iWorkers: How large is the African market for digital commerce?
Africa’s largest e-commerce platform, Jumia, was listed on the New York Stock Exchange on 12 April 2019 at a...
The iWorker Project – Country Diagnostic Report: Ghana
iWorkers are a new category of workers – people whose livelihoods are enabled by digital commerce platforms where they...
Lean user research: How Diin sequenced data analysis and user interviews to generate insights
Startups typically chase growth by acquiring more and more customers. It is tempting to interpret more customers as a...
The suptech generations
Financial authorities’ use of technology has evolved over the years, leading to different generations of technology that culminate in...
Can Africa Show How Gig Workers Get a Fair Share in the Digital Economy?
Let’s Be Real: The Informal Sector and the Gig Economy are the Future, and the Present, of Work in Africa
Timing Isn’t Quite Right for SaaS Startups in Africa
Let me tell you how I failed to build a scalable SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) startup in Africa. I was working for tech...
What is the Investment Climate for Fintech in Emerging Markets?
A positive outlook according to our investor network Catalyst Fund and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are sponsoring the Inclusive...
Inclusive Fintech: Four Lessons for Optimizing Customer and Tech Journeys
At Catalyst Fund, we spent the past year working directly with early-stage fintech startups in emerging markets. Run by...
Can the digitization of micro insurance make all the difference? Assessing the growth potential of digital micro insurance
BFA Global co-authored this paper examines the use of technology in microinsurance and insurance sold through and with mobile...