Mobile lending app Tala closes Sh6.5b investment, to expand to India and Mexico

By KEN MACHARIA, NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 18 – Mobile financial services firm, Tala, has secured US$65 million (Sh6.5billion) in new investment to power the growth of its consumer lending app. The company will use the funds to focus on product development and growing human talent capacity in
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City of Muskogee Foundation directors gave a helping hand to our youth by awarding grants totaling $252,465 to help fund five summer programs. Another grant will help fund transportation, which has been a barrier for some youth to access the summer recess programs. This is encouraging in so many
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BidaskClub upgraded shares of AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday, March 24th. Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of AGNC
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The blockchain and cryptocurrencies might be a big thing. Maybe. Some day. If a lot of things go right. Don't take my skeptical word for it, though. That's more or less the conclusion of one of the field's true believers, Adam Ludwin, the articulate founder of technology company Chain. (Blockchain.com
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According to the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), year-to-year prices in Victoria have risen 15 per cent from 2017 to 2018, and nearly 21 per cent across the rest of Vancouver Island. This said, it is becoming increasingly apparent that market conditions are starting to change. While the
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Unlike Bitcoin, which is the most known cryptocurrency, Orion Token allows you to not only profit from arbitrage, but from lending with interest rates that average 1.5% to 3.5% daily. Basically, the argument of the company is that if a cryptocurrency has more than one use is better. While that is certainly
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Pro wrestling tradition dictates that world championship matches close out big shows. This dynamic makes sense, because the world title is typically the most important prize a company has to offer, and, at least in kayfabe, ought to feature the best performer in the company squaring of with someone
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CHICAGO, April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Holly Duran Real Estate Partners LLC (HDREP) announced that the firm has recently relocated to the landmark 141 W. Jackson, the historic Chicago Board of Trading Building at LaSalle and Jackson, vacating the CME Center for the first time in 35 years.
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Commonwealth Bank took over two years to tell the regulator it had been charging clients fees for no services because its systems were “so hopeless”, its witness has agreed before the banking royal commission. CBA has refunded $118 million to financial planning clients who were charged fees and
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Agent bank is a cost-effective medium employed by banks to provide financial access to the unbanked, under-banked, and branch-starved communities. It is the provision of basic financial services such as account opening, cash deposit, cash withdrawal, funds transfer, bills payment, airtime recharge
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Also, when Gingrich worked for Freddie Mac, the government-created and backed mortgage-subsidizer, he worked for the company's lobbying shop. Beyond the conservative objections to the revolving door, there's a basic moral one. When our statesmen, as a rule, monetize their public service to the
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Bump stock manufacturer Slide Fire Solutions will stop taking orders and shut down its website next month. The closure comes after months of scrutiny caused by the use of a bump stock—an accessory that allows semi-automatic weapons to fire at the rate of an automatic—in the October 2017 mass
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SYDNEY, April 18 (Reuters) – Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison warned on Wednesday that financial sector executives responsible for widespread breaches of corporate law could face jail, as a powerful judicial inquiry heard more evidence of misconduct by the country's top financial institutions.
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RADIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. FINALIZES REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS FOR EXPANSION AND PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATE … RADIENT TECHNOLOGIES INC – WILL ALSO ASSUME EXISTING MORTGAGE ON PROPERTY IN AMOUNT OF $2.4 MILLION. * RADIENT TECHNOLOGIES
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Brawler was released by WWE in mid-2016 after working for the company for more than 30 years. Former WWE NXT talent Zahra Schreiber turns 31 today. – WWE NXT Superstar Lars Sullivan took to Twitter and wrote the following on yellow brand talents going to RAW and SmackDown in the Superstar
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… is prevented from dealing with Western banks, according to a person familiar with the matter. “Donald Trump's sanctions were aimed at Deripaska, but they'll punish some ordinary people in regions that the Kremlin can't ignore,” said Slava Smolyaninov, a strategist at BCS Global Markets in Moscow.
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Digital currencies are risky, volatile investments, and that's what speculators love about them. But a group of Silicon Valley venture capitalists and Wall Street fixtures are spending $133 million on a cryptocurrency that's boring by design. The concept is called Basis. The startup behind it wants to create
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This has to be the first thing you do when you begin looking for a mortgage and the earlier the better. Try using the 3 main credit reference agencies Experian, Equifax, and Call credit to see what has been registered against your name. It's vital to to get a copy of each to see what and if there are any
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“In the event that additional sanctions target Russian coal producers, which are a major supplier to European and East Asian markets, the long-dated aluminum price may also become unanchored,” it said. “Even the partial loss of Russian coal supply would be enough to tighten the market given spare
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Market participants met in London to discuss attitudes towards securities lending, demand drivers, regulation and the outlook for the market.
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