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mehdi-ezzaoui

Finnovation Africa Ethiopia Belcash - 2 views

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Fintech banking Belcash

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  • As a result of their potent blend of trail-blazing technology and disruptive innovation, FinTech players have the ability to accelerate the digital transformation of financial services in Africa and, in turn, further spur the major existing banks to rapidly ramp-up their own innovative approaches to meet the financial needs of under-served markets across the continent. FinTech players are increasingly becoming an important part of the fabric of Africa’s financial services industry. In addition, the leading banks on the continent are now harnessing innovative technology to meet market needs and are also collaborating with FinTech start-ups to better connect with under-served consumers, improve financial inclusion and provide a platform to scale much faster.
  • mehdi-ezzaoui on 13 Feb 21
     
    The Digital Transformation of Banking - Driving Constructive Economic Outcomes from the FinTech Ecosystem in Africa
mbellakbail69

Ghanaian agritech startup AgroCenta eyes expansion with Nigeria pilot - Ventureburn - 0 views

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  • Last year the startup clinched several accolades including the Environment and Green Energy category at the World Summit Awards, the Young Entrepreneurs Competition at the World Export Development Forum and the Africa Social Good category at Tech Crunch Startup Battlefield Africa. In addition, Seedstars World recently selected AgroCenta for its Seedstars Growth Programme, an investment arm of the Swiss organisation which provides high-growth startups with $50 000 as well as access to business advisory and marketing services. Based on this wide acclaim, this startup is clearly onto something.
    • mbellakbail69
      mbellakbail69 on 13 Feb 21
       
      AgroCenta is built around AgroTrad an online trading platform that links farmers to a larger organized market. A logistic on-demands solution, an information platform, and a mobile money service are also provided by the startup.
kaoutarchennoufi

Safaricom M Ledger, Bill Manager, M-PESA Statements - Safaricom - 0 views

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Self-Service Independent Monitor

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  • MySafaricom App offers you a convenient self-service channel to manage your M-PESA and Safaricom accounts and interact with our customer care. Whether you are an Android or iOS user, you may download the App from the Safaricom App Store, Apple Store or from the Google Play Store and enjoy convenience.
    • kaoutarchennoufi
      kaoutarchennoufi on 13 Feb 21
       
      One of the features of M-Pesa is that it makes its customer feel independant and self-confident by providing them the possibility of self-service. They can monitor and manage their accounts.
tahaemsd

The Purposeful For-Profits, Brooks Gibbins - 0 views

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FinTech Africa Service modernization climate change

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  • WorldCover, is a for-profit company that aspires to provide the 90% of smallholder famers around the world with access to crop insurance.  In countries like Ghana, there is no social safety net.  Every farmer is one natural disaster away from ruin.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 13 Feb 21
       
      Worldcover provides a transformative safety net using satellites to monitor the rainfall and trigger payouts automatically
ayoubb

Zeepay CEO declared Best Fintech CEO of the Year | Value Added Services News in Ghana - 0 views

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  • Zeepay CEO Andrew Takyi-Appiah The Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards have declared Zeepay CEO Andrew Takyi-Appiah the Best Fintech CEO of the Year 2020.
    • samielbaqqali
      samielbaqqali on 13 Feb 21
       
      A true accomplishment by starting slowly and then getting on the top of the all the CEOs.
  • Zeepay CEO declared Best Fintech CEO of the Year | Value Added Services News in Ghana
    • ayoubb
      ayoubb on 13 Feb 21
       
      Zeepay
mehdi-ezzaoui

Tommy Marshall with Georgia Fintech Academy and Brian Jennings and Davisha Patel with R... - 1 views

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Ethiopay founder fintech

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  • EthioPay which specializes in cross-border payments to Ethiopia he is currently in TYE competing to win funding for EthioPay.  In his journey of understanding what it truly means to help others, he has uncovered the power of innovation. Innovation is the act or process of introducing new ideas, devices, or methods. Through his own life experiences of being a first-generation Eritrean American, he has found at the crossroads of innovation and entrepreneurship lies impact.
  • mehdi-ezzaoui on 13 Feb 21
     
