Sub-Sahara Africa is the favoured region for top fintech companies aimed at improving financial inclusion to operate in, if the names of the winners of the Inclusive Fintech 50 competition is anything to go by. The Inclusive Fintech 50 winners were selected from 400 eligible applicantsIn a statement yesterday (17 June), MetLife Foundation said the initiative’s 50 firms were selected from 400 eligible applicants. They are:Acre Africa (Kenya, insurance): Acre Africa links smallholder farmers in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania to crop, livestock and index insurance products to protect against unpredictable weather. (Kenya, insurance): Acre Africa links smallholder farmers in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania to crop, livestock and index insurance products to protect against unpredictable weather. (Kenya, insurance): Pula bundles affordable area-yield index insurance with tailored advice for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 18, 2019 10:39 UTC