive - Ventureburn - 0 views

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Fintech Farmdrive kenya

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  • The startup aim to deliver productive digital loans and lay away savings products to smallholder farmers and EWB Canada said the investment will allow the startup to scale to $13 million of loan
  • EWB Canada’s acting director of investments Elena Haba said the startup has the potential to fill the credit gap between creditors and underserved small business owners like smallholder farmers.
  • FarmDrive’s Bosire said the startup intends to create shared value by increasing agriculture portfolios in Africa from its current four percent of total lending to 25% and onwards.Said Bosire: “We are going where banks haven’t reached and are creating a trust ecosystem in the most unstructured sector in sub Saharan Africa – Agriculture”.
    • mehdibella
      mehdibella on 13 Feb 21
       
      The startup aim to deliver productive digital loans and lay away savings products to smallholder farmers and EWB Canada said the investment will allow the startup to scale to $13 million of loan
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  • Kenyan fintech FarmDrive has received a new investment from Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB Canada). It follows a $50 000 investment the startup received from EWB Canada and others in 2016 and an undisclosed investment by Safaricom’s Spark Venture Fund in 2017.
    • hibaerrai
      hibaerrai on 13 Feb 21
       
      I believe that it is amazing having investors from around the world supporting FarmDrive. Promoting these kinds of fintechs will help in creating more specialized ones, and I believe that it is necessary.
mehdibella

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Fintech Farmdrive kenya

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  • FarmDrive has also partnered with the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation (CTA) to build the capacity of Kenyan young farmers and stakeholders and help them access finance.
  • Farm Drive has a wide variety of partners including: investors (Engineers without Borders and Mercy Corps); capacity building (Open Capital advisors, ACRE Africa -to create insurance products); and financial institutions (Musoni Kenya).
  • FarmDrive catalyzes financial institutions to lend more to smallholder farmers by de-risking the process through clear and transparent records. Farmer clients of FarmDrive are benefiting from financial awareness, financial management tools, farming-related recommendations, access to finance and links to profitable markets.
    • mehdibella
      mehdibella on 13 Feb 21
       
      FarmDrive earns revenues from finance providers for their use of the credit profiles (fixed fee) and from farmers (percentage of loan amount as transaction fee).
kaoutarchennoufi

Fawry - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding - 1 views

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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.
mbellakbail69

Generation Start-up: MoneyFellows is offering the underbanked easy access to quick loan... - 0 views

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  • Users wanting to join a circle on MoneyFellows need to complete basic identity verification if the payout is low. If the payout is higher, the users will need to provide more documents such as income verification and assets owned to the company, which will provide a credit score.
    • ayachehbouni
      ayachehbouni on 13 Feb 21
       
      Legal contracts also have to be signed to ensure that, in case someone does not pay, legal actions can be taken against them. This kind of features are what made users trust Moneyfellows.
  • Today, MoneyFellows has racked up more than 500,000 users, of which 200,000 are active. Active users refer to those who have completed their accreditation by providing all of the documents required and have joined money circles. Mr Wadi estimates that a “few hundred million Egyptian pounds” have rotated through the platform.
    • mbellakbail69
      mbellakbail69 on 13 Feb 21
       
      MoneyFellows' revenue has been growing between 35 and 45 per cent month-on-month despite the fact that the concept of digital money circles is new to many Egyptians.
hichamachir

Former Kiva.org CEO Brings New App, a 'Branchless Bank' to Kenya - WSJ - 0 views

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Kiva Loans Africa

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  • The former chief executive and co-founder of nonprofit lending platform Kiva.org, Matt Flannery, on Wednesday revealed his latest initiative Branch International Inc., which he calls “a mobile-based microfinance institution for the world.” Branch raised $1.4 million in equity seed funding from Formation 8 and the Khosla Impact Fund. In many ways, Branch operates like a bank in the cloud, one that is accessible not through local “branch” offices, but through a user’s smartphone. It provides small amounts of credit--up to $20--to Android users in Africa, specifically Kenya today, but doesn’t take deposits.
    • hichamachir
      hichamachir on 12 Feb 21
       
      Kiva is a problem solving company! It's a brilliant business that contributed on making loans easy. I think that this company has great future because the crowdfunding services in Africa are yet to improve.
nourserghini

