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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

70% of Africa’s population is under the age of 25 shaping one of the largest untapped talent pools in the world. What are the drivers behind these figures and why Africa is so polarized when it comes to skills development and unemployment rates?

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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.

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FinTech and Forex – A Match Made in Heaven

The Startup Magazine

The connection between Forex and technology is an obvious one. Because of the characteristics of currency trading, it’s normal to assume that technology can help investors perfect their strategies and make the most of the money they put in this trading method. Increased mobility. Smart mobile devices have taken care of the rest.

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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

Resource scarcity leads to innovation — as those of us who have lived and worked in the developing world are acutely aware. In most of these countries, credit cards and traditional banking systems have not yet taken hold, making mobile money the only alternative to carrying cash (often in dangerous cities) and expending time to deliver cash.

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12 Entrepreneurs Discuss The Entrepreneurs That Best Represents Innovation and Disruption

Hearpreneur

He is also the most engaged business leader on Facebook in Africa. He has the creativity to develop innovative transportation solutions, whether on earth or in space, and the intelligence to create plans to actually make them work. His innovative ideas about home computers and mobiles changed the market forever. 2- Jeff Bezos.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world.

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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

Despite Kenya has been named as the fasted growing payments market in Africa, there is still a lot to be done to develop the local business angel community. Johnni Kjelsgaard is one of the world’s most enthusiastic proponents of Africa’s entrepreneurial potential. Johnni Kjelsgaard Founder and CEO at GrowthAfrica.

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