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Tage Kene-Okafor Nigeria remains a largely cash-dominated country. There are over 100 million adult Nigerians, of which more than half have little or no access to financial services. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/24/nigerian-fintech-of-the-unbanked-bankly-raises-2m-led-by-vault-and-flutterwave/

Catherine Shu KitaBeli, an Indonesian social commerce app for group buying, announced today it has raised a $10 million Series A. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/24/indonesian-social-commerce-app-kitabeli-gets-10m-led-by-go-ventures/

Rebecca Bellan Lime is rolling out several new features, including the ability to rent electric scooters without downloading the app, in an effort to attract...

Manish Singh Public App, a location-based social network that connects individuals to people in their vicinity, has raised $41 million in a new round, just...

Catherine Shu Airwallex, the fintech company for cross-border businesses, announced today it has added $100 million more to its Series D round, bumping its valuation...

US, which is reviewing its North Korea policy, downplays tests with President Joe Biden saying ‘nothing has changed’. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/n-korea-test-fired-missiles-over-the-weekend-reports

Beijing and Moscow, accused of human rights abuses, accuse US and Europe of interfering in their domestic affairs. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/23/china-and-russia-push-for-un-summit-amid-political-turbulence

Brandi Morin The stories of Indigenous people who died in police encounters in Canada and the loved ones they left behind. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2021/3/24/the-indigenous-people-killed-by-canadas-police

The Biden administration is grappling with an increase of unaccompanied minors crossing the US southern border. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/24/vp-harris-says-us-border-problems-wont-be-solved-overnight