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The first Zambian startup to get into YC is developing Africa’s first card-issuing API

TechCrunch

Zambia joins that list today, and its entrant, Union54 , is a worthy first entry. Zazu was launched in 2015 as a challenger bank in Zambia. As a principal member, Zazu became authorized to act as an “issuing bank.” More than 40 African startups from a handful of countries have gone through YC over the past decade.

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Nigeria’s Sudo Africa raises $3.7M pre-seed for its card-issuing API platform

TechCrunch

Tiger Global leads $3M round in Zambia’s Union54 for its card-issuing API. The company charges interchange fees when its issued cards are used to make a web or POS transaction and takes authorization fees when spending and location-based controls are made. Union54, despite being based in Zambia, has customers across Africa.

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After raising $4 million, Emtech supports central banks across Africa, the Caribbean to deploy regulatory sandboxes

TechCrunch

The sandbox helps the regulatory authorities base their response to innovations on the outcomes of live experiments. Already, CBDCs are taking off in Africa, with Zambia and Kenya being the latest countries to test their viability.

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How Leaders Use Four Workarounds To Tackle Complex Problems

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“Workarounds are effective, versatile, and accessible methods for tackling complex problems,” shares the author of the new book, The Four Workarounds. In Part 1 of this fascinating and instructional book, author and Oxford University professor, Paulo Savaget , explains what workarounds are and how to come up with them.

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NetSquared Events to Cure Your Social Media Ailments

Tech Soup

NetSquared Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia. IMAGE ATTRIBUTION GUIDELINES Image Name: Author / License. Louis, Missouri. Nonprofit Neighbors Tech Club in Kansas City, Missouri. 501 Tech Club Austin in Austin, Texas. NetSquared Mississauga in Mississauga, Canada. NetSquared Tanzania in Tanga, Tanzania. Upcoming Events.

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How (RED) is Fighting AIDS and Saving Lives

Saleforce Nonprofit

To help tell this story better, (RED) recently took a trip with one of our supporters, Roche, to Zambia to film a series of labs that are conducting life-saving tests and giving patients and doctors critical information in the fight against preventable diseases.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Best Wishes for Healthy, Happy, and Social 2008!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

" Also quoted is Sean Stannard-Stockton, author of the Tactical Philanthropy blog was also quoted and he shares his expanded predictions here , including "Charities recognize the potential of social-media tools and finally get serious about integrated online strategies. Here's a tip sheet on Twitter. New (to me) Blogs.

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