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PayPal Backs Singapore-Based Sweef Capital and Quona Capital to Empower Women
PayPal invests in Sweef Capital’s Southeast Asia Women’s Economic Empowerment Fund (SWEEF) and Quona Opportunity Fund to support women’s inclusion in the global economic and financial system. Sweef Capital is a Singapore-based woman-led fund that focuses on opportunities that respond
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Quona Capital Closes Second Fund with $203 Million Aimed at Financial Inclusion
Quona Capital, a venture firm focused on financial inclusion in emerging markets, today announced the final close of the Accion Quona Inclusion Fund. The Fund closed with $203 million in commitments from an array of leading investors including global asset
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First Global Fintech Fund for the Underserved, $141 Million
Accion and Quona Capital announced the final close of the Accion Frontier Inclusion Fund, the world’s first global fintech fund for the underserved. The oversubscribed Fund represents $141M in commitments from an array of leading institutional investors including global insurance
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What Asia Can Learn From Africa To Succeed in Fintech For Unbanked?
Facebook is currently considering acquiring mobile money giant M-Pesa in Kenya. One month ago Visa payments network introduced a mobile-phone application to enable cashless transactions in Kenya too. The mVisa app will initially facilitate transactions for people with accounts at
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