In an increasing trend where African technology companies are finding a global audience, Nigerian digital SME lending platform Lidya has expanded to Poland and the Czech Republic.
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October 15, 2019March 11, 2020
Forbes: When Mission and Margins Meet, the Market Celebrates
Financial Health Network's Jennifer Tescher shares how venture capitalists and tech founders are beginning to realize that being able to make money may be a more important indicator of success than stratospheric growth.
July 18, 2019March 11, 2020
Financial Health Network’s Jennifer Tescher in Forbes: Go Slow On Libra. Speed Up On Faster Payments.
"The irony is, the lack of a ubiquitous real-time payments system in the United States is one of the factors driving the creation of alternative payment systems like Libra in the first place," she writes.
June 4, 2019November 23, 2020
Forbes: Momentum Is Building for a 21st-Century Digital Banking Infrastructure
Tilman Ehrbeck shares trends and insights from the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings on this latest blog published by Forbes.
May 20, 2019November 23, 2020
Forbes India: Bicycle thieves: The surprising growth engine for Toffee Insurance
A staggering number of the insurtech startup's products are sold against cycle theft, a rising issue in India.
April 22, 2019March 11, 2020
Forbes: For Better And Worse, Could Banking Become Like Healthcare?
Forbes contributor Ron Shevlin utilized data from our "Breaking New Ground in FinTech" research to support his insights comparing healthcare to banking.
March 25, 2019March 11, 2020
Forbes: Omidyar Network Spins Off Flourish, A Financial Inclusion Investment Firm
Forbes contributor Anne Field discussed Flourish's spinoff with managing partners Tilman Ehrbeck, Emmalyn Shaw & Arjuna Costa.