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October 15, 2019March 11, 2020

Forbes: Nigerian SME Digital Lender Lidya Expands to Europe

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.

#Czech Republic, #Digital Lending, #Europe, #FinHealth, #Fintech, #Forbes, #Lidya, #Lidya Loan, #Loan, #Nigeria, #SME, #Tunde Kehinde

September 24, 2019March 11, 2020

Nigeria Fintech Week 2019: “Surviving with Fintech Innovation: What are the Sustaining Factors?”

Register for this year's conference! The event will focus on exploring these sustaining factors with events around capacity building, investments, infrastructure and more.

#Events, #FinHealth, #Fintech, #Nigeria, #Nigeria Fintech Week

September 20, 2019March 11, 2020

Rebooting Banking in Nigeria

Why We Invested in FairMoney by Ameya Upadhyay If you ask someone in Lagos if they have a bank account, more likely...

#Ameya Upadhyay, #Credit, #Digital Banking, #Emerging Markets, #FairMoney, #Financial Health, #FinHealth, #Nigeria

September 17, 2019March 11, 2020

TechNext Nigeria: FairMoney Wants to Help More Nigerians Access Quick Loans with the $11.02 Million Series A Funding it Just Raised

Laurin Hainy, CEO of FairMoney revealed that the company’s vision is to create a holistic financial platform that can cater to underserved customers in emerging markets.

#FairMoney, #FinHealth, #Fintech, #Flourish, #Laurin Hainy, #Nigeria, #Series A

September 16, 2019March 11, 2020

Digital Banking Startup FairMoney Raises 10 Million Euros to Build the Leading Mobile Bank for Emerging Markets

Flourish, a venture of The Omidyar Group, led the Series A investment round alongside existing investors.

#FairMoney, #FinHealth, #Fintech, #Nigeria, #Series A

August 5, 2019March 11, 2020

TechCrunch: Flutterwave and Alipay partner on payments between Africa and China

Flutterwave has partnered with Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba’s Alipay to offer digital payments between Africa and China.

#Africa, #African Markets, #African Merchants, #Alibaba, #AliPay, #China, #Chinese Merchants, #Digital Payments, #flutterwave, #Lagos, #Nigeria

July 23, 2019March 11, 2020

Business Day Nigeria: Fintech players discuss need to focus on financial health

Business Day spotlights our managing partner Arjuna Costa's insights, and his perspective on new trends that are changing the future.

#Arjuna Costa, #Business Day, #Financial Health, #FlourishStartupBootcamp, #Lagos, #MetroMile, #Nigeria, #Uber

July 23, 2019March 11, 2020

This Day Live: Costa – Why Financial Inclusion is Not Enough Anymore

Managing Partner, Arjuna Costa, spoke to journalists in Lagos about financial health and rising trends in fintech.

#Africa, #African Economy, #Arjuna, #Arjuna Costa, #Financial Health, #Financial Inclusion, #FinHealth, #Fintech, #Lagos, #Nigeria, #This Day Live

June 21, 2019March 11, 2020

Ozy: He’s Banking the Unbanked in Nigeria and Beyond

Founder and CEO of Paga, Tayo Oviosu, is featured in this story about how the company is helping to bank the unbanked in Nigeria.

#Nigeria, #Ozy, #Paga, #Tayo Ovioso, #Unbanked

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Our Global Investments Advisor Smita Aggarwal visi

Our Global Investments Advisor Smita Aggarwal visited the @shopup_now team in Bangladesh talking about all things #fintech and #finhealth.

Are you at #SGFintechFest? Don’t miss managing p

Are you at #SGFintechFest? Don’t miss managing partner Tilman Ehrbeck speaking with industry experts to share tips and insights for entrepreneurs and investors alike! #fintech #finhealth

Managing partners #TilmanEhrbeck and #ArjunaCosta

Managing partners #TilmanEhrbeck and #ArjunaCosta stopped by @toffeeinsurance this week to meet with their team and learn about what’s on the horizon! #insurtech #fintech

Kicking off an exciting week at #Money2020 in Las

Kicking off an exciting week at #Money2020 in Las Vegas with #StartupPitch tomorrow! Managing partner Emmalyn Shaw and @thesteadyapp’s Adam Roseman will join the judging panel to dive into the latest and greatest in #AI, #wealthmanagent, #biometrics and more! Don’t miss it on Track 4 on Level 3 of The Venetian on Monday, 10/27!

“Who here thinks #China is a big deal? 🙋‍♂️ #Nigeria is projected to be bigger by population than China.” Managing partner #ArjunaCosta and @my_paga founder @oviosu spoke at #LAVCA to discuss “Banking the Unbanked in Nigeria.” #LAVCAweek #fintech #finhealth

Flourish managing partner TilmanEhrbeck moderated

Flourish managing partner TilmanEhrbeck moderated a special #UNSGSA discussion around 10 years of #FinancialInclusion Advocacy alongside Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, UNSGSA), in addition to remarks by @unitednations Secretary-General Mr. António Guterres, President @worldbank David Malpass, Co-Chair of the @gatesfoundation @melindafrenchgates, President and CEO of @paypal Dan Schulman, and President and CEO of @mastercard Ajay Banga. #Fintech #Finhealth

