Mexico
Félix Pago: WhatsApp, crypto and remittances
To power digital remittances, Félix Pago is taking a page out of WeChat's playbook.
Timothy Motte
Africa
Jia: blockchain-based lending for SMEs
Jia is connecting yield-seeking crypto to credit-starved SMEs.
UAE
Flow48: SME lending in the UAE & South Africa
Flow48 is building SME lending infrastructure from scratch.
MENA
Simma: B2C fintech in Iraq
Simma is building fintech in Iraq by prioritizing customer trust.
Asia
Abhi: earned wage access as a door to credit
Abhi is taking an alternative route towards becoming a neobank.
Tunisia
Konnect: Stripe for North Africa
Konnect is powering digital payments in North Africa.
Kazakhstan
Yaya: subscription for kids activities in Kazakhstan
Yaya is building an all-in-one subscription for kids activities in Kazakhstan.
Asia
Oraan: digitizing Pakistani credit unions
Oraan is extending credit to Pakistani women by digitizing credit unions.
MENA
Abwaab: democratizing learning in MENA
Abwaab is scaling up edtech in MENA.
LATAM
Niko: scaling solar panels in Mexico
Shifting geopolitical currents play in solar's favor in Mexico.
MENA
Reviving the Syrian startup scene
The next steps for Syria's tech scene.
Opinion
Adapting VC to emerging markets
Tailoring a venture capital fund to the market's statistical realities.