    Interview with Business radio reveals future plan of Ethiopay
sawsanenn

The Story of M-Pesa | TechChange | The Institute for Technology and Social Change - 0 views

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Financial inclusion Africa FinTech Service Kenya

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  • the popular mobile money transfer program, came to be in Kenya. It’s narrated by Michael Joseph, the managing director of mobile money at Vodafone and the program’s founder.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      m-pesa is a popular mobile money transfer program, that was created by Micheal Joseph who's the managing director of mobile money at Vodafone.
  • The animation was produced as part of a series of online courses designed and delivered by the USAID Mobile Solutions Team, QED, and TechChange, a DC-based organization that specializes in online training for international development.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      this excerpt shows organizations that collaborate with M-pesa about the transfer money program
aminej

FarmDrive Raises Funding to Help Africa's Smallholder Farmers Get Finance with Credit S... - 0 views

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Kenya Online Fintech Mobile Agriculture Farmers Funds

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  • So far, 3,000 farmers have registered with FarmDrive, borrowing over $130k in loans. That’s a tiny portion of what’s needed across Africa where 65% of the workforce is involved in agriculture, but less than 1% of bank loans go to the industry. And globally there’s a $450 billion funding gap in agriculture, according to FarmDrive.
    • kenza_abdelhaq
      kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
       
      FarmDrive is fulfilling a market gap by providing loans and access to financing to farmers who represent 65% of the workforce in Africa.
  • FarmDrive, a Kenyan data analytics startup helping smallholder farmers in Africa access credit from local banks, has raised funding from the venture arm of Safaricom, the biggest communication company in East and Central Africa, Safaricom Spark Venture Fund.
    • aminej
      aminej on 13 Feb 21
       
      More and more companies are raising funds for agricultural fintechs since they are realizing that agriculture is very important mostly during crisis period. Also, small holder farmers need protection and investments in order to maximize their profit
  • kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
     
    "So far, 3,000 farmers have registered with FarmDrive, borrowing over $130k in loans. That's a tiny portion of what's needed across Africa where 65% of the workforce is involved in agriculture, but less than 1% of bank loans go to the industry. And globally there's a $450 billion funding gap in agriculture, according to FarmDrive."
nourserghini

Ethiopia to Steer Economy Through Tech-Led Growth - allAfrica.com - 0 views

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Belcash Ethiopia Technology

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  • "We can see the government taking steps toward accepting the sector's needs," said Zewdu Assefa, vice president of BelCash Technology. "Regardless, the sector needs a wider definition, for instance for trade license registrations."Ethiopia has not yet undergone a cybersecurity assessment, according to the strategy document."Without having done an assessment explicitly for Ethiopia," reads the document, "it's difficult to identify the most important vulnerabilities."
    • nourserghini
      nourserghini on 13 Feb 21
       
      This article shows that Belcash is encouraging the Ethiopian government to help the technology sector expand even further and allow trade license registrations.
ghtazi

AgroCenta to expand operations in Ghana after recently closed $650k round - Ventureburn - 0 views

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Agrocenta Ghana platfrom

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  • The startup — which in April this year was crowned Seedstars Global Winner — connects smallholder farmers directly to an online market to sell their commodities and by doing so eliminates middlemen and brokers who often exploit the farmers.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 12 Feb 21
       
      Seedstars Global Winner
  • Ghanaian agritech startup Agrocenta will use its recently closed $650 000 round to expand operations in Ghana — the company’s CEO and co-founder Francis Obirikorang revealed yesterday.
    • sawsanenn
      sawsanenn on 13 Feb 21
       
