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9. News: Closing the gender gap and Nigeria set to soar

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Our hosts Janet Shulist and Arunjay Katakam take you through recent news:

1. Tech speeding up aid operations in 2019

http://news.trust.org/item/20191217232954-gshlg/

2. The threat to MNOs is finally here, it's not Banks, it's not Facebook/WhatsApp/Google, etc and it is not mainstream Chinese players Alibaba and Tencent (at least not yet). The treat is coming from other Chinese actors.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/17/operas-africa-fintech-startup-opay-gains-120m-from-chinese-investors/

https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/12/palmpay-launches-in-nigeria-on-40m-round-led-by-chinas-transsion/

3. Designing to close the gender gap

https://www.womenandmoney.design/#opportunities

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Content provided by Arunjay Katakam. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Arunjay Katakam or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

Our hosts Janet Shulist and Arunjay Katakam take you through recent news:

1. Tech speeding up aid operations in 2019

http://news.trust.org/item/20191217232954-gshlg/

2. The threat to MNOs is finally here, it's not Banks, it's not Facebook/WhatsApp/Google, etc and it is not mainstream Chinese players Alibaba and Tencent (at least not yet). The treat is coming from other Chinese actors.

https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/17/operas-africa-fintech-startup-opay-gains-120m-from-chinese-investors/

https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/12/palmpay-launches-in-nigeria-on-40m-round-led-by-chinas-transsion/

3. Designing to close the gender gap

https://www.womenandmoney.design/#opportunities

Don't forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. Leave a review on iTunes and every other podcast app. Spread the development love by sharing or tweeting this podcast.

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