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[INTERVIEW] Zakaria Hersi, Founder Of Orten.io

YoungUpstarts

On one hand, he’s a tech innovator and entrepreneur whose creativity has earned him awards and accolades on two continents – Europe (Sweden, to be more exact) and Africa (eastern, and in countries like Nairobi, his native Somalia and Mauritius). On the other hand, he’s a zealous engineer of social change. Coursio was different case.

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The 5 Hottest International Money Transfer Startups

The Startup Magazine

One significant benefit with TorFX is that you’ll get a dedicated Account Manager who’ll support you with financial knowledge and provide you with market movements. Their advocacy stemmed from its founder Dr. Ismail Ahmed’s frustrations over sending cash to his relatives in Somalia through offline, agent-based services.

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Broken Hearts and Broken Minds

entrepreMusings

I heard America has the worse statistics (behind Somalia) on gun related murders per capita in the world. The government weaponry is no competition to anything available in the civilian market these days. Can we feasibly check everyone that could potentially come in contact with a gun that someone is legally registering for?

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