![Inclusive fintech startups are pioneering products for the digital generation](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Fintech-with-focus--450x250.jpg)
Inclusive fintech startups are pioneering products for the digital generation
The digital generation (aka netizens, digital natives, generation Z, millennials) is a rapidly-growing customer segment that has exacting user...
![Women and youth may be weathering COVID better than others, but the most vulnerable are getting left behind](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Covid19-Woman-Resilence-450x250.jpg)
Women and youth may be weathering COVID better than others, but the most vulnerable are getting left behind
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to ransack economies across developed and emerging markets, expectations are that low-income people –...
![Venture-building helps South Africa’s MobiLife bring insurance to underserved families](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Mobilife_Insurance-to-underserved_header-450x250.jpg)
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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The market gap for climate change solutions in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the vulnerabilities of our health, financial, and economic systems. Scientists are warning that, at...
![Are we there yet? The evolution of fintech regulation in Nigeria](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Fintech-Regulation-in-Nigeria-450x250.jpg)
Are we there yet? The evolution of fintech regulation in Nigeria
Nigeria is a hotspot for fintech innovation in Africa as investors and startups respond to Nigeria’s positive environment for...
![SaaS startup Kwara is helping SACCOs deliver during COVID-19](https://bfaglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kwara_Header_blog-450x250.jpg)
SaaS startup Kwara is helping SACCOs deliver during COVID-19
Savings and Credit Co-operatives (SACCOs) are the financial service backbone of the unbanked population in Kenya. While SACCOs increasingly...
![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 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...