When the best available human is an AI?
Developing country economies are characterized by shortages of skills that seem to be good for AI to fill: from...
Generative AI’s expanding role for Kenyan small businesses beyond ChatGPT
On a recent visit to Kenya, my colleague Anne and I explored Nairobi’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, meeting artisans in Mathare,...
The ultimate startup dashboard: 7 charts and startup metrics for founders to live by
Although most CEOs recognize the importance of being data-driven and results-oriented, getting there takes some initial effort, and leaders...
Catalyst Fund toolkit helps startups get AI ready
In India, we’ve seen a vast array of AI solutions deployed across all sorts of industries. Funding of AI...
Proto partners with BFA Global for financial complaints automation solution at Central Banks
Nairobi, Kenya / March 24, 2020 — Following its success in developing an award-winning, financial complaints management system and...
The Emergence of ‘SupTech’ — And How it Can Move Past the Experimentation Stage
“SupTech” is a word you’re likely to hear more about in the coming years. The term is a newfangled...
The suptech generations
Financial authorities’ use of technology has evolved over the years, leading to different generations of technology that culminate in...
Keeping Machine Learning Honest! The need for the truthalizer
Machine learning (ML) provides institutions with predictive analytics that leverage large amounts of both historical and continually-generated data to...
How Artificial Intelligence Can Simplify International Development Research: An Intriguing Experiment
Anyone working in international development can spend large amounts of time trying to keep up with news about...
Artificial Intelligence: Practical Superpowers
With knowledge comes power. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a powerful way to harness data into knowledge and into action....