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FinTech Accelerating Digital Transformation of Banking in Africa

The Startup Magazine

FinTech players are increasingly becoming an important part of the fabric of Africa’s financial services ecosystem and the leading banks on the continent are now more urgently seeking to harness technology innovations, collaborate with FinTech start‐ups, and create a platform to scale much faster – to make digital financial services pay.

Africa 81
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Three Megatrends That Will Affect Everybody’s Business

YoungUpstarts

With the Middle Kingdom accounting for such a large proportion of the global population, mainland China will still fuel world economic growth, but the pace of growth will vary province by province more than ever. Infrastructure will need to be redone and rethought, creating a lot of openings for building and technology innovators.

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11 Compelling TED Talks On Money

YoungUpstarts

It’s going to take a bit of time and even more money, but this former World Bank economist shares a strategy to forge a commodities market in Ethiopia, with the ultimate goal of creating a sustainable society. Eleni Gabre-Madhin: Ethiopian economics. Seth Priebatsch: The game layer on top of the world.

Ethiopia 188
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Geography of The Great Resignation: What Is the Global Impact?

Board Effect

We’re giving a broader scope to the geography of The Great Resignation by taking a closer look at how it has impacted various global regions. . From an industry standpoint, hospitality jobs are lagging, and technology positions are soaring. . Fashion, technology, and manufacturing have all been impacted by workers resigning.

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What Asia and Facebook’s Free Internet Project Have in Common?

Transformify

Although Mark Zuckerberg’s plea to the tech community to put those without basic Internet service before their interest in "the intellectual purity of technology" might not be completely altruistic, the positive effects of free Internet are tremendous. Women represent two-thirds of all illiterate adults globally.

Asia 40