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How Young People are Driving Africa’s Digital Future: A Recent Report Highlights the Impacts of Technology — And the Need for Greater Support

James Militzer

In 2023, with the support of the Mastercard Foundation , Caribou Digital engaged in discussions with 20 young people from seven countries across Africa to talk about the impact of digital technology on their lives.

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Paychex THRIVE: How T-Mobile Is Supporting New Technologies

3BL Media

One of the tricks for me is I told my wife when we moved to Seattle in 2007 that it would be a two-year move, and now it's 2023, we're still in Seattle. Mike Katz (06:44): Yeah, I hope so. That's what I aspire to be. And it is hard. So I do get reminded about that every once in a while. And I think that couldn't be further from the truth.

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The Emergence of Tokenisation in Microfinance: How this Blockchain-Based Technology is Driving Faster Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs In Emerging Markets

James Militzer

At Mikro Kapital, we launched the markets first tokenised bonds for microcredit in 2023, via Bitfinex Securities, a regulated platform that enables entities to raise capital through the listing of tokenised securities. Tokenisation is slowly making inroads into the world of microfinance. We raised over $5.2

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