finance

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Workers processing harvested moss at an elea portfolio company facility in Peru

The Returns Concession

Reaching the poorest communities costs impact investors just 13 cents extra per dollar

Latin America, SwitzerlandApr 2, 2026

A Moniepoint POS terminal held by an agent processing a card payment for a customer in Nigeria

The Payments Graduation

Africa's biggest payment apps are becoming banks — four got licenses in 18 months

Nigeria, Kenya, SenegalMar 29, 2026

An M-PESA mobile money and Equity bank agent storefront in Nairobi, Kenya, with a woman standing at the entrance

The Fintech Passport

Central banks are letting fintechs use one license across two African countries

Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Kenya, South Africa, UgandaMar 28, 2026