by Sheen Gupta -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Empire, Mosabi, Orange, UNCDF Seek to Boost Financial Inclusion in Sierra Leone with Focus on Financial Literacy, Recruiting Women as Mobile Money Agents

The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) recently embarked on a partnership with France-based Orange Mobile Finance (Orange Money); Mosabi, a US-based digital education and finance platform; and Empire Solutions, a digital microfinance institution in Sierra Leone, in an effort to boost access to finance for low-income people – including women and youth – in Sierra Leone by increasing:

by Michelle Fleming -

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Orange, MTN to Launch Mobile Wallet Mowali, Offering Interoperability With Other Mobile Money Services Across Africa

Two telecommunications companies, France-based Orange Group and South Africa-based MTN Group, are partnering to create Mowali, a mobile wallet allowing people to send payments to individuals and merchants