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Tappi allows small business owners to place ads using airtime; it has raised $1.5 million pre-seed to pursue its next growth phase in Nigeria and Kenya.

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcn1jY3EnuY To explore how mobile-first DeFi built on Celo could offer a truly unique solution for employer-based lending, the Celo Foundation has partnered with Mercy Corps Ventures and Cinch Markets to launch a three-month salary-advance pilot in Nanyuki, Kenya. The salary advances in this pilot helped farmers and landowners employed by Cinch, an agriculture company

Crypto and blockchain solutions can be tailored to meet the specific needs of the worlds underbanked, and enable an inclusive and equitable global financial system.

GALA soared more than 100% one day in late November, becoming one of CoinGecko's top 100 crypto assets. The company, formed in 2020, already has over a million

KAMPALA, Uganda, April 22, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- OKO, an Insurtech start-up that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a Seed investment of $1.2 million. The round was led by by Newfund and ResiliAnce. Mercy Corps Venture, Techstars, ImpactAssets and RaSa also participated in the round. The start-up which currently operates in Mali and Uganda uses satellite data and mobile payments to create automated insurance products for...