Last week, we announced exciting news about our in

Last week, we announced exciting news about our investment in @fairmoney_ng and their commitment to building a better financial platform for underserved customers in emerging markets. Flourish Principal Ameya Upadhyay shares #WhyWeInvested in FairMoney - read at the #linkinbio! #Fintech #Finhealth

Flourish Associate Jenny Johnson joined #FINNOSUMM

Flourish Associate Jenny Johnson joined #FINNOSUMMIT in #MexicoCity today to discuss how #impactinvesting can empower communities in big ways. #Fintech #Insurtech

Excited to have our Flourish team and our partners

Excited to have our Flourish team and our partners participating in #FINNOSUMMIT in #MexicoCity this week! Panels featuring our own #ArjunaCosta & #JennyJohnson, Juntos’ CEO and Co-Founder Ben Knelman, and @albomx’s Founder and CEO Angel Sahagun are taking place focusing on #fintech and #insurtech innovation. Hope to see you there!

Scenes from today's inspiring #StartUpBoost event

Scenes from today's inspiring #StartUpBoost event in São Paulo! Thanks to our speakers from Rippleworks, Loft, @CreditasBR, Kahn Academy, @Guiabolso & @timeneon, and all of the #startup professionals who attended! Thank you for being a part of building #finhealth by driving #fintech forward.

Vote for our #SXSW 2020 #PanelPicker submission! W

Vote for our #SXSW 2020 #PanelPicker submission! We’ll spotlight how #fintech in the private sector can drive #finhealth with a panel hosted by our own #EmmalynShaw, joined by @freshebt’s Jimmy Chen, @thesteadyapp’s Adam Roseman and Guy Assad of @clerkieapp! Vote until August 23rd at: bit.ly/flourish-sxswpanel

Flourish Investment Associate Yaw Mante presents a

Flourish Investment Associate Yaw Mante presents at Day 1 of #FlourishFintechLaunchpad with @seedsta.rs Seedspace in Dar es Salaam, #Tanzania. Throughout the day, startup founders, leaders, corporate representatives and #fintech experts discussed innovation and insights with entrepreneurs. Thanks to all who joined the discussion! #finhealth

Through supporting innovative ideas that create ec

Through supporting innovative ideas that create economic opportunity, Flourish Ventures aims to bring together all the pieces of a fairer and more inclusive financial system that enables people to achieve #financialhealth and #prosperity. Dive into our mission, portfolio companies and people at the #linkinbio. •
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Our own Ameya Upadhyay spoke at @gsmaonline’s #M

Our own Ameya Upadhyay spoke at @gsmaonline’s #Mobile360 #Africa conference about how supporting #fintech businesses has the power to build #finhealth and prosperity. Special thanks to those who attended! #gsma360africa

Our own Tilman Ehrbeck and Smita Aggarwal visited

Our own Tilman Ehrbeck and Smita Aggarwal visited #Dhaka, #Bangladesh to meet with our portfolio company #ShopUp and their merchants, joined by #UNSGSA and Queen Máxima of the #Netherlands - great day discussing innovations that could drive #finhealth for more consumers! ••• #fintech #beautifulbangladesh

Special thanks to those who attended our #Flourish

Special thanks to those who attended our #FlourishStartupBootcamp in #Lagos, #Nigeria today. Our own Arjuna Costa, Neil Dugal, Lisa Mikkelsen and Yaw Mante spent the day with #entrepreneurs sharing and discussing insights on how to strengthen their #startups! ••• #fintech #finhealth

Associate Jenny Johnston visited the robust #finte

Associate Jenny Johnston visited the robust #fintech scene in #Curitiba to share more about our mission, and had the special opportunity to learn from local #entrepreneurs. Thank you to @endeavorbrasil, Hi Capital, and @ebanxlife for hosting us! ••• #finhealth #brasil #brazil #financialhealth

Congratulations to @kaleidofin, winner of the DFS

Congratulations to @kaleidofin, winner of the DFS Lab #F3Prize! We’re proud to be a sponsor of the #F3Prize, as it celebrates the most innovative digital finance products and teams that are actively narrowing the gender gap in #financialinclusion. @kaleidofin is made up of 90% female customers, and helps women achieve their life goals by recognizing social structures and how to build around them. Also sending congrats to finalists @pezesha and Mama Prime for their dedication to bringing #financialservices to low-income women. 🌍
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[Pictured: Kaleidofin Co-Founders Sucharita Mukherjee and Puneet Gupta accept the award at the FT/IFC Transformational Business Awards Ceremony]

Congratulations to Naureen Hyat, cofounder of our

Congratulations to Naureen Hyat, cofounder of our portfolio company @tezfs for winning the #fintech category of the global @visa_us #everywhereinitiative! We are proud to support the work you do to advance #financialhealth in Pakistan!

This week, we shared our investment in @clerkieapp

This week, we shared our investment in @clerkieapp, the #AI-powered financial assistant. We look forward to seeing them help people achieve financial stability, and are sending congratulations to their team on the launch of their app! Read the link in our bio to learn more about why Guy Assad founded #Clerkie, and #WhyWeInvested from managing partner Emmalyn Shaw. 👆

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