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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).
mehdibella

Kenya's FarmDrive Receives Additional Investment Led By Existing Backer - 0 views

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Fintech Farmdrive kenya

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  • This FinTech startup founded by two Kenyan women is positioned to reach 3 million smallholder farmers in Kenya in the next 5 years.
  • FD uses mobile technology, predictive modelling, AI and a customer first approach to democratize access to loans to all farmers; ensuring farmers can apply for a loan from any type of phone and receive a decision on their loan application in seconds. FD has achieved this by building multiple channels of access and a fully automated lending process.
  • In the last 4 years, FD has seen that their loans increase the productivity and incomes of farmers and has led to reduced costs, increased scale, and improved quality of agricultural portfolios for lenders.
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  • Previously, FD received $50,000 USD of early-stage seed funding from EWB Canada to develop their platform and prove to financial service providers that smallholder farmers are profitable clients.
    • mehdibella
      mehdibella on 13 Feb 21
       
      In the last 4 years, FD has seen that their loans increase the productivity and incomes of farmers and has led to reduced costs, increased scale, and improved quality of agricultural portfolios for lenders.
  • FarmDrive (FD), a Kenyan startup set to unlock millions of dollars in loans for smallholder farmers in Kenya and sub-Saharan Africa, received a follow-on investment from EWB Canada last month, with participation from AK IMPACT INVESTORS, 1 to 4 Foundation, ADAP SEED FUND 2 and The Lakes Charitable Foundation.
    • kenza_abdelhaq
      kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
       
      FarmDrive received financing from different global parties.
mehdibella

Cape Town goes cashless as mobile payment apps take off - BBC News - 0 views

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Fintech finance SouthAfrica snapscan

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  • Fast paymentsViews like these account for the arrival of a number of different mobile payments options. SnapScan has garnered the most attention, but the sector also includes the likes of FlickPay, Zapper and GustPay.
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      This is useful because it states that other fast payment companies in the region's sector are FlickPay, Zapper and Gustpay, which makes them potential competitors for Snapscan.
  • SnapScan merchants receive a static QR [quick response] code - or SnapCode - identifier to display next to their tills.
  • "SnapScan does not charge shoppers any fees. Merchants pay a small transaction fee that is comparable or cheaper than using normal credit card facilities."
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  • "SnapScan instead tries to give access to electronic payments to a large group of merchants who do not qualify for formal card payment facilities, or where card machines do not make sense," he says.
    • mehdibella
      mehdibella on 13 Feb 21
       
      I find that SnapScan is very useful as it provides its customers with an easy navigation platform, security, and a 10 min max sign-up process, in addition to many key features. Furthermore, This mobile payment app serves not only small startups and vendors but also larger merchants.
  • "We've seen a lot of interest from churches in the last few weeks, for instance, as the app allows for immediate, relatively large donations, while also eliminating the hassle of managing and administrating cash collections," he says.
  • "At its core, SnapScan is about giving everyone access to fast, convenient and safe electronic purchases," says co-founder Kobus Ehlers. "We designed the product to suit a wide variety of shops, from the largest retailer to a small street vendor selling fruit next to the side of the road."
    • kenza_abdelhaq
      kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
       
      SnapScan is offering fast, convenient, and safe electronic purchases.
  • Instead, she's one of a growing number of people in South Africa's Mother City who are leaving their wallets at home in favour of digital money apps."I use SnapScan," she says. "I love it. If I find someone using SnapScan I will buy something even if I wasn't intending to. "I find myself telling small coffee shops and vendors at markets that they should get it. I love not needing cash on me. I love not handing over my credit card."
    • ayoubb
      ayoubb on 13 Feb 21
       
      Snapscan
kaoutarchennoufi

Fawry | Helios Investment Partners | Helios Investment Partners - 0 views

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  • Fawry provides users with a secure electronic bill payments solution, connecting consumers, merchants, governments and financial institutions on a consolidated gateway that is accessible through multiple channels, including Point of Sale (POS) machines, ATMs, post offices, online and through mobile wallets. 
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 12 Feb 21
       
      how Fawry is pioneering electronic bill presentment and payment platform
    • kenzabenessalah
      kenzabenessalah on 13 Feb 21
       