Capiter | Capiter - 0 views

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Capiter Egypt Lending

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  • Capiter is a B2B marketplace that brings together FMCGs, wholesalers, and merchants on one platform, enabling merchants to order their products through an eCommerce checkout and receive credit on their purchases. Currently, it is serving over 30.000 merchants and 150+ FMCGs and wholesalers with a team of close to 100 people.
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      This clearly shows Capiter's service in the B2B marketplace targeted towards fast moving consumer goods, merchants and wholesalers to enhance e-commerce. Capiter is believed to serve over 30000 merchants.
hindelquarrouti

M-Pesa: Most Innovative Company | Fast Company - 0 views

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M-pesa Africa Financial Inclusion

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  • Like many parts of the developing world, Africans are significantly less likely to have bank accounts and credit or debit cards. But mobile phones have penetrated the African market, and in countries such as Nigeria and Kenya, the majority of people have a workable phone.
  • M-Pesa is a Kenyan mobile payments platform, one of the first of its kind in Africa (
  • he service has been a runaway success since launching in 2007, operating in 10 countries across Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia and earning Safaricom 19.4 billion shillings (about $190 million) in the first half of 2015. It seems likely that as cell phone use continues to proliferate on the African continent, M-Pesa's transactions will grow, too.
  • chaimaa-rachid on 12 Feb 21
     
    As mentioned in the article, Africans are less likely to have bank accounts, so it is a very good idea to create such a service. In addition, almost everyone has a cell phone, so it will be easier for them to use this platform to send and receive money than to set up a bank account.
  • hindelquarrouti on 13 Feb 21
     
    M-pesa has made the smart choice of opting for the African continent since there is a considerable number of unbanked people, yet it is experiencing an increase in the use of mobile phones.
nourserghini

About Abacus - Who We Are and How We got Here - 0 views

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Abacus Investech Services Kenya

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  • Abacus, the #1 mid-market expense reporting software listed on G2 Crowd, is the only truly real-time expense reporting solution on the market. It is the easiest way for a company to reimburse its teams, implement their expense policy, and reconcile corporate credit cards throughout the month. More than 1,000 customers use Abacus, including GLG, Coinbase, and Betterment.
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      This shows that Abacus is a leader in the expense reporting softwares and offers services that facilitate companies' reimbursements, implementation of policies and reconciliation of corporate cards.
nouhaila_zaki

My PAGA - transact mobile payments; send cash via mobile; pay bills via mobile. - 0 views

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Paga Nigeria Overview

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  • We are a team of passionate Africans determined to tackle what we consider a critical issue paramount to Africas development - the availability of financial services to all Africans. Paga was founded early 2009 on the simple belief that the ubiquity of mobile phones can be leveraged to bring financial services to all Africans. We aim to accomplish our mission by working in partnership with select Banks, Microfinance institutions, and all Mobile Network Operators. Innovation is at the core of our company - we strive to develop "appropriate technology" suited for the local markets where we operate. We also work hard to ensure our services are low cost and accessible via our agent network - in doing so we can strive towards universal access. Paga works on the most basic SMS enabled phone and on all mobile networks so customers have the liberty to have their Paga account available at their finger tips regardless of what phone or network they are using. For consumers, our core offering is a money transfer service - with Paga you can send money to anyone with a mobile phone. You can either use Paga by yourself (if you own a Paga account) or by going to any Paga Agent. We also offer several other products such as: buying/sending airtime credits, bill payments, and retail payments. For ultimate convenience we provide several channels for consumers to use Paga - SMS, Online, a mobile application, USSD, or IVR (automated line). Paga Merchant Services allows businesses to collect payment from all spectrums of the population - whether banked or not. By leveraging the Paga e-widget, businesses can integrate a world class online checkout process on their own websites. Businesses can also leverage our agent network to collect payment for goods and services or provide customers the convenience of paying via SMS or online at Pagas customer portal. Our current services are the beginning of a journey. Through our innovation lab "Paga labs" and in conjunction with our partners we will continue to develop and deliver valuable offerings to our customers. Together with our partners we will achieve our mission and bring financial services within reach of millions of Africans!
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is an introductory statement of the company Paga, its operations, its goals, its customers, its core offerings, and its innovation programs.
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.
sawsanenn

Prime Bank, SimbaPay to launch international money transfer service - ThePaypers - 0 views

