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Hiveonline is featured in CitiBank’s “Banking the Next Billion Digital Financial Inclusion in Action” 1

Hiveonline is featured in CitiBank’s “Banking the Next Billion Digital Financial Inclusion in Action”

The report released recently by Citi’s Global Perspectives & Solutions division, explores digital initiatives for financial inclusion targeted to the 1.7 billion people who remain without access to financial institutions.  In the article titled, “Can Technology Drive Micro Finance?”, hiveonline founder and CEO, Sofie Blakstad, presents the case for driving… Read More »Hiveonline is featured in CitiBank’s “Banking the Next Billion Digital Financial Inclusion in Action”

Sofie at Paris Fintech Forum

Changing Economies for the Little Guy On the panel, Fin and Tech for Good, Sofie spoke about the work of hiveonline in Niger and highlighting the importance of supporting the inspiring local women entrepreneurs.  In conditions in rural Niger, where entrepreneurship is less of a choice and more of a… Read More »Sofie at Paris Fintech Forum

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hiveonline’s anne namuli presents on “big data and data analytics in the global south”

Last week hiveonline’s Anne Namuli, headed to Pretoria, South Africa to participate as a session panelist on “big data and data analytics in the global south” at the World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in Developing Countries (TWAS) Innovation Bridge/Science Forum South Africa (SFSA).  Drawing on her… Read More »hiveonline’s anne namuli presents on “big data and data analytics in the global south”

What are banks for?

To many of us, we see banks as a necessity; like schools, transport or food shops. They’re part of the familiar infrastructure of modern capitalism, and we would struggle to function normally without them. Yet did you know that as many as 1.7 billion adults remain unbanked—without an account at… Read More »What are banks for?

Why is it that some people are excluded from financial systems?

Financial exclusion is widespread in Africa. The reasons for financial exclusion are many. The lack of education, technological skills, and access to banks are just some of the barriers that small businesses face in Niger. The most basic reason is that the people that develop financial systems don’t think of… Read More »Why is it that some people are excluded from financial systems?

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we’re on the seep webinar

Sofie is speaking on the Seep Network webinar on Wednesday 25th September, talking with several other experts on the potential for blockchain to help drive social impact. The other speakers are:Helen Disney, CEO & Co-founder, Unblocked Events andSuzana Moreira, CEO & Founder, Mowoza Moderated by:Lis Meyers, Managing Associate, Gender and Social Inclusion, Nathan Associates… Read More »we’re on the seep webinar

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BLOCKCHAIN – the Gateway for Sustainability-Linked Bonds

You can access the report here: https://www.sustainabledigitalfinance.org/initiatives-publications The report aims to inspire the deployment of technology to unlock more capital for the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris agreement, with focus on how blockchain can be used for the issuance of Green Bonds. Banks have already started to realise the… Read More »BLOCKCHAIN – the Gateway for Sustainability-Linked Bonds