      Fawry is able to connect different types of segments and people from consumers to merchants to government, etc.
  • Fawry provides users with a secure electronic bill payments solution, connecting consumers, merchants, governments and financial institutions on a consolidated gateway that is accessible through multiple channels, including Point of Sale (POS) machines, ATMs, post offices, online and through mobile wallets. 
    • kaoutarchennoufi
      kaoutarchennoufi on 13 Feb 21
       
      Many people are concerned with the level of security of these financial services providers and sometimes they refuse to use them because of this matter. However, Fawry provides its customers with a secure electronic bill payments solution through multiple channels including point of sale which is easy to use and increases efficiency.
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.
samielbaqqali

Bango, TPAY MOBILE partner to boost mobile commerce - ThePaypers - 2 views

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E-payments Bungo Partnernship

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  • UK-based mobile commerce company Bango and UAE-based mobile payments enabler TPAY MOBILE have formed a strategic partnership to increase access to mobile commerce.
  • samielbaqqali on 07 Feb 21
     
    T-Pay is a very well developped and special application that deserves the interest and truth from developped countries like UK.
  • hichamachir on 08 Feb 21
     
    This kind of partnership can only improve the service of mobile commerce provided by both companies. However, there's always a risk that both companies cannot find the adequate strategy in order to conquer the targeted market.
tahaemsd

Nigeria's Carbon launches its new Social Banking Service | The Fintech Times - 1 views

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banking modernization development africa carbon

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  • Nigeria’s leading digital financial services company, Carbon in an effort to improve the experience of its customers, has launched Carbon Express – A keyboard extension that allows customers to access Carbon services from within whatever app they are using.
  • Carbon Express enables users to initiate and complete transactions such as P2P transfers and bill payments from the keyboard without launching the Carbon App or leaving the current app that they are using. Instead, they will be able to access services from the touch of their keyboard enabling quicker Instagram or Whatsapp commerce.Carbon Express maintains the same PCI DSS compliant model of encryption, authentication, and security as Carbon’s other services, thereby guaranteeing the security of all transactions. The feature relies on the keyboard technology of smartphones to facilitate transactions. The technology adds a unique Carbon branded button to the customer’s smartphone keyboard which they can tap anytime to perform transactions. Think of sending an emoji but this time it’s real cash.
  • chaimaa-rachid on 09 Feb 21
     
    It seems interesting the creation of an extension that permits clients to get to Carbon services from any application they are utilizing. Sometimes we don't want to quit the application we are using. This is why Carbon created this new extension where clients will be able to complete their transactions like bill payments from the keyboard without using the Carbon application and also without being obliged to exit the current app they are utilizing.
samielbaqqali

Huawei joins WorldRemit in mobile money transfer deal for Africa - 0 views

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Worldremit Partnernship Money

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  • Digital money transfer service WorldRemit has partnered with Chinese smartphone maker Huawei to enable the international transfer of money across Huawei's mobile services in Africa, the companies said on Tuesday. Mobile money services that allow customers to transfer funds using their phones have proved hugely popular in parts of Africa, particularly where people have less access to traditional bank accounts.
  • Mobile money services that allow customers to transfer funds using their phones have proved hugely popular in parts of Africa, particularly where people have less access to traditional bank accounts.
    • samielbaqqali
      samielbaqqali on 12 Feb 21
       
      Huawei is a big business that can provide many opportunities and rewards for WorldRemit. WorldRemit will now profit from Huawei's domination of the African continent. In order to gain more market share in Africa, I think this collaboration is a great idea for WorldRemit.
  • hichamachir on 12 Feb 21
     
    Huawei is a huge company that can offer WorldRemit many opportunities and advantages. WorldRemit can now benefit from the dominance of Huawei in the African continent. I believe that this partnership is brilliant idea for WorldRemit in order to gain more market share in Africa.
kaoutarchennoufi

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CustomerBase Wide LoyalCustomers WoM