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FinTech E-payments Kenya

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  • Through the digital platforms, Prime Bank aims to make available a one stop solution to its customers in terms of funds transfer. With the inclusion of SimbaPay, the customers will be able to send money to friends and family across the world using their mobile phones.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      it is very smart from simbapay to allow people, even those that are unbanked, to do send money to friends and family. If you have a smart phone the App is for you.
  • Kenya-based Prime Bank has partnered with UK-based FinTech SimbaPay, to launch an instant international money transfer service via the bank’s digital platform PrimeMobi.Through SimbaPay, Prime Bank customers will be able to send money directly to bank accounts or mobile wallets across 15 countries in Africa, Europe, and Asia including India, United Kingdom, China, Germany, and Uganda, among others.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it introduces the partnership between Prime Bank and SimbaPay, which is intended to facilitate international money transfer through a digital platform PrimeMobi. Over 15 countries all over the world are expected to benefit from the ability to send money to either mobile wallets or bank accounts.
  • To access the service, customers will need to login to the bank’s mobile banking app – PrimeMobi, then click on International Money Transfer icon on the homescreen. After confirming the amount to be sent, the sender’s bank account will be debited, and money credited to the beneficiary instantly.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      this excerpt shows how simbapay works and the procedure for customers who want to join the app. It is thoughtful from their side to make it easy for everybody
sawsanenn

(2) SimbaPay: Overview | LinkedIn - 0 views

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FinTech E-payments Kenya

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  • SimbaPay is an award winning mobile app transforming the international remittance space. With a focus on extreme speed, convenience and constant innovation. Customers are able to send money to loved ones or even merchants, from wherever they are at any time of day or night. The company is headquartered in London and can be found online at www.SimbaPay.com SimbaPay is licensed and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
    • aminej
      aminej on 12 Feb 21
       
      SimbaPay offers an innovative service that consist of sending money to your dear ones with 0 fee and in a fast way and also through different platforms either online, MPESA or your bank account. It will help many people in Kenya who do not have access to funding and credit.
  • SimbaPay is an award winning mobile app transforming the international remittance space. With a focus on extreme speed, convenience and constant innovation.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      This award is proof of the effectiveness and efficiency of simbapay's work
sawsanenn

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FinTech E-payments Nigeria competition

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  • In order to prevent fraudulent transactions, Paga has put certain measures in place to protect its users. A user logging into an unrecognized device, for example, will have to answer a couple of security questions before proceeding. Again, every transaction using Paga has to be finalized with a personal PIN known only to the user.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Paga has placed such steps in place to protect its users in order to discourage fraudulent transactions. For example, a user logging into an unrecognized computer would have to answer a few safety questions before continuing. Again, with a personal PIN is known only to the user, any transaction using Paga must be finalized.
  • With Paga, customers are able to deposit and save money, purchase prepaid phone credit, pay utility and cable bills, and make payments to retailers. The partnership between Paga and Western Union also has the added benefit where Western Money transfers sent to users can be deposited into their Paga accounts.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it discusses Paga's offerings fist, before moving to how Paga's partnerships, here with Western Union, helped the fintech improve its offerings.
  • Paga was introduced in Nigeria to take advantage of the cash buildup in the system and to create a means whereby financial services are available to all. Although the banking sector in Nigeria is not easily accessible to everyone, the telecommunications industry has been more successful in reaching a large portion of the country’s population. The collaboration of both the banking and telecom sector has given rise to mobile banking platforms like Paga, where a user can perform basic financial transactions with the use of a cellphone. Paga works through a mobile phone application or online through the company’s website.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it narrates the context in which Paga emerged. The combination of a large unbanked/underbanked population and high accessibility to telecommunications contributed to the establishment and subsequent success of Paga n Nigeria.
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  • A number of other mobile wallet and payment service platforms are increasingly being implemented in emerging nations that have a high percentage of unbanked groups. M-Pesa, MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money, and Orange Money are examples of mobile banking applications that are being employed to include all people in the growing digital financial sphere.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      this excerpt talks about companies that strated to offer the same services as paga which made them competitors to paga
nourserghini

Startup Ecosystem Map of Ethiopia - 0 views

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Belcash Unbanked Ethiopia Services

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  • ICT platform for mobile banking: micro money transfer (P2P), pay my bill, send local/international remittances, online payment solutions, buy calling credit. Ethiopia is one of the most underbanked countries, only 5% of the population has a bank account. Currently 617 bank branches in Ethiopia are serving 85 million people. Most rural areas lack banking infrastructure. Innovation: send money directly to anyone with a mobile phone, a free bank account for the receiver is opened promptly.
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      Belcash provides a platform for mobile banking that includes p2p, remittances, online payment, pay my bill, etc. Belcash also has the advantage that only 5% of the population are banked which leaves 95% in need of their services in order to survive financially.
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.
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