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Fintech is sold as the answer to Africa’s problems, but digital money services have downsides which media often overlook

Fintech is sold as the answer to Africa’s problems, but digital money services have downsides which media often overlook

The online financial products and services known as “fintech” have become deeply embedded in the economic and social life of many African countries over the past decade. Headlines across the continent often extol fintech’s virtues. Technology is “driving financial inclusion” and “making life better for people”. It’s helping “consumers to manage inflation”. Fintech is “too […] … learn more→