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  • Smartel Money customer base comprises banked and unbanked people and societies, insurance, retail grocery, retail clothing, retail cell phone services, utility services etc. We aim to provide to individuals, institutions, organizations, multi-industry sectors and governments with the cutting edge, fresh and innovative financial management system in this ever changing world.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 10 Feb 21
       
      the benefits of using the application include; that business people will get new customers and widens the reach of their market base as it will be very easy to pay or receive cash conveniently.
  • Are acronyms for the Smartel Money Point of sales system and the Smartel Money Mobile point of sales systems respectively. These are the application systemsthat have access an access to the Smartel Money central engine. The sPOS runs on the normal desktop or a laptop computer, This system is connected to the Smartel Money central system, this system is used by the stationery merchants such as the grocers and has the capacity to parse smartel money as a payment instrument. The merchant may also chose to have the ERP linked to their sPOS. The smPOS is meant for the non-stationery merchant, as it runs on a mobile platform that is the iOS and android OS. Both the sPOS and the smPOS can use the CPEM and the security code scanning/tagging parsing technologies.
    • aminej
      aminej on 12 Feb 21
       
      They also thought about everything when it comes to safety measures since it is very important to comfort people that their money are in safe hands. Indeed, these measures are important to take in order to avoid a leak of information which could cause many issues to the Fintech
  • Smartel Money customer base comprises banked and unbanked people and societies, insurance, retail grocery, retail clothing, retail cell phone services, utility services etc. We aim to provide to individuals, institutions, organizations, multi-industry sectors and governments with the cutting edge, fresh and innovative financial management system in this ever changing world.
    • kaoutarchennoufi
      kaoutarchennoufi on 12 Feb 21
       
      Another added value of Smartelmoney , is that it has a wide customer base including banked and unbanked people in addition to other organizations. I believe that this large customer will gives the organization a better chance of reaching out to more people and expanding the base. Loyal customers are always effective in spreading a good word of mouth which will eventually attract more customers.
  • ghtazi on 10 Feb 21
     
    It will also help them to improve their brand image as they will be able to market their businesses by advising clients with the easy way of paying and receiving money..
hibaerrai

ESA - ESA satellites help Kenyan farmers access loans - 0 views

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FarmDrive Agritech Kenya E-payments Data

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  • Two thirds of the African population work in agriculture, yet just 1% of commercial loans go to the sector, and very few of these are allocated to smallholder farmers. Kenyan company FarmDrive is using data from ESA's Food Security Thematic Exploitation Platform (TEP) to help smallholder farmers access the funds they need.
    • hibaerrai
      hibaerrai on 13 Feb 21
       
      FarmDrive big data is generated using developed platforms that support sustainable agriculture. The whole system is well supervised, and all the decisioning tools employed support the community, and that will definitely increase its customer base in the next years.
tahaemsd

HomeSend launches remittance service with Hello Paisa in South Africa - 0 views

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Fintech Africa Payments modernization Service

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  • About Hello Paisa Since being licensed by the South African Bank, Hello Paisa has successfully launched the remittance offering to migrants living and working in South Africa. Hello Paisa offers a convenient, secure and affordable means for migrants to send cash home. With Hello Paisa we have taken the world’s most expensive remittance corridor and turned it on its head, by lobbying legislation and most importantly leveraging technology to drive down the cost of remitting funds and making it accessible to all, by taking into account the constraints that exist in our target market, with Hello Paisa you can transact via our Android App, our call centre but most importantly we have built a USSD dial string which is FREE  for the customer to dial and transact overcoming  the access barrier that existed before, thus we have successfully managed to solve a problem where many have failed before and changed the face of remittance in South Africa forever.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 13 Feb 21
       
      the mission of hello paisa is to offer migrants living and working in south africa a secure, cost effective way of sending money to heir loved ones all around the world
hibaerrai

How WorldRemit continues to lead the way in Nigeria | TechCabal - 0 views

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WorldRemit Remittance E-payments Nigeria

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  • WorldRemit has the largest bank payout network for transfers to USD bank accounts in Nigeria, which includes Access Bank, FirstBank, Fidelity, GT Bank, UBA and FCMB, with ongoing plans for further expansion. Cash pickup in USD is also available from the following banks: Fidelity Bank, First Bank, Access Bank, Polaris Bank, FCMB, Zenith Bank and Union Bank. For added security and convenience, both senders and recipients automatically receive transaction and PIN numbers via SMS and email, for cash pick up. Recipients must present both numbers along with their ID at cash collection points. 
    • hibaerrai
      hibaerrai on 13 Feb 21
       
      WorldRemit took advantage of the pandemic and expanded their services to suit their customers. It made money transfers easier throughout this special period. It's transfers networks largened.
samielbaqqali

