Financial Inclusion
In 2014 that number was 2 billion, Because account ownership is nearly universal in high-income economies, virtually all unbanked adults live in developing economies. China and India, despite having relatively high account ownership, claim large shares of the global unbanked population because of their sheer size. Home to 225 million adults without an account, China has the world’s largest unbanked population, followed by India (190 million), Pakistan (100 million), and Indonesia (95 million) (map 2.1). Indeed, these four economies, together with three others — Nigeria, Mexico, and Bangladesh — are home to nearly half the world’s unbanked population (figure 2.1).
About Miruminvest
Mirum Invest is a boutique London-based investment advisory company that helps startups and SMEs to successfully launch and grow their business.
We connect startup businesses with investors and assist with raising finance, business development and planning, as well as go-to-market campaigns. We support businesses from concept to a scalable venture with launch strategies, business process planning, and “how to” implementation.
Our main focus is Fintech, in the Financial Inclusion Arena.
Our Projects
Our mission is that anyone with a phone can pay, receive, or bank from anywhere anytime
Infinity aims to improve your relationship with money and make investing a fun feature of your life.
GudItalia is a web platform for the love of “Made in Italy”
KogoPAY has raised £1 million in pre-Series A funding for it “socially-conscious” banking and payments platform.
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Our Partners
OVHcloud is a leading European cloud hyperscaler and has been a cloud and infrastructure provider for over 20 years, with more than 1.5 million customers worldwide served by 32 global water-cooled data centres. The OVHcloud Startup Program is a global program that has been running since 2015 and has received almost 7000 applications of which more than 2000 have been assisted with cloud credits and solution architecture support. We have a great cloud solutions offering for startups. Read More
Panamax Inc is a leading provider of Fintech and Telecom solutions to telecom operators, banks, financial institutions, carriers, service providers across the globe. Our fintech solutions include comprehensive Digital Financial Solutions suite that simplifies online transactions and drive financial inclusion.
LATOKEN is a rapidly growing crypto exchange focusing on liquidity for new tokens. LATOKEN entered CoinmarketCap’s Top-20 in March 2019 and keeps improving the result.
FINTECH.TV is a global media platform bringing you the latest in finance, blockchain, technology, sustainability, impact investing, SDGs, and ESG, with a studio presence at leading international exchanges.
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13-15 October 2021
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News
81 per cent of women entrepreneurs across the Middle East and Africa have a digital business presence according to Mastercard MEA SME Confidence Index. Entrepreneurial women across the world and in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) are leading the way in tapping into the power of the digital economy to succeed and grow.
Telkom has announced today Sipho Maseko’s successor as CEO of the Telkom Group.
The South African telco has appointed Serame Taukobong as the Group CEO Designate with effect from 1 October 2021. Taukobong will assume the role of chief executive after Maseko makes his official exit from the company on 30 June 22.
The future of sub-Saharan Africa economies is looking increasingly green for those paying close attention.
While global investment is expected to rise sharply this year as a result of the pandemic, impact investment – the funding of projects that generate social or environmental impact, as well as a financial return – is tipped to hold relatively steady, and could play a key role in the recovery of African economies and other emerging markets.
Long gone is the era of queuing up in banks, speaking to customer assistants and tedious cumbersome paperwork. One marked change that has been the buzzword and the new characteristic of the last decade and continues to make waves in the industry is the rise of challenger digital banks.
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