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Canadian fintech Periculum, officially launches in Nigeria, set to build credit assessment infrastructure for Africa
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Canadian Fintech Periculum, Officially Launches In Nigeria, Set To Build Credit Assessment Infrastructure For Africa

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Periculum helps its banking and lending customers identify fraud risk, assess creditworthiness, and analyze existing data The availability of domestic credit is a key requirement for consistent economic growth in developing countries. The vitality of financial services such as banking, savings, debt and equity financing, investment management, and point-of-sale lending......
Verdant Capital and KfW Establish New Fund to Support Micro, MSME Growth in Africa
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Verdant Capital and KfW Establish New Fund to Support Micro, MSME Growth in Africa

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The fund is targeting high developmental impact, including job creation and income generation through SMEs and micro-entrepreneurship Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund initially has USD 36 million of committed capital; Support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) through investment in financial institutions; Better access to financing, creation of employment and......
Deborah Barta Joins BlockFi as Chief Operating Officer
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Deborah Barta Joins BlockFi as Chief Operating Officer

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Barta brings 20 years of financial services experience to BlockFi BlockFi, a crypto financial services company, announced the appointment of Deborah Barta as Chief Operating Officer. In this newly formalized role, Ms. Barta will drive operational maturity and support the execution of BlockFi’s strategic vision. “BlockFi has been on a journey......
Elements Global Services Doubles Revenue and Customer Growth in 2021, Supported By the Launch Of Two Cloud-Based Solutions
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Elements Global Services Doubles Revenue and Customer Growth in 2021, Supported By the Launch Of Two Cloud-Based Solutions

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Record-breaking growth was driven by Elements’ direct Employer of Record model and solutions, including the launch of GoGlobalGov and Venture Global. The HR technology firm is now operating in more than 160 countries, a 12% increase in its global footprint. Elements Global Services, a global HR technology firm and direct......
Haste Arcade Will Be Exhibiting a New Way to "Play to Earn" with Instant Leaderboard Payouts at CES 2022
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Haste Arcade Will Be Exhibiting a New Way to “Play to Earn” with Instant Leaderboard Payouts at CES 2022

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The Haste Arcade’s Instant Leaderboard Payout system uses blockchain technology and micropayments to reward players that make a leaderboard within the arcade, at CES 2022 Blockchain and gaming start-up Haste will be exhibiting the Haste Arcade at CES 2022. The recently funded startup will be part of the Bitcoin SV booth at......
Truist Expands Operation Hope Financial Coaching to 600 Branches
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Truist Expands Operation Hope Financial Coaching to 600 Branches

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Truist, Operation HOPE offer no-cost financial education to help build secure futures Truist Financial Corporation announced that HOPE Inside financial wellness coaches are now available for 600 Truist branches, a significant milestone in the company’s partnership with Operation HOPE. In April 2021, Truist announced an investment in Operation HOPE of $20 million for financial......
Binance Signs Agreement to Participate in World’s First Virtual Asset Ecosystem
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Binance Signs Agreement to Participate in World’s First Virtual Asset Ecosystem With DWTCA

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Binance, the world’s leading blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, and the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA) have signed a cooperation agreement to help advance Dubai’s commitment to establishing a new international Virtual Asset ecosystem that will generate long-term economic growth through digital innovation. Building off Dubai’s reputation as a global technology leader, the recent announcement......
African Development Bank Approves $170M for Investment in Startups
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African Development Bank Board Approves $170 Million for Investment in Nigeria’s Digital and Creative Start-UPS

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The investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises Program (i-DICE) is a Federal Government of Nigeria initiative promoting investment in digital and creative industries The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $170 million to finance a digital and creative enterprises program in Nigeria. The......
Plum Partners with Razorpay Rize to Sponsor Health Insurance for Early Stage Startup Founders from Day-One
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Plum Partners with Razorpay Rize to Sponsor Health Insurance for Early Stage Startup Founders from Day-One

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Aims to cover over 1,00,000 new businesses and entrepreneurs Employee health insurance startup, Plum has partnered with Razorpay Rize, the recently announced launchpad for first-time entrepreneurs, to offer exclusive group health benefits to early age startup founders. Plum aims to cover over 1,00,000 new businesses and entrepreneurs. This partnership with Razorpay Rize fructifies Plum’s vision to help startups create a culture of ‘health insurance and employee wellbeing from day-one’. Razorpay Rize is envisioned to......
Intuit QuickBooks Projects 17 Million New Entrepreneurs To Join Rapidly Growing Small Business Economy In 2022
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Intuit QuickBooks Projects 17 Million New Entrepreneurs To Join Rapidly Growing Small Business Economy In 2022

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After two record-breaking years of new business creation, Intuit QuickBooks forecasts the trend will persist in 2022, predicting up to 17 million new small businesses to be formed. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to influence how Americans want to work, with an overwhelming 83% of people saying it has accelerated their......
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