How fintech startups should pursue B2B partnerships
For many fintech startups, particularly those in the insurtech space where high levels of trust are essential, business-to-business (B2B)...
Kwara launches first-of-its-kind training program for junior talent in Kenya
Fintech startups can be tempted to find tech solutions for all aspects of their business, but customer support often...
Can agile fintech startups be the answer to food insecurity during the COVID-19 crisis?
Originally published on NextBillion COVID-19 lockdowns have threatened small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and vulnerable families around the world. SMEs in...
Does your startup struggle to find talent? Four ways to grow your own
Although startups consistently report they struggle to find talent, few consider interns to be a viable pathway. This...
Fintech accelerator programs find new opportunities in adapting to COVID-19
Last year, with the support of JPMorgan Chase & Co, Catalyst Fund started working with Bharat Inclusion Initiative’s...
Press Release: Announcing the $4.3M Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator in Ghana to improve the financial resilience of informal MSEs
ACCRA, Ghana, 19th October, 2020 – Catalyst Fund, managed by BFA Global, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and...
Catalyst Fund is expanding inclusive-tech acceleration to new sectors
Building on our proven approach to accelerating inclusive fintech startups and innovation ecosystems in emerging markets, Catalyst Fund is...
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
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to ransack economies across developed and emerging markets, expectations are that low-income people –...
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....