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In another enlightening podcast, Darren Franks sits down with Fintech for Inclusion Venture Investor Johan Bosini, a partner at Quona Capital, to delve into the intricacies of financial inclusion within emerging markets. Quona Capital, known as a global emerging fintech-for-inclusion venture firm, invests in fintechs within these markets that offer technology to enable people - especially the underserved or underbanked to access financial services. Their impressive investment portfolio extends across 70+ investments in fifteen countries and includes payments, lending, challenger banks, insurance, and wealth management platforms, among others. Most notably, Quona Capital has invested in companies like Lula, which provides essential access to funding for launching businesses, and Seamless Africa 2023 Silver Sponsor Yoco, who are shaping the future of small businesses in South Africa and beyond. To learn more about Quona Capital and its role in the future of finance in emerging markets, listen to the full podcast here: https://bit.ly/4615sb2 #SeamlessAfrica #Fintech #Investment #FinancialInclusion

In our fun new video series, our Fintech Nation Fund Founder Duo - Varun Mittal 海王-米塔尔 and Vanessa Ho, sit down and answer some burning questions about investing in fintech companies in Southeast Asia. 🔥 😍 In this first snippet, find out the top 3 relevant themes our co-founders believe are noteworthy and key to lookout for when investing in the Southeast Asian region. Stay tuned for more video content soon! #investments #southeastasia #fintechnation #singapore #venture #venturecapital #fund #sea #fintech

Today, as we continue our Capital Partner campaign, just another tip to our start-up friends….. Remember to showcase traction and key milestones achieved. We, as investors, want evidence that your business is gaining momentum. This could include user adoption metrics, revenue growth, strategic partnerships, or successful product launches. Master these elements, and your venture will shine in the eyes of potential backers. 💼💡 #PitchingExcellence #VentureSuccess Your African Capital Partner 💰 💡 . . . #Commodities #BusinessSynergy #connecting #VenturePartners #Africa #energy #Zambia #MudendaCapital #AfricanTradePartner #MudendaCapital #investment

In the aftermath of a watershed 2023, the African tech landscape faced challenges, with only four countries surpassing the $100M funding mark— down from eight in 2022. Venture capital also saw a 40.2% dip. However fintech resilience shone through. Our newly released State of Tech in Africa report for Q4, takes a nuanced look at the trials, triumphs, and pivots shaping the road ahead in 2024. It provides actionable insights on how to navigate the funding winter with imperatives for investors and policymakers alike. Download full SOTIA report via this link: https://t.co/nhZfqWMPEK #Tech2023Q4 #TechNews #Fintech #RealNews #News #StateOfTechinAfrica

Sharing the second interview of the series, this time focusing on entrepreneurship in Middle East and North Africa. While over the past decade, the overall Egyptian economy has faced significant challenges, the government has made a concentrated effort to push forward innovation in a few sectors - including fintech which is where Nclude concentrates in. Why fintech? In this environment, how can VC's spot founders with the right opportunity ? What do local VC's know that those coming from outside the continent might not? And finally, how do you scale business in regions that face so much instability? Basil M. lends his insights on all of this and more in our conversation and shares how we can continue to drive impact in our own lives too.

Since really trying to understand the complexity of financial inclusion and dedicating time to the problems we face as an industry, I’m on the hunt for content all around the subject. This Episode right here is worth a listen, specifically if you’re also trying to bridge the gap between financially excluded and included. Link in comments #financialinclusion #fintech #venturecapitalist

Fintech Funding in Africa Declines, as Climate Tech Takes up Major Funding in 2024: In a report by Africa: The Big Deal, it presented a significant shift within the African startup ecosystem, as Climate Tech edges Fintech to ...

Yulia Kyrpa, executive partner at Aequo, head of banking & finance, insolvency & restructuring and capital markets group, is invited to moderate the panel discussion on venture capital companies perspectives in Ukraine in the upcoming event “FinTech trends 2024”, held on November 29, 2023. The event, organized by the Ukrainian Association of FinTech and Innovation Companies, the National Bank of Ukraine and Fintech Insider, will bring together representatives of IFs and banks, payment providers and fintech companies, IT and law firms that are driving the development of the fintech sector in Ukraine. The panelists are  - Mr. Mateusz Zawistowski, Managing Director at FF Venture Capital;  - Mr. Sergii Kravets, Partner at GR Capital; - Mr. Denys Sychkov, Investor Director at Horizon capital; - Mr. Greg Krasnov, Founder and CEO at Tonik bank; - Mr. Andrew Voronin, CEO at Fondy Ukraine. For over 21 months of full-scale Russian aggression, "mortality" in the startup ecosystem has been minimal, while the number of new deals has exceeded 80. Moderated by Yulia Kyrpa the panels will exchange their ideas on this unexpected resilience and discuss the topic “What VCs are Looking for in Ukraine: Investment Priorities and How to Get Funding, and What Multilateral and Development Organizations Can Do to Help Sector Innovation”. #FinTech #conference #investors #rebuildUkraine

#Fintech ecosystem is booming! 💥 There is great progress in digital wallets, payments, and distribution, yet many opportunities are still untapped. Local startups face challenges: Scaling, dealing with uncertain regulations, managing scarce resources, and building strong governance. These hacks shade some light on what needs to be done 🧠 #Fintech360 "Master the Skills to Lead Financial Innovation" #AfricanFintech #FintechGrowth #Innovation #StartupChallenges #FinancialInclusion #TechInAfrica #FutureOfFinance #FintechRevolution Anza | Growing Your Business Pesatech Africa United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

🚀 Exciting Insights from Our FinTech Strategic Investments Event! 📈 💬 Last week, Zelig had the privilege of hosting an outstanding discussion on strategic investments in FinTech, exploring a range of topics, including: - the key challenges and opportunities of raising capital from strategic investors - the attributes that make a FinTech suited to raise strategic capital - how best to structure strategic investments to ensure all-parties have the right incentivization 🌐 A huge thank you to our panel for sharing their views and experiences: Philip Carr (Acin), Andrew Murray (Citi), Michael Sim (Fidelity International Strategic Ventures), Shea Wallon (Fitch Group, Inc. / Fitch Ventures), Rezso Szabo (Illuminate Financial), and Anthony Craufurd (Visa)!!! 💬 Zelig has supported many FinTechs on raising capital from strategic investors and would be happy to discuss the topic with any company that wants to better understand whether a strategic investment might be right for them. Please feel free to reach out! 🚀 #FinTech #Investments #Networking