Financial Inclusion
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Business
EDITOR’S PICK: How Mobile Money Masked Ugandans Against Covid-19
Mobile money was the proverbial financial mask shielding the entire country when movement was at its lowest and fear of…
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Banking and Payments
Fintech and Bank Partnerships Will Deepen Financial Inclusion — Stephen Mutana
Before MTN put the idea of mobile money to life, the methods of sending and receiving money were not only…
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Banking and Payments
ACI Uganda Introduces Initiative to Drive Financial Literacy Among Disadvantaged Communities
ACI Uganda over the weekend announced a new partnership with its members as well as different stakeholders to give back…
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Innovation
10 African Startups Emerge Finalists of the 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, last…
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Apps & Software
Wala Blockchain-powered Financial Services Platform Announces Launch in Uganda
Wala, the blockchain-powered financial services platform and launch partner of Dala cryptocurrency, has announced that it is now live in Uganda and…
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Banking and Payments
Ecobank Group Partners With MTN To Deepen Financial Inclusion Across Africa
MTN has announced a collaboration with Ecobank Group, enabling both companies to leverage each other’s assets that will ultimately offer…
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Challenge
Visa’s Everywhere Initiative Expands into Sub-Saharan Africa
Visa’s Everywhere Initiative is set to expand into Sub-Saharan Africa, extending the global programme that tasks start-ups to solve commerce…
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Challenge
MIT and Mastercard Foundation Announce the 2018 Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion
The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation,…
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MTN
Over 54% of mobile money customers in Uganda use MTN – report
MTN Mobile Money remains the most popular with more than half of all mobile money subscribers using the MTN service.…
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