      It is a good idea to expand its operations all the country, so every farmer can benefit from this opportunity to improve its agricultural investments
  • Ghanaian agritech startup Agrocenta will use its recently closed $650 000 round to expand operations in Ghana — the company’s CEO and co-founder Francis Obirikorang revealed yesterday.
    • ghtazi
      ghtazi on 13 Feb 21
       
      I think that this is a great idea because it will help the company to extend its activity and also more farmers will benefit from Agrocenta.
tahaemsd

WorldCover Raises $6 million Fund to Provide Insurance for Smallholder Farmers - Techgi... - 0 views

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FinTech Africa Service modernization climate change

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  • WorldCover has raised a sum of $6 million Series A fund to help support smallholder farmers in emerging countries in Africa. The company reduces the risk of farming for smallholder farmers with the use of satellite imagery, on-ground sensors, mobile phones and data analytics to provide crop insurance protection.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 13 Feb 21
       
      Worldcover raises $6 million fund to provide insurance for smallholder farmers
hibaerrai

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Smartel Money E-payments Lesotho Kenya Fintech

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  • Enjoy the lowest rates in the country, cheaper than internet banking and even cheaper than mobile money. We have kept our fees as low as possible - we are the most affordable option on the market
    • kaoutarchennoufi
      kaoutarchennoufi on 12 Feb 21
       
      The smartelmoney is distinguished by its low costing feature. Obviously, these facilities need to be affordable for many people in order to benefit from them because they are meant to improve lives by enabling people to transfer money at a lower cost.
  • Enjoy the lowest rates in the country, cheaper than internet banking and even cheaper than mobile money. We have kept our fees as low as possible. We are the most affordable option on the market.
    • hibaerrai
      hibaerrai on 13 Feb 21
       
      One interesting selling point of this fintech is that you can do all your money transfer and transactions with low costs. It's the cheapest option in Lesotho. The aim is to help consumers so that they can afford these kinds of services.
tahaemsd

worldcover - Blog - EchoVC Partners - 0 views

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FinTech Africa Service modernization climate change

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  • tact Us
  • WorldCover was founded to address the last-mile transfer of these kinds of risk by powering a climate risk marketplace initially targeted at the ag sector. In emerging markets (starting with SSA), WorldCover connects farmers (and ag parties exposed to climatic risks) with climate risk investors. Through its risk transfer platform, the company offers farmers protection against natural disasters and phenomena that negatively affect their crop yields, while giving risk investors the desired diversification of their risk portfolios and offering uncorrelated investment returns. For the farmers, insurance cover provided through WorldCover safeguards their livelihoods and, as studies have shown, gives farmers the confidence to further invest in their farms, unlocks access to credit and other services, and ultimately produces more income for them and their community.
    • tahaemsd
      tahaemsd on 13 Feb 21
       
      Worldcover platform is flexible yet robust and can be used all over the world for a wide variety of natural phenomen that threaten agricultural yields
  • tahaemsd on 13 Feb 21
     
    "TACT US"
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.
mehdi-ezzaoui

Ethiopia Mobile Wallet and Payment Market Opportunities Databook 2019 Featuring M-Birr,... - 1 views

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Ethiopay payments databook Fintech modernization

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  • This report provides a comprehensive view on mobile payment / mobile wallet market size and growth dynamics, industry dynamics, retail spending, consumer attitude and behaviour, and competitive landscape in Ethiopia.
  • mehdi-ezzaoui on 13 Feb 21
     
    this report shows the opportunities of ethiopay to become the leader of the market mobile wallet
kenza_abdelhaq

Ethiopia: ET Switch Completed Transactions worth 1.2 Billion Birr - 0 views

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Ethiopay Ethiopia Payments challenges

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  • The company also noted its performance is challenged by high transaction decline rate of 40 percent per month due to connection failure and system failure in its member banks.
    • kenza_abdelhaq
      kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
       
