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The collaboration marks a significant milestone in Kenya’s banking sector and sets the stage for a new era of accessible and innovative banking solutions. Founded in 2021, Fingo aims to empower youths to create a wealthier Africa with distinctly designed financial products. The startup’s collaboration with Ecobank combines the agility and innovation of a neobank with the stability and expertise of an established financial institution.
Fingo seeks to deliver financial services such as savings, insurance, and credit to its users at cheaper transfer fees, subsidized rates at pay bills, and cash-back rewards, among other features.

Airtel Africa and SpaceX’s Starlink have launched Africa’s first commercial satellite-to-phone service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, enabling eligible Airtel customers to send messages from areas without terrestrial mobile coverage.

Small Foundation has made an undisclosed investment in Unmarkets, a Nairobi-based venture builder that creates food and agricultural businesses with established African-owned companies.

Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, is providing a $20 million loan to the Africa Go Green Fund to expand debt financing for businesses and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions across Africa.