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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...
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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...
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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...
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The suptech generations
Financial authorities’ use of technology has evolved over the years, leading to different generations of technology that culminate in...
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Can Africa Show How Gig Workers Get a Fair Share in the Digital Economy?
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Let’s Be Real: The Informal Sector and the Gig Economy are the Future, and the Present, of Work in Africa
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...