      Many challenges related to connection and system failures have a huge impact on performance and credibility.
  • kenza_abdelhaq on 13 Feb 21
     
    "he company also noted its performance is challenged by high transaction decline rate of 40 percent per month due to connection failure and system failure in its member banks."
chaimaa-rachid

Nephila Climate news - Artemis.bm - 0 views

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Nephila worldcover insurance Partnership

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  • Nephila assists insurtech WorldCover with reinsurance via Lloyd’s syndicate
  • Emerging markets and climate insurance focused  insurtech start-up WorldCover has partnered with the world's largest ILS fund manager Nephila Capital,
  • chaimaa-rachid on 13 Feb 21
     
    This partnership will help WorldCover to grow more and it will be more dependable towards its customers.
tahaemsd

How Can Insurance Help Smallholder Farmers? | by Maelis Carraro | Finance for Life | Me... - 0 views

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FinTech Africa Service modernization climate change

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  • Robert is a father of four and lives in the rural areas at the outskirts of Tamale, in northern Ghana. He lives off his one hectare of land where he grows maize and groundnuts. He sells part of it to the local market and eats the rest with his family. Like many of the 475 million smallholder farmers around the world, he faces constant threats of droughts or other weather hazards that can destroy his family’s main source of subsistence: Crops. Ninety percent of farmers in Africa have no access to crop insurance or other safety net.
  • WorldCover addresses this problem by providing farmers with simple and affordable microinsurance policies, insuring their crops against the risk of drought. Microinsurance and farmers receive rapid payout in cases of drought during the crop growth period. WorldCover ran a full pilot project in 2015 among Rice and Sorghum farmers and signed up a significant number of farmers, with many more committed.
  • mohammed_ab on 11 Feb 21
     
    We understand from this article that there is a real struggle for crop farmers in Africa when it comes to droughts or other weather hazards. World Cover has come up with a solution for these farmers by providing them micro insurance that is very cheap and that could be bought and used with their mobile phone.
hibaerrai

My Wallet Lesotho 1.2.3 Apk Download - com.smartelmoney.my_wallet APK free - 0 views

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Smartel Money E-payments Lesotho Kenya Fintech Mywallet Application

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  • MyWallet is a financial technology (fintech) product that allows for payments and money transfers to be made through modern information technology platforms such as mobile phones.Mobile money or electronic money is defined by the Mobile Money Guidelines issued by the CBL as payment instruments that contain monetary value that is paid in advance by the user to the money issuer.
    • hibaerrai
      hibaerrai on 13 Feb 21
       
      Smartel Money e-payments application is Mywallet. It can be downloaded on any smartphone, and money transfer is quick and easy.
mohammed_ab

Don't Fear the Algorithm: The Risks and Benefits Of Machine Learning in Finance - NextB... - 0 views

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JUMO Africa Financial inclusion Machine Learning

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  • Machine learning is a critical component of this process, as it allows us to enhance our predictive ability to better identify these qualifying customers. As a result, we are making significant strides towards our goal of creating the world’s leanest and lowest-cost banking infrastructure. This helps our bank partners offer loans at the lowest possible rate, and it helps our customers to achieve higher-yield savings. We’ve proven that our model works. Twelve million customers in Africa and Asia have saved or borrowed on the JUMO platform, and roughly 70% of these customers are micro and small businesses. We’re incredibly proud of our progress so far – but we know there’s more we can do.
  • To test our approach, we looked at Ghana, running new and advanced machine learning algorithms on signals associated with a pool of lending applicants. The goal was to identify combinations of signals — from income size and deposit frequency to mobile phone battery life and mobile wallet transaction patterns — that would serve as more accurate indicators of likely fraud than existing models.
  • mohammed_ab on 13 Feb 21
     
    This article explains how machine learning is used as a tool to identify potential customers for JUMO. It's quite amazing to see that machine learning take into account things like the battery life of your phone, data usage, mobile money transactions as components to make a lending decision
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