Tag: Fintech

Meet Spoon Money, the savings and lending platform for South Africa’s female informal traders
Inclusive Fintech |

Meet Spoon Money, the savings and lending platform for South Africa’s female informal traders

Spoon Money is helping South Africa’s female informal traders transform their businesses Catalyst Fund accelerates startups that excel on...

By Thea Sokolowski
Meet Cowrywise, the smart savings and investment app for Nigerian youth
Inclusive Fintech |

Meet Cowrywise, the smart savings and investment app for Nigerian youth

Cowrywise is helping Nigeria’s youth to better plan for their financial futures Catalyst Fund accelerates startups that excel on...

By Malika Anand
Accelerating Inclusive Fintech Startups in Emerging Markets: Evaluation Report
Inclusive Fintech |

Accelerating Inclusive Fintech Startups in Emerging Markets: Evaluation Report

Produced following our work with the first four Catalyst Fund startups, this report aims to evaluate the design, operations,...

By Thea Sokolowski
Is India the Next Battleground for African Fintech Startups?
Inclusive Fintech |

Is India the Next Battleground for African Fintech Startups?

Catalyst Fund welcomes new cohort of inclusive fintech startups creating solutions to improve the financial health of underserved communities...

By Maelis Carraro
Why our money is on this Brazilian female fintech founder: meet Monica of Grão
Financial Health |

Why our money is on this Brazilian female fintech founder: meet Monica of Grão

A former securities broker and two-time entrepreneur, Monica Saccarelli was the first female partner at Brazilian brokerage house Link...

By Thea Sokolowski
What will it take for Nigeria’s inclusive fintech sector to flourish?
Inclusive Fintech |

What will it take for Nigeria’s inclusive fintech sector to flourish?

Despite a notoriously challenging operating environment, there are signs of improvement for fintech startups in Nigeria. Financial inclusion rates...

By Thea Sokolowski
Catalyst Fund welcomes new cohort of inclusive fintech startups
Inclusive Fintech |

Catalyst Fund welcomes new cohort of inclusive fintech startups

Catalyst Fund welcomes new cohort of inclusive fintech startups creating solutions to improve the financial health of underserved communities...

By Thea Sokolowski
Can fintech bridge the digital divide in India?
Inclusive Fintech |

Can fintech bridge the digital divide in India?

Forecasters predict that Indians will conduct more than US$1 trillion in digital transactions by 2025. Eighty percent of Indians...

By Maelis Carraro
The Emergence of ‘SupTech’ — And How it Can Move Past the Experimentation Stage
Artificial Intelligence |

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...

By Arend Kulenkampff
Designing fintech solutions for inclusion: key takeaways from SOCAP 2019
Inclusive Fintech |

Designing fintech solutions for inclusion: key takeaways from SOCAP 2019

“A truly inclusive innovation only works if it is adopted by the end-users it’s designed to serve.” — Maelis Carraro, Director,...

By Thea Sokolowski