![Making waves: Cynthia Wandia embodies the best of female fintech entrepreneurship](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Cynthia-Kwara-1-450x250.jpg)
Making waves: Cynthia Wandia embodies the best of female fintech entrepreneurship
Cynthia Wandia is the CEO and co-founder of Kwara, an accounting and business management SaaS for SACCOs in Kenya....
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Venture-building helps South Africa’s MobiLife bring insurance to underserved families
Fewer than 12% of South Africans have life insurance, amounting to an insurance gap of over R30 trillion. Low...
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Rapid tech due diligence: How Catalyst Fund assesses a startup’s tech
Alongside product-market fit and adequate control of data, underlying tech quality is a key determinant of whether a startup...
![Is your fintech startup still using Google Sheets?](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Google-Sheets_Spoon-header-4-450x250.jpg)
Is your fintech startup still using Google Sheets?
When launching fintech startups, founders often resort to the simple, free tools they know best. When it comes to...
![The ultimate startup dashboard: 7 charts and startup metrics for founders to live by](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Dashboard-blog-Featured-header-450x250.jpg)
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...
![Meet Paymenow, a financial wellness app helping South Africans escape debt cycles via access to liquidity](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Paymenow-Header-450x250.jpg)
Meet Paymenow, a financial wellness app helping South Africans escape debt cycles via access to liquidity
Paymenow gives low-income South Africans early access to the wages they have already earned, to smooth their income while...
![Meet Mango Life, enabling Mexicans to easily purchase affordable life and health insurance](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Equipo-Mango-450x250.jpg)
Meet Mango Life, enabling Mexicans to easily purchase affordable life and health insurance
En Español Insurance penetration in Mexico is extremely low, only 15% of Mexicans have private life insurance, and...
![Meet WellaHealth, bringing tailored micro-insurance products to Nigerians](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Wellahealth_-Header-450x250.jpg)
Meet WellaHealth, bringing tailored micro-insurance products to Nigerians
Nigeria accounts for 25% of malaria cases worldwide and 19% of all deaths. Although malaria is eminently curable, most...
![Meet KarmaLife, bringing financial services to gig workers in India](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/KarmaLife-1-1-450x250.png)
Meet KarmaLife, bringing financial services to gig workers in India
Digital platforms in India will employ 15 million people by 2021. While these gig-workers are not formally employed by...
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Video: what is Catalyst Fund?
En español Express interest in becoming a Catalyst Fund company Catalyst Fund is an accelerator...