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African youth and mixed livelihoods: Tech provides silver lining amid pandemic
In 2019, one in five youth in Africa were not in employment, education or training . Each year, 10 to 12 million youth enter the workforce , while [...]
Digital identity and financial inclusion
How digitising customer due diligence can strengthen providers during COVID-19 and beyond For the last two decades, financial inclusion [...]
Money transfer operators in Nigeria: Regulation and licensing options
Many people have had their 2020 plans ruined by COVID-19, but the cross-border remittance opportunity in Nigeria is even more enticing right now. [...]
Insurance operations and COVID-19: remote onboarding challenges
What challenges exist around remote onboarding? COVID-19 has caused significant disruptions to insurers’ operations, as they still have [...]
The scale and usage of digital platform ecosystems in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa
App usage in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa data signals digitalisation of Africa’s economic exchanges Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa are [...]
Inclusive Integrity Toolkit
Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) in conjunction with Cenfri and supported by FSD Africa are pleased to officially launch the Inclusive [...]
Never waste a crisis – how sub-Saharan African insurers are being affected by, and are responding to, COVID-19
COVID-19 containment and mitigation measures in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have restricted the movement of people, goods and services. This has [...]
Leading from the front
Why visible and proactive policy leadership matters more than ever for insurance in the wake of COVID-19 As we discussed in our first blog in this [...]
“If you can make it here, you’ll make it anywhere”: Innovating in Lagos
We set out to understand the dynamics and factors enabling the three top innovation ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa: Cape Town, Nairobi and Lagos. [...]
Finding the missing pieces of the puzzle: using regtech to combat illicit financial flows
Modern financial crime has evolved significantly over the last few decades. Detecting these global networks of sophisticated crime has become more [...]