Zeepay's Takyi-Appiah: "The concept of WhatsApp is not proprietary anymore" | RadioFinance - 0 views

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Zeepay Africa Customers

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  • He described an average African user as highly dependent on a mobile device for accessing financial services. Takyi-Appiah also talked about how an innovative yet simple platform built on the over-the-top (OTT) instant messaging service players such as WhatsApp could offer the scale to penetrate millions who do not have access to formal financial services across the African sub-continent and help transform its payment ecosystem.
    • samielbaqqali
      samielbaqqali on 13 Feb 21
       
      Making studies on Africans consumers will help Zeepay gain more customers.
ghtazi

JUMO.WORLD | LinkedIn - 0 views

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Emerging Markets Africa Asia Finance

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  • Our customers are in emerging markets across Africa and Asia. Most of them are micro and small to medium enterprises who need instant access to finance so they can grow and invest. So far we’ve served more than 10 million customers and disbursed over 40 million loans – and the numbers are rising daily.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      target customers are the ones living in the emerging markets across Africa and Asia. Most of these are micro, small to medium enterprise who wants to have instant access to finance.
nouhaila_zaki

EthioPay | Welcome - 0 views

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Ethiopay Ethiopia Mission

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  • Ethiopay operates a flexible, tightly regulated, global payout platform. This enables you to automate your user payments flow, pay less for your transactions, access flexible online reports, guarantee the integrity of all your payment traffic, ensure your payments go through as planned….the list goes on.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 08 Feb 21
       
      Ethiopay is a centralized global payout platform that currently enables users a simple and convenient way to transfer and/or purchase cross border bill pay, money transfer, mobile data, and mobile minutes between anywhere around the world and Ethiopia. Ethiopay is an emerging FinTech solution to address the social and economic gaps left by established payment solutions.
  • Ethiopay operates a flexible, tightly regulated, global payout platform. This enables you to automate your user payments flow, pay less for your transactions, access flexible online reports, guarantee the integrity of all your payment traffic, ensure your payments go through as planned….the list goes on.
  • Paying utility and school fees is an important way of empowering your loved ones back home. Whether you are in North America or Europe, Ethiopay offers an easy and reliable way to do this. In addition, you can opt to set up scheduled payments so the payments are made at the beginning of each school term or any other time frame your choose.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      Ethiopay encourages students to believe and start work with e-payments platforms, and we can see that they are making it so easy for everybody which encourage all Ethiopians to switch to digital platforms and trust them.
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  • While other platforms are a one-size-fits-all, Ethiopay isn’t. We support the unique payment needs of Ethiopians including payments for school fees, telecom, utility bills and other needs that are close to your heart. Our vision is a future where Ethiopians in the the diaspora touch the lives of those back home through easy, secure and seamless payments. To achieve this, we are on a mission to build the most reliable payments platform serving Ethiopians in the world. We want to make it so easy for you to send money home that your loved ones will feel as though you were right there with them.
    • nouhaila_zaki
      nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
       
      This excerpt is important because it introduces the mission statement and vision of Ethiopia. The mission of the company is to ensure the most reliable payments platform for Ethiopians around the world. The vision, on the other hand, is a future where Ethiopian diaspora can help their families back home through easy, secure and seemless payments ensured by Ethiopay.
  • nouhaila_zaki on 13 Feb 21
     
    "We support the unique payment needs of Ethiopians including payments for school fees, telecom, utility bills and other needs that are close to your heart. O"
nourserghini

Abacus' New Android App Let's You Track the Nairobi Stock Exchange On the Go | TechCabal - 0 views

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Abacus Investech Mobile App Kenya

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  • Abacus is a web and mobile software that lets you keep tabs on whatever is going on with the Nairobi Securities exchange in real time. And now, the team behind it has launched an Android app. The app was launched today and users now have access to regular updates from activities on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The Abacus team, led by Joel Macharia as the CEO and Kevin Omwega as the director, have more than ten years of market experience. Abacus was one of the startups that participated in 2015 DEMO Africa event.
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      Abacus' android app has been launched in early 2016 and is allowing access to updates of the Nairobi Securities Exchange .
hindelquarrouti

WorldRemit review 2021: Complaints, fees, rates | finder.com - 2 views

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worldremit Benefits fintech

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  • What to watch out forMaximum daily limits. Transaction limits depend on how you are sending the money, while a total 24-hour cap of $9,000 applies to all transactions being sent by you out of the US.Changing fees. Depending on where you are sending to, how you are paying and how you are transferring money, your fees may vary. Although a base fee of $3.99 is applied to most transfers, keep an eye on this category when actually completing your transfer to make sure it doesn’t change.No hedging options. WorldRemit only offers one-off transfers, unlike some of its competitors that offer additional tools to help you save money. Hedging tools are most often used to lock in an exchange rate, helping you save money on future transfers if the market shifts against your position.Inconsistent markups. Exchange rates vary through WorldRemit and depend not only on the currency you are sending to but also on the destination country. Expect mid-market markups anywhere from 1-4%.
  • Easy-to-use website. Signing up and sending money can be done in as little as a few minutes, and support can be accessed through phone, email, live chat and FAQs.Worldwide network. Customers in more than 50 countries can send funds to over 150 countries using a variety of methods, including bank transfers, cash pickup at thousands of locations, door-to-door delivery, delivery to services like Alipay and more.Flexible payment options. Pay with a credit or debit card, from your bank account, through Apple or Google Pay and even with prepaid cards.Fast transfers. Cash pickups, WorldRemit Wallet transfers and airtime top-ups are typically available instantly after sending, while mobile money and bank deposits may take one or more business days to process.
    • samielbaqqali
      samielbaqqali on 12 Feb 21
       
      The boundaries of WorldRemit services are discussed in this article. Every service has its limits, so the company has to focus on this aspect to strengthen its services by asking the service users for feedback.
  • Cash pickups, WorldRemit Wallet transfers and airtime top-ups are typically available instantly after sending, while mobile money and bank deposits may take one or more business days to process.
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  • WorldRemit transfers can be sent from over 50 countries and received in over 150 countries.
  • WorldRemit uses many methods to protect your transaction and is authorized and regulated by many government agencies.
  • hichamachir on 11 Feb 21
     
    This article talks about the limits of WorldRemit services. I think that every service got its limits so the company has to work on this aspect in order to improve its services by asking about feedback for the service users.
  • hindelquarrouti on 13 Feb 21
     
    Besides aiming for financial inclusion, Worldremit offers a lot of benefit to its client since it is easy to use, as well as, it is a worldwide network with flexible payment options and fast transfers that are not available in traditional banking. This has created a competitive advantage for the company
mohammed_ab

Sanlam to acquire 30% of EasyEquities - liquidafrica - 0 views

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EasyEquities Investech Investment platform Trading South Africa

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  • Purple Group and Sanlam Investment Holdings (SIH), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanlam Limited, have announced that SIH has entered into agreements to acquire a 30% stake in First World Trader Proprietary Limited, trading as EasyEquities.
  • Says Charles Savage, CEO of Purple Group, “The EasyEquities transaction with Sanlam Investments provides our fintech winner with added capital, skills and the ability to continue on the path we’re on – aggressive growth in client numbers, products on the site for client benefit and a way for all South Africans to access the financial markets – in South Africa and excitingly also in the US. We also look forward to announcing our international growth plans where the collaboration with Sanlam Investments provides invaluable insights, guidance and access to various jurisdictions.”
  • mohammed_ab on 13 Feb 21
     
    This article shows the benefits of this acquisition operation between Sanlam and EasyEquities. With this acquisition, EasyEquities will benefit from financial and operational synergies that could boost the growth of the company.
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

Fintech startup, Carbon, launches $100,000 pan-African fund for startups; here's what y... - 0 views

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Carbon Fund Investment Africa Ghana

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  • Nigerian fintech startup, Carbon, just announced that it has launched a $100,000 pan-African fund for startups.According to the company, the Carbon Disrupt Fund was set up to address the lack of funding and support holding back budding tech entrepreneurs on the continent. It will invest up to $10,000 per startup in exchange for a 5% equity.Also, startups will have access to Carbon’s API, and leverage Carbon’s growing customer base and innovative technology platform, to get to market faster. Additionally, the fund will provide mentorship, access to Carbon’s customers and payment platform, as well as office space in Carbon’s Lagos offices.
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      This is very interesting because it shows that Carbon is trying its best to encourage African start-ups in exchange of part of their shares as well as sharing their application programming interface with them in effort to help them in the market.
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