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African Development Bank’s New Economic Governance Strategy Advocates Bold Public Finance Reforms

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The strategy proposes bold reforms in the management of public finances to eliminate revenue ‘leakages’ and ensure an efficient, productive, and transparent use of scarce resources The African Development Bank on Friday launched its Strategy for Economic Governance in Africa (SEGA), aimed at fostering transparent and accountable governments and institutions to......
“Load up on Local": Vancity Visa Cardholders Earn 50% More Vancity Rewards Points for Shopping Local
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“Load up on Local”: Vancity Visa Cardholders Earn 50% More Vancity Rewards Points for Shopping Local

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Campaign seeks to stimulate local economic recovery and support local businesses Vancity announced the launch of Load up on Local – a major campaign to support local businesses as they work to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic. Load up on Local includes one of the largest-ever Vancity enviro™......
PayPal Commits Over $100 Million to Advance Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls
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PayPal Commits Over $100 Million to Advance Financial Inclusion and Economic Empowerment of Women and Girls

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The commitment is part of PayPal’s mission to build a more inclusive global economy and its role as a Generation Equality Forum Action Coalition Private Sector Lead PayPal Holdings, Inc. announced a more than $100 million commitment to advance financial inclusion and economic empowerment for women and girls around the world over......
Acceleprise Closes $30M Across Two New Funds, Rebrands to Forum Ventures
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Acceleprise Closes $30 Million Across Two New Funds, Rebrands to Forum Ventures

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Acceleprise, a leading early-stage B2B SaaS venture capital firm, accelerator, and corporate innovation platform, announced the launch of a new seed fund, the close of a fourth fund for their flagship pre-seed program, and a new brand, Forum Ventures. “The level of support we provide – from funding to fundraising......
LGBTQ+ Consumers Aim High With Retirement Savings Goals, Says New Lincoln Financial Study
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LGBTQ+ Consumers Aim High With Retirement Savings Goals, Says New Lincoln Financial Study

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Yet the Pandemic Still Created Financial Stress and Retirement Uncertainty That Underscores Areas for Improvement to Achieve Financial Security LGBTQ+ Americans have big goals when it comes to retirement. According to Lincoln Financial Group’s 2021 Retirement Power® Study, LGBTQ+ respondents feel they should save a higher median amount of their annual......
African Banker Awards
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Innovation and Resilience Common Themes Amongst Winners of African Banker Awards 2021

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Access Bank’s Herbert Wigwe wins Banker of the year for second consecutive year Standard Bank Group, Africa’s biggest bank, rewarded for its COVID-related and women empowerment programmes; Access Bank’s Herbert Wigwe wins Banker of the year for second consecutive year; Innovation and resilience featured highly in this year’s entries; Organisers......
Alida Secures US$10 Million Debt Facility From Comerica Bank
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Alida Secures US$10 Million Debt Facility From Comerica Bank

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The debt facility provides working capital funds to enable Alida’s growth strategy Alida, creator of the world’s first CXM & Insights Platform has secured a US$10 million debt facility from Comerica Bank. The financing was provided by Comerica Bank’s Technology and Life Sciences Division. The funds provide Alida with access......
Tonkean Secures $50 Million Series B Round From Accel to Further Its Mission to Reinvent Enterprise Business Operations
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Tonkean Secures $50 Million Series B Round From Accel to Further Its Mission to Reinvent Enterprise Business Operations

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New investors also include founders and executives from Google, Atlassian, and UiPath, recognizing Tonkean as the leader of a new category in enterprise software Tonkean, the Operating System for Business Operations, announced it has raised $50m in Series B funding, led by Accel. The funding will allow Tonkean to scale up hiring......
Prosus Posts Its Strongest Financial Performance to Date
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Prosus Posts Its Strongest Financial Performance to Date

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Prosus N.V. full year results confirm revenues and trading profit at record levels in the group’s entire history, as well as strong progress on strategy “Our Board is immensely proud of what our people achieved during the past year. They managed the pandemic, delivered powerful revenue growth, and lifted profitability.......
Griffin Capital Company Announces Partnership with iCapital Network®, Leading Fintech Platform
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Griffin Capital Company Announces Partnership with iCapital Network®, Leading Fintech Platform

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Partnership Enhances Advisor Access to Griffin Capital’s Alternative Investment Solutions Griffin Capital Company, LLC (“Griffin Capital”), a leading alternative investment asset manager, announced a partnership with iCapital Network, the leading global financial technology platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries. The partnership......
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