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120 Stories by Caribou Digital

Fiction or future for platformization? The implications we explored with banks, fintechs, and MNOs

Platforms are a hot topic and for good reason. The digital “platformization” of markets is one of the defining forces of change in the...
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Tech Touch Balance

Presented by Ashley Lewis, Accion Venture Lab
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AI and Big Data have transformed digital finance in China. Can they do the same in sub-Saharan Africa?

This blog has been co-authored by David del Ser, Practice Director at Bankable Frontier Associates and David Edelstein, Senior Director at FiDA Partnership
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Can China’s Ethos of Collaboration Work for Africa?

This blog was authored by Annabel Schiff - Senior Manager, Partners at the FiDA Partnership - with input from Lesley Denyes - Program Manager...
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Tipping the Scale: Can Social Media Drive DFS Adoption and Use?

This blog was co-authored by Adaora Ogbue, Associate Programme Manager at Mastercard Foundation and Renita Nabisubi, Head of Digital Financial Services at Access to...
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Unpacking the Impact Question in China’s Superplatforms

This blog was written by Lamia Naji, Associate Manager, Learning and Strategy at Mastercard Foundation, & Xavier Faz, Lead, Digital Finance Frontiers at CGAP
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You Can’t Clap with One Hand: How Collaboration Drives China’s FinTech Success

This blog was written by Lesley Denyes - Program Manager and Digital Finance Specialist at IFC and Annabel Schiff - Senior Manager, Partners at...
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Barriers and Bridges to Building Africa’s Digital Silk Road

This blog written by Sieka Gatabaki, Financial Services Manager at MercyCorps Agrifin Accelerate Program in Kenya with contributions from Annabel Schiff -Senior Manager, Partners...
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The Digital Silk Road: Lessons from Last Mile Distribution in China

This blog is authored by Stephen Deng, co-founder at DFS Labs, an early-stage fintech accelerator for emerging markets
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What is the role of regulation in digital finance?

Past examples and research have both shown that burdensome or overly prescriptive regulation hinders mobile money innovation and scale. For instance, a